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Thus far in lecture we have discussed entertainment, gender socialization and body image. To demonstrate my understanding and negotiation with the topics, I will attempt to connect the materials to an example of popular entertainment. Recently, I started watching the show How I Met Your Mother. The acting is poor, but the comedy is quality. I find it relevant to GNDS 125 as it presents several instances of challenging and propagating gender stereotypes. It is a prime example of a relevant form of entertainment which presents the lives of men and women and examines relationships in-depth. The show at times challenges or propagates gender norms, thus providing a clear demonstration of the media’s role in gender socialization. In order to best describe this, and thus the link to the course, I will deconstruct and challenge the characteristics of each of the five main characters individually.

Barney Stinson provides a lot of comedy while he is on his constant quest for women to sleep with. He fits into modern body image culture, presumably in a similar manner that other people do, due to glamourized images of beauty in the media. He is obsessed with wearing suits and always looking polished, and feels inadequate when he is not formally dressed. One of his “manly” attributes is the fact that he is wealth-driven, and thus constantly seeks power and relevance in his workplace. His hyper-sexuality is also a source of entertainment for the audience. His sexuality most likely stems from his “mommy issues,” and from a desire to share his perceived sexual attributes with the women of New York City. Several episodes make note of the fact that the number of women he has slept with is well over 200. With this character profile in mind, it is interesting to note how his sexual exploits are deemed to be comedic, whereas a woman who admittedly had slept with over 200 people would be shamed.

One would assume that the character of the adult who has no desire for marriage or children could only be played by a man. This is how Robin Scherbatsky fits in. She expresses that she does not want to be a mother or get married, which is usually a trait that is unnatural for women, nevermind existent in pop culture. She is career-driven, and is constantly in debate over her career and finding love. Overall, these appear to be ‘masculine’ approaches to commitment and a family. Her debate of career or love is comparable to the modern woman’s struggle with balancing work life and home life. She is engaged to be married at several points of the show, so she does eventually fit the mould to a certain extent.

Marshall Eriksen also challenges and perpetuates gender socialization. Despite his husky appearance, he is not afraid to show his emotions, which is a source of comedy. His masculine role materializes as his role as the breadwinner. While his wife is a kindergarten teacher with an expensive shopping habit, he gives up his dream of becoming an environmental lawyer in order take a job with a higher income to support her and his future children.

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Marshall’s wife, Lily Aldrin, has a shopping addiction, a common stereotype associated with women. She also takes on the role of the protector, being a kindergarten teacher. Interestingly, she is, however, sexually empowered, as her and Marshall have a healthy sex life that revolves around mutual enjoyment. She also makes several suggestions towards a sexual attraction to Robin, which is quite progressive.

The final main character is Ted Mosby. He is seen as the hopeless romantic, with wimpy emotions, which Barney takes upon himself to try to rectify. He is on a constant quest for “the one,” and his approach to dating is similar to that of the stereotypical approach that a woman takes, such as the desire to commit, have children and get married.

As I have described, it is possible to be critical of the show’s characters to describe the ways in which gender socialization plays a role in entertainment. I have watched the characters grow, as the times have changed (it spans from 2005-2012), during which much progress has been made socially. Hopefully comedy can continue to challenge gender norms, as it is a method of entertainment that is provocative and engaging.

A Political History of “How I Met Your Mother” Marshall is an environmental warrior, Barney’s bank helped launch a bloody revolution, and everyone’s down with gay rights.

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: [ voiceover narration] He rose to go approach this girl who commanded such intrigue, when Mommy interrupted.: Dude, she's way out of your league! She's not in Daisy Dukes nor squeezed into a Hooters tee, and I don't see a Curves membership dangling from her key.

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She has no glaring spray tan, no unicorn tattoos. She's sipping chardonnay, not pounding cherry-flavored booze. She's not playing with her hair. There's very little chance she'll let you put it anywhere.: Your challenge is accepted, Lil. There is no girl too pretty, for I am Barney Stinson, Player King of New York City!

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This has been a long time coming. I thought to write this when Dads premiered last September. I thought to write it when 47 Ronin came out back in December. But ultimately I decided against it.

I hate conflict and I believe in people being entitled to their own opinions. But when I woke up this morning to an e-mail about #HowIMetYourRacism, I couldn't let it slide anymore. The other night CBS aired an episode of How I Met Your Mother entitled about Jason Segel's character Marshall learning the art of slapping from 'wise masters,' a.k.a. Colbie Smulders, Josh Radnor, and Alyson Hannigan in yellowface. The trio dressed in kimonos and talked some shit about 'much gold' while random actual Asians sat in the background, by and large silent. How the hell did no one think this wasn't OK to air?

Especially after. Sure, it's just a joke and I'm overreacting. But it's difficult not to when you've lived a life shadowed by this stereotype. I'm 100% Filipino, and grew up in a traditional Filipino household, with lots of family living nearby.

And if I'm going to be completely honest, I grow up with a skewed view of what I wanted and who I wanted to be because of that. I can't speak for all Asian cultures, but I will say this: In Filipino culture, skin-lightening is a massive thing and pointed noses are a gift. In Filipino culture, looking mestizo—a mix of Filipino and any other ethnicity—is a blessing.

I constantly got that compliment as a kid, and that made my parents proud. At some point, it started making me feel proud. On the SAT form asking me to bubble my ethnicity, I found myself penciling in Pacific Islander over Asian. Marking Asian came with a flood of stereotypes, and I didn't want to be associated with that.

Growing up, I went to an elementary school in L.A. That was predominantly Filipino and Latino. That's really all we knew. But my friends and I didn't grow up watching Asian TV shows or anime. We didn't seek out Asian role models—that wasn't a thing people did. We related to American culture at large and sought out role models that fit.

And for me, that was The OC's Seth Cohen, an awkward white guy. So it was a nice, albeit twisted, thing to hear a peer call you 'whitewashed.' It basically meant, 'Congratulations! You don't fit the Asian stereotype because you like white things, like folk music and stuff!' Which didn't change too much. Camtasia Studio 7 Full Crack Mfcu. I wonder, whose fault it is that it's become OK for one of my peers to say that she 'sees me as white'?

What does that mean? Like one of you? My Filipino-ness doesn't program me to like different things than you do. I've grown up with the idea that whiteness is a compliment, but now it feels like the biggest insult you could hand me.

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What it's saying exactly is that because I don't fit the Asian stereotypes perpetuated by the media and racism, I'm not what I inherently am. The first time I can remember the media not giving Asians, more specifically Filipino people, a fair shake was when I watched Lizzie McGuire and realized that Lalaine Paras, a Filipino actress, was cast as a Mexican girl. Does the word 'Filipino' not sell? It was the first time I really felt that my Filipino culture was hidden and othered. Flash forward a few years later, and Filipino actress Vanessa Hudgens is playing a Hispanic girl in High School Musical.

So when I saw that Manny Santos (played by Filipino actress Cassie Steele) on Degrassi had a debut (the Philippines' version of a cotillion), I finally felt validated. To this day, I get giddy when Asians aren't conflated into one, but recognized as individual groups. When Emily (played by half-Pinay actress Shay Mitchell) on Pretty Little Liars first acknowledged that she was Filipino, the fangirl in me got so giddy that I told a couple friends. Still, no one's going nuts over the fact that, other than Iranian-American Nasim Pedrad, there's never ever been an Asian player on SNL. Studios are still letting shit like the movie 21, a story about the Asian MIT Blackjack Team played by a virtually all-white cast, slide into theaters. And, off screen in the real world, a white girl dating an Asian guy still catches looks. Or, in my experience, said white girl explains to a table of non-Asians (besides me) that she's 'dating this Asian guy and he's really nice, but like I'm totally going to break up with him.