Monday, 26 September 2011

Homework: Feminism and The Male Gaze


None Stereotypical Female
Temperance Brennan Picture
Temperance Brennan is the lead women in the crime-based TV drama Bones. She is a highly intelligent woman who works with a male parter on crime scenes. The majority of the time she telling him what to do or working out the answers to murder cases making her a strong character in the TV show. She always wears suits, which aren't skin-tight or in any way provocative, she never has relationships and never mentions any trouble with relationships and is always focused on her job.


None Stereotypical Male
Simon Bellamy is one of the main characters from teen drama Misfits. Although he is a male lead role (as well as two other males and two females) he is very quiet and shy. He isn't portrayed as being strong, talkative or even intelligent within the shows and often makes mistakes. He isn't muscular (or at least he doesn't show it) and is generally never successful in idea making, helping and sorting out general issues the group come across.


Stereotypical Male 
Dexter Morgan is from the crime-based drama Dexter. He is a stereotypical male lead character being he is clever, strong and protective within the program. He is good looking, physically strong looking and his intelligence is portrayed very well using work, lifestyle and family life. Not only this but within the program, he is a typical man as well, with a wife who looks after his children when he goes out and works.




Stereotypical Female

Gabrielle Solis is one of the lead female characters in TV drama Desperate Housewives. She is a very typical female character in TV due to her stereotypical good looks, lake of intelligence and relationship issues. They have also made her a housewife who stays at home and doesn't work any more however they've incorporated the normal sex appeal into her character by making her a ex model. 

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