"Men are Better Bowlers than Women"

In an episode of "Family Matters," Laura beats Eddie at a game. Eddie of course is angry, so Carl has to talk with his son telling him that "losing to a girl is not so bad." Of course Eddie replies with "yes it is." Later, the whole family goes bowling, and Carl loses to his wife, Harriette. Of course, Carl demands a rematch, because his wife could not have possibly actually beat him at a sport. This is ironic because he was giving his son a speech about the same problem that day.

This episode of "Family Matters" says a lot about gender and roles in sports. Basically, it says that men should not be flustered if women beat them at something, but still, the men in the show can't believe that girls actually beat them. Carl can only leave the bowling alley once he wins, and he runs around claiming that he is the champion. The girls talk about why they hate bowling, and Eddie comes around and says "because it's a man sport!" The aunt even calls the men in the episode "gloats."

Too Furious

After watching the fourth "Fast and the Furious" movie that recently came out in theaters, I realized that a lot was being said about gender for both males and females. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are shown as the big bad boys in the movie. They are shown as muscular and can work with their hands. At the end of the movie, they are shown as the heroes. The girls at the races are in tight and minimal clothing. They wear heals, and make sexual gestures to the guys.

Basically, "Fast and the Furious" said that men are supposed to be muscular, have an action-packed job, and drive fast cars. Women are supposed to wear very little and tight clothing and grope all over men. Even the two girls that are not supposed to be a part of this image (the girlfriend and sister) are always shown with a ton of cleavage. Overall, the movie was great and I enjoyed seeing Vin Diesel and Paul Walker together once again.

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