On the popular television show Friends, the three female characters all hold jobs that are obviously gender specific. Rachel is an employee at Ralph Lauren, a fashion company – surprise, surprise. Monica is a chef at a restaurant and Phoebe is a modern day hippie masseuse. In contrast, their male counterparts Ross, Chandler, and Joey are paleontologists, businessmen, and actors respectively. Are there no women who are actresses or high profile executives? Can it be ignored that some of the world’s grea

The Simpsons is a prime example of the shocking attitude towards work on television. Homer Simpson, the protagonist, is a man for whom the very idea of work is exhausting. Ironically, his definition of work is stretching out on his desk chair, propping his feet up on his desk, and enjoying a good snooze. The city policemen are also similarly depicted, guzzling coffee and donuts at an alarming rate. This is an insult to all policemen, or anyone who holds down a job. As Jerry Seinfeld states, “Frankly, I don’t believe that people think of their office as a workplace anyways. I think they see it as a stationery store with Danish. You want to get your pastries, your envelopes, your toilet paper, your six cups of coffee, and you go home.” Contrary to popular belief propagated by television, policemen do actually fight crime and businessmen really do more than enjoy three martini lunches and golf. The Simpsons and other television shows, whether adored or detested, do actually influence people’s beliefs abo

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Jerry Seinfeld, , Chandler Joey, Homer Simpson, Ralph Lauren, real life, female characters,