presents. In one particular episode Homer leaves for work wearing a pink shirt and is ridiculed by his son and co-workers. This is another part of the male gender role where certain colors are considered unmanly. Homer receiving the humiliation for wearing a pink shirt is a consequence for him not following the male gender role. Homer Simpson also shows how he fit’s the ideal male gender role of our society by showing his aggression by going after and in some cases choking his son Bart. In these cases where Homer shows aggression he is living up to the dominant male masculinity of his gender as explained in Katz’s, “Advertising and the Construction of Violent White Masculinity.” In this essay Katz explains how television and the media portrays white males as strong and aggressive, and by being violent they are showing how manly they are. The next character from The Simpsons I chose to take a look at was Marge. She fits well into the female gender role that Television makes its viewers believe is correct. Marge is the motherly type always taking care of the children, cooking, and trying to keep order around the house and in the family. Marge is always solving the problems of her children and her husband Homer. In episodes where Marge looses her temper her family and other characters are shocked and surprised, because she is always content and keeping strong order of her family. In one episode of The Simpsons, Marge strays away f

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