Racial and Gendered Stereotypes Pt. 1

Wednesday 2-18-09, 10:30 pm
Nypost.com
New York Post Page Six Cartoon
Racial Stereotype
NY Post cartoonist Sean Delonas portrays President Obama as a monkey with a caption he put in one of his cartoons.

Thursday 2-19-09, 10:15 pm
Bravo
Real Housewives of Orange County Reunion Episode
Gender Stereotype
One of the housewives’ says “hold on to your daddies, Gretchen’s coming.” She is the cast member that is considered the gold-digger.

Monday 2-23-09, 11:00 pm
ABC.com
Sitcom: Desperate Housewives
Gender Stereotype
Susan, single mother, plays the jealous ex-wife/baby mama role.

Wednesday 2-25-09, 10:00 pm
Warren Theatre, Moore
Film: Friday the 13th
Racial Stereotype
Single black cast member playing the “angry black male” role.

Wednesday 2-25-09 10:31 pm
Facebook
Note: 100 Things Black Women Hate About Black Men
Racial Stereotype
The title explains it all, even I was offended reading this.

Thursday 2-26-09, 1:45 pm
Nypost.com/entertainment
New York Post article: Plan B
Gender Stereotype
Article features a picture of a woman daydreaming in her office. Captioned picture is of an old white man with a lot of cash in his hand. The lead states that Courtney Beard’s plan B is to get a “boob” job if she loses her current real estate job. This “boob job” is actually one in a nursing home for old rich men.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02262009/entertainment/plan_b_156923.htm

Thursday 2-26-09 10:10 pm
News 9
Commercial for morning news
Gender Stereotype
Anchor states in headlines for morning news that some roller derby “babes” will be in town.

Thursday 2-26-09, 10:40 pm
Fox
TMZ
Gender stereotype
Reporter spotted Sophia Loren leaving a restaurant and says “Sophia Loren is still rocking the cleavage at 74.”

Friday 2-27-09 4:10 pm
AT&T Store
Racial Stereotype
One of my co-workers thought it was funny to assume to her clients that I was not a fan of country music when they asked about Hank Williams Jr. ringtones.

Friday 2-27-09 7:00 PM
AT&T STORE
Racial Stereotype
Another one of my co-workers made a reference to not liking Kanye West because he was obsessed with being “the oppressed black man” or something like that. This comment was made as we were looking at pictures online from fashion week.