![]() Overall I would rate this show 9/10, I thought it was entertaining and funny, but not too realistic, and it does rely heavily on stereotypes.Source: NLA/CAC Prod, Dir, Scr, Phot, Ed: Su Friedrich Music: “Gretchen am Spinrade” by Franz Schubert, performed by Kathleen Ferrier on Decca Records Yet, as their family seems to be falling apart, it actually brings them all closer together. ![]() ![]() Kenny is gay, the parents are getting a divorce, the younger sister steals money from charity, and the eldest brother has an eating disorder. A scandal erupts at their church Bingo night when the entire church overhears the family’s secrets. Meanwhile, his girlfriend Mimi is trying to pressure him to have sex with her and he feels like he should just because all other boys his age are doing it. In The Real O’Neals, they constantly discuss Heaven and Hell and Kenny even says “My mom always told us to behave as if Jesus was watching.” This episode that I watched, the pilot episode, deals with the middle child, Kenny, feeling like he cannot come out as gay to his parents because he is too afraid of what they will do and say. I think the only really harmful stereotypes are the ones that say they frown on homosexuality, that they gossip a lot, and the fact that they must all be obsessed with church and religion. There are many stereotypes about Irish Catholic people portrayed in this show, like the fact that they frown on homosexuality, they are obsessed with keeping up appearances, they are very religious and must go to church, they only eat meat and potatoes, they gossip a lot, the dad is a cop, and they have a very commanding and strict mother. This show follows the story of an Irish Catholic family, with a mother who is very involved in her church and concerned with keeping up appearances, but underneath the charade there are actually may things going wrong in their family. I definitely saw a lot of the culture of my family friends reflected in this show, but obviously it is exaggerated to show the stereotypes for television. The second show I watched was the pilot episode of “The Real O’Neals.” I found the show to be very funny, especially since I was good friends with several Irish-Catholic families growing up. I think that the show is actually quite realistic, if you disregard some of the exaggerated scenarios for the purpose of TV entertainment. The characters are all very likeable and relatable. Overall, I would rate this show 10/10 because it deals with serious issues in a way that makes them easy to understand, it is family-friendly, and it is also humorous and entertaining at the same time. I think the show did a really good job of tying in a serious issue with a humorous sitcom, but in a very professional and informative way that wasn’t too heavy. The next episode I watched from Black-ish was called “Hope,” which dealt with police brutality. She tells them, “boys need to be boys and girls need to be girls.” This issue of gender roles is slowly being reconsidered in society, but older, more traditional people, like the grandmother in this show and even my own grandparents, have trouble adjusting to these new gender norms in society. The traditional grandmother frowns on this and is very against them rejecting their standard gender roles. Another issue that was dealt with in this episode was gender roles, because the youngest son wants to do Girl Rover activities and the youngest daughter would rather do Boy Rover activities (these are similar to Boy and Girl Scouts). ![]() The first show I watched was from season two of Black-ish, and the episode was called “Sink or Swim.” This episode dealt with the stereotype that black people cannot swim, because Andre notices that his white neighbors have pool parties every Saturday but never invite his family. The main plot of the show includes the parents trying to hold onto their black culture but they feel that their kids are becoming too assimilated into the white suburban people surrounding them and don’t care about their own culture or family history. I would say the target audience for the show is anyone from 12-50 years old, because it does seem to be a pretty family-friendly show. The show was created by Kenya Barris, a 41-year old black man. The show Black-ish follows the story of a black family, with a mother, father, and four children, who live in a mostly white, suburban area. Both of these shows follow the stories of families that have different cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. For our class assignment this week, I watched three episodes of sitcoms that are currently on TV, from the shows Black-ish and The Real O’Neals.
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