The first character I took a look at was Homer Simpson. He could represent the typical middle class father in our present day society. He is fat, lazy, and not too bright. Homer just seems to go to work every day, come home to his living room, and sit on the couch and drink beer. In some part of our society this is probably common practice for the male of the household and th

In one episode of The Simpsons, Marge strays away from her homemaker role and enters the workforce as a police officer. She is laughed at by Homer and their children, because she is a woman and no one thinks she can do the job. This is a very typical consequence of the female gender role, because society has set in our minds that women with older children usually stay home and take care of the house while their husbands go out and earn the income for the family.

Society’s gender roles are also applicable to Marge and Homer’s children, Bart and Lisa. Both children are fairly young and still in grammar school. Bart Simpson fit’s the typical young male gender role that fits in our society. He is very mischievous and always getting in a lot of trouble. Bart doesn’t get very good grades and isn’t shown to be very bright. He is interested in skate boarding and playing tricks on people, while not very interested in school. When Bart does something that doesn’t fit his gender role at that age, like have a friend that is a girl he gets made fun of and beaten up by one of his classmates Nelson. This is another example of the white male masculinity and violence of the male gender role given to viewers of television. Bart being made fun of is a consequence that many at that age have to deal with for not following the male gender role strictly.

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

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