*On TV,

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I wanted the comma to be between the the two adjectives ... And wouldn't a comma after TV be correct, but not be necessary? I'm not trying to be an asshole or anything, but that's what I thought.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It reinforces the stereotype that women can see beyond appearance, while men can't.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This. I actually remember reading something about this on TV Tropes - the overweight sitcom husband, who was a "dopey dad", and his hot, long-suffering wife.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Man, you see it EVERYWHERE. Family Guy, The Simpsons, pretty much any show like King of Queens, and I've NEVER seen the opposite. It's stupid.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

And, if it were the opposite - an overweight lazy wife with an attractive husband, you can bet your bottom dollar viewers should say stuff like "she doesn't deserve him", "why would he ever fall for her", etc. I suppose you could argue some people do say that about those shows, but the shows make it clear that Homer and Marge do really love each other.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

True. But it would be more of a challenge to go over well with an audience. The weird thing is that I've seen more of the ugly wife/attractive husband couples in real life than the opposite and more stereotypical hot wife/ugly husband couples.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah, same. It's interesting though, because but in High School, I did a presentation on the tired old topic of how the different sexes are portrayed in the media, and generally women are judged by primarily by their looks before anything else, while men are judged primarily by their wealth/power (ie position in a company).

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah, that's true. It seems like men are becoming more like woman in portrayal, though. Often meant to be ogled by women. Think McDreamy, etc. It seems like it's just added to the wealth/power thing.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Someone pointed out in a review in Twilight, that the ogling was directed at the two guys, rather than the girl, who looked pretty plain. But I guess you could explain it in that it's target audience was girls/young women.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This is true. Though it seems that nowadays it's hot everyone, so that girls and guys alike have something to look at. Very superficial this society seems to be.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

family guy,the Simpsons..George Lopez show and many more

by Anonymous 12 years ago

&Wizards of waverly place ^^

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Also most comedy films feature this sterotype (forgetting sarah marshall, knocked up, the dilemma, the break-up, i could go on and on...)

by Anonymous 12 years ago