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Goffman’s Gender displays in Calvin Klein commercial

The commercial I chose for my 13th portfolio post took a very different approach than the majority of commercials I have analyzed so far this semester. relative size…

Desperate Housewives- Season 1 Episode 14 “Love Is In The Air”

In episode fourteen, all of the girls celebrate Valentine’s Day in their own ways.  This episode would not pass the Bechdel test.  There are four main characters that…

Gendered Displays in Iron Man 2 Movie Poster

Relative size: The men are all larger than the two women Black Widow and Pepper Potts besides the villain, Ivan Vonko. Feminine Touch: Absent. Neither woman is holding…

S4 E8 The Office-

During this episode, Jan is suing Dunder Mifflin because she believes that the company fired her because she got a boob job. He is being deposed because he…

S4 E7 The Office-

During this episode, there was a company wilderness retreat with branch managers and Toby, Michael was not invited. Michael then sets out on his own wilderness retreat by…

Desperate Housewives- Season 1 Episode 13 “Your Fault”

In episode thirteen, Bree goes through a divorce, Gabby has to see John again, and Susan and Lynette deal with their family problems.  This episode would not pass…

Skyler Gets A Job (Breaking Bad S2E7)

Does this episode pass the Bechdel Test? Sure does! How so? At the beginning of the episode, Skyler goes back to her old workplace in order to speak…

Thank You (Breaking Bad S2E6)

Does this episode pass the Bechdel test? Nope. Why not? At no point in this episode are Skyler, Marie, or any of the other female main characters having…

“He cooks and cleans, and happily, I might add”

In the beginning of the episode it starts off with Schmidt in a car with CeCe and he starts to explain his feelings where he doesn’t like just…

Jesse finds out she is stronger than she thought

In this episode of New Girl in the beginning there is a breaking of stereotypes by the doctor being a female. This is breaking stereotypes because she is…

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Amelia Bechdel Test Greys Anatomy season 11 episode 15: I Feel the Earth Move

Amelia Bechdel Test: Passes  This just episode barely passes as Amelia only interaction she has with Arizona who female coworker and they talk about how Doctor Herman is…

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Amelia Bechdel Test Greys Anatomy season 11 episode 14: The Distance

Amelia Bechdel Test: Passes  Right off the bat, this episode passes as Amelia’s first interactions is with Arizona who is another female coworker, as they talk about how…

Riverdale – Character Gender Roles and Identity- Sweet Pea

In this post I will be explaining the Sex Role Traits of Sweet Pea one of the Main Character in the teen Drama Riverdale using the Items of…

Christopher Returns – Gilmore Girls Season 1 Episode 15

This episode is very interesting as we get to meet Christopher, Rorys father for the first time. As always, things don’t go as planned and there is an…

That Damn Donna Reed – Gilmore Girls Season 1 Episode 14

This episode has a lot to deal with femininity and how it might work for Rory in the future. There is a fight that happens between Rory and…

Riverdale – Character Gender Roles and Identity- Fangs Fogarty

In this post I will be explaining the Sex Role Traits of Fangs Fogerty the Main Character in the teen Drama Riverdale using the Items of the Bem…

Sex Role Theory in Polo Ralph Lauren Women’s Ad

This right here is an advertisement from Polo Ralph Lauren for Women’s clothing. When I searched up shirts these are the first few pictures that came up. Compared…

Agent Carter Season 2 Episode 4 — Smoke and Mirrors

Did it pass the Bechdel Test? Yes   Power Structures enforcing Masculinity and Femininity Masculinity Peggy was called to be a spy and her fiancee at the time…

Agent Carter Season 2 Episode 3 — Better Angels

Did it pass the Bechdel Test? Yes   Power Structures enforcing Masculinity and Femininity Masculinity The Arena Club is for men only, when Howard brought in the women…

Sex Role Analysis of Model in Ralph Lauren Man’s Ad

Here is an advertisement from Polo Ralph Lauren for when I pressed Men’s clothing. Here, the men are all in suits and they seem very professional and self…