Gender Issues In Life Unexpected

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Life Unexpected. This show series is just the way it sounds. Cate Cassidy and Nate Bazile (Baze) lives get turned upside down when their daughter Lux Cassidy reappears in their life. This show series has many twists and turns, making it possible to see the gender differences and how society portrays men and women.
Gender issues and stereotyping are big problems in society today. They are not only present in today’s society, but they have even worked their way into TV shows and movies. One major topic today is feminism, the advocacy for women’s rights. It is clearly known and seen that men hold the majority of the executive positions. According to the Center for American Progress Judith Warner stated
Women today hold only 18.5 percent of congressional …show more content…

We learn that Cate and Ryan are supposed to be getting married in a day, however Cate goes over to Baze’s house and tells him that she is still in love with him. When Baze does not say anything back she questions telling him that. This is a stereotype that women tend to get more attached in relationships than men do. The wedding day comes, and Lux tells Cate that Baze does love her, even though he never said it to her. Cate then is very confused however decides to follow through with the wedding, and marry Ryan. At the very end of the episode Bazes’ father tells him not to make the same mistake he did, and tell Cate that he does love her, so he rushes over to the church. However, it is too late and Ryan and Cate have said their “I Do’s” by the time he gets …show more content…

A professor of gender and women’s studies, Susan Bordo writes how mixed messages about manliness are also directed at boys, and it starts at the young age and is seen in Disney movies. In Beauty and the Beast at the beginning is an animal that is full of rage but throughout the movie falls in love with Belle and becomes fully tamed. On the other end Bordo goes to say that Gaston who is supposed to be considered the “normal” man is the true beast of the story because he has very little “appreciation for beauty (double meaning intended)”. This not only shows that women face gender issues but it shows us the other side of the spectrum and that men also face issues with dealing with gender. Another thing to look at is how men and their bodies have been portrayed over the years through sports. When football first became a sport men wore little to no protection and as years went by they started to wear more and more and the game of football has gotten more dangerous says Charolette A. Jirousek. She also states that their pants are now tighter and their wide should pads are making them look strong and tough and shows their muscles. These are two very good examples as to how men are seen and portrayed nowadays because shows generally stereotype the women, but men also go through similar

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