Gloria Stereotyping

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Another misapplication of stereotyping lies within the character of Gloria, the energetic, vicious Latina wife of patriarch Jay, who is more than thirty years her senior. Gloria’s character represents a biased view of what it is to be a Latina-American. She had her first child at a very young age to an emotionally abusive father. In order to make ends meet, she worked at a beauty salon catering exclusively to Latina clientele. Until she met Jay, she struggled to get by and relied mostly on her good looks and flirty personality to advance herself within society. By marrying Jay, an older man with a successful business, she is considered by many to be a gold digger. The most hilarious part of her character is also the most insulting to Latin-Americans

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