But it has been going on for a while now. The Simpsons are as old as I am, 25, and they already misrepresent the sexes like that. I always found it curious how almost every sitcom would imitate that misrepresentation, the man being stupid and impulsive, and the woman being smart and rational, and the audience would never point it out. I think it's ridiculous. They are just scared of portraying women's flaws the way they are because they know the audience doesn't want to see that (or, should I say, that specific audience).
Malcolm in the Middle was somewhat more accurate, but they were careful to show certain flaws only (pride, bossiness, moodiness) and hide anything that could sound politically incorrect (interestingly enough, they'd assign all the irrational behavior they couldn't show in Lois to Hal, turning it into a joke about his feminine side, thus making it more "acceptable").
I think the one that ended up portraying women the most accurately is Sex and the City. The show is (pretty much) all about women and it has a very strong message about women's rights on a secondary plane, but you can see it's an actual belief of them because they don't need to overcompensate in such an exaggerated manner like trash sitcoms do (Family Guy being the most extreme case, perhaps even purposely as a satire, who knows). Sex and the City portrays female behavior the way it is and it's perfectly fine with it. In the end, I think that's what's most respectful. Saying "women are perfect and men are the idiots to blame for everything" is sexist as well, because it's not true and it sounds sarcastic.
On a note aside, as far as I know, Sex and the City did incredibly well with the audience. That's to show, you can actually make good content and have the people watch it, it doesn't have to be bullshit in order to get the people's approval.
Is it normal that I believe men are being portrayed as morons?
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But it has been going on for a while now. The Simpsons are as old as I am, 25, and they already misrepresent the sexes like that. I always found it curious how almost every sitcom would imitate that misrepresentation, the man being stupid and impulsive, and the woman being smart and rational, and the audience would never point it out. I think it's ridiculous. They are just scared of portraying women's flaws the way they are because they know the audience doesn't want to see that (or, should I say, that specific audience).
Malcolm in the Middle was somewhat more accurate, but they were careful to show certain flaws only (pride, bossiness, moodiness) and hide anything that could sound politically incorrect (interestingly enough, they'd assign all the irrational behavior they couldn't show in Lois to Hal, turning it into a joke about his feminine side, thus making it more "acceptable").
I think the one that ended up portraying women the most accurately is Sex and the City. The show is (pretty much) all about women and it has a very strong message about women's rights on a secondary plane, but you can see it's an actual belief of them because they don't need to overcompensate in such an exaggerated manner like trash sitcoms do (Family Guy being the most extreme case, perhaps even purposely as a satire, who knows). Sex and the City portrays female behavior the way it is and it's perfectly fine with it. In the end, I think that's what's most respectful. Saying "women are perfect and men are the idiots to blame for everything" is sexist as well, because it's not true and it sounds sarcastic.
On a note aside, as far as I know, Sex and the City did incredibly well with the audience. That's to show, you can actually make good content and have the people watch it, it doesn't have to be bullshit in order to get the people's approval.