Gender Stereotypes In Desperate Housewives

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On the other hand, in the series, Desperate Housewives Gabrielle Solis, a Latino resident is an unfaithful wife, gold digger, and Carlos her husband, is a business man. During season three Carlos is detained and accused of being a drug dealer. Of course, he is Latino but genuinely successful, because he is a drug dealer. Fortunately, after a huge ordeal and exhausted all his funds, the police declared him innocent. Then, Gabrielle divorces him, when she met the mayor of the city. Rapidly, she married him, destroying her marriage and making her two daughters really unhappy. Again, as a Latino lady, she is portrayed as a gold digger, uneducated, and not really smart. Moreover, she has no qualms leaving her family, for a richer husband. Their …show more content…

Not one of them is a criminal, even when they have serious skeletons in their closets. In this case, the location is better, berceuse they are living in a trendy neighborhood. The symbols all point that a White neighborhood has beautiful gardens, everything is clean, the inhabitants are law abide citizens, and the police can come without any concern for their …show more content…

For instance, in the history of serial killers, there are more Anglo-Saxons than minorities, but is not what we observe by watching FOX news. Additionally, in movies and TV shows, Blacks, Latinos, and Asians are the cruelest murderers, heavily on drugs, and ass-kissers. Therefore, one has to conclude that despite the ADA, The Fair Labor Standards Act, the Equal Pay Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination against national origin, religion, language, gender, and people with disabilities exist. Moreover, today there are more glass ceilings preventing women and minorities from getting promotions, better salaries, and benefits in the workplace. As a consequence, one has to conclude that minorities are represented negatively to keep them under control. Of course, racial intolerance and racism are well-hidden but deeply embedded in the American institutions. Furthermore, White people are overrepresented in the media, have better salaries, positions, and benefits due to the Whiteness phenomenon. Sad at it is this is America, the so called Melting-Pot. Additionally, the plots of many shows as the ones described above revolve about racial stereotypes and social

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