‘The Gilmore Girls’
In The Gilmore Girls, the drama renders a persuasive exposition on the subject of gender stereotyping as seen in several instances during the play. It begins with having the shows in the two episodes of “That Damn Donna Reed” and “Pilot” under which elements of stereotypic aspects about women are depicted. In particular, the episodes demonstrate the negative aspects of stereotyping and the extent to which it affects roles that women play within the societal context. It is also demonstrated in The Gilmore Girls show that there is a cultural stereotype that restricts the naming after child to men only. This a gender stereotype that is alleviated under the show as the “Pilot” episode reveals the actions of Rory’s mother to name her after herself in conformity to the name offering by a majority of men within the society. This is demonstrated in the episode where Rory’s mother is at her hospital bed and busy thinking about how men dominate in terms of offering names to their sons. It is noteworthy that the work The Gilmore Girls shows the negative manner in which women are stereotyped within the society. In particular, this analysis suggests the urgent need for the society to adopt perspectives that discourage the stereotypes that are placed upon women in the society. This paper offers a comprehensive analysis and explores: a) the definitional foundations of the concept of gender and the differences among men and women in today’s society; and b) evolution of understanding gender and the focus on equity and equality in the society.
In the “family matters”, Steve plays the role of a net door neighbor who disturbs the next family living next to him as he bothers their daughter Laura and this is readily evident in the manner of dressing as well as the intonation that is put into use for the drama show (wamerarchive n.d.). The series “family matters” just like the “the Gilmore Girls” introduces the world to an America family as it relays the modern style in the role of women and men in the society. The story line of the “family matters” draws from the ABC series that used to run on American TV within the year 1980s (Lee 1). Some of the characters include Jo Marie Payton and Steve who both acts as the lead characters with other supporting characters to the cast that enable the drama series to move on smoothly.
Matters that appertain to gender and social class have proved to be highly emotive within the country in the past decade as it demonstrated in “the family matters”. The contestable nature of these two ideals is primarily as a result of the personality differences and other related societal conflicts that arise out of culture and perception (Hill, Mel & Mays 2). The concepts of class and gender have also received overwhelming attention from scholars from across different parts of the globe whose main aim is to understand the foundational basis of the issues. The series “the family matters” has been focused on unearthing the genesis of issues that relate to gender in the African American society with a view to finding a lasting solution towards equality and equity within the society (16). Research has shown the considerable gap that exists in the treatment of individuals based on the concepts of gender and sexuality. Primarily, the society is currently shaped towards preferential treatment based on gender as it is readily evident in the differences in wage amount that is offered to persons of different gender even at workplace (23). The series “the family matters” practice shows an element of bias that is influenced by gender distinction and which ground is often used a justification for offering certain advantages or disadvantages.
Basing focus on “The Gilmore Girls”, it is clear that during the past decade, matters of gender have proven to be at the core of societal debate. Principally, the fight towards attainment of equity when it comes to the respective rights of men and women as well introduction of equality in the society is gaining momentum (Connell 2). My review of the series “the family matters” on gender helped me towards the understanding of the emotive nature of the discussion on gender (4). As I read through the class reading materials on gender and watched the series “the family matters”, I became particularly interested on how the future of the concept of gender will change the societal landscape. My puzzle is particularly most pronounced as I continue to imagine the impacts that the issue of gender will ultimately have on family and the broader society at large (7). Moreover, it also gives an avenue to not only have a look at the present circumstances that determine gender issues but also at the future implications of such interpretations in the society.
In conclusion, in order to understand gender and how it affects both men and women in the society and the context of “the family matters”, it is important that a special attention is paid to the other variables in the society that include the class or the caste and social differences. Indeed, an attempt to look at it from only one side such as the analysis of women or men may not give a complete picture of the complex nature of the ideals and the manner in gender affects the society on a daily to daily basis. The knowledge obtained from the reading materials and the series “the family matters” is helpful in the understanding of how gender affects people within the African American environment. Indeed, gender is a serious issue in homes because the society continues to categorize persons as the male and female and so it is inevitable that serious gender-based issues would arise.
Work Cited
Honey, I Shrunk…Carl Winslow?!? (Family Matters)
Wamerarchive-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aAT0vLVz6s&list=PLXGSkoswQDyis95_8yDd9NewqSqG0Bigs
Connell, Raewyn. Gender in World Perspective. , (2009): 1-9. Print.
Lee, Janice W. Gender Roles. New York: Nova Biomedical Books, (2005): 1, 33. Print.
Hill, Mel R, and Jay Mays. The Gender Book. , (2013): 1- 43. Print.
