Blog 3

The sexist roles I see in this clip are that the women looks as if she is expected to maintain all of the aspects that keep her home running successfully. I wouldn't say I am terribly surprised because that is how most mothers are portrayed in the media today. Also there is not really any of the male figures saying she is supposed to be doing those things in this clip, I believe one even says "I don't know how she does it". I see this is more of a compliment that addresses that she is successful how she handles her family life. I think one way the media still illustrates sexism is through m a lot of commercials put on TV, one that comes to mind are the snack commercials where kids are playing and become hungry and turn to mom for some food when dads are just as capable of heating up some pizza rolls in the microwave.

#2 I actually found the mother in this commercial kind of annoying just for the fact it seemed clear that she was unaccepting of her daughter for being who she was. I was an army soldier for Halloween two years in a row and my parents didn't freak out......I also this it is easier for this commercial to use female roles simply because it is a laundry commercial and when women tend to be associated with doing household chores such as laundry. Even though i don't agree with this stereotype I will say that, my mother does most if not all of the laundry for the house but there was never an issue if my dad has had to do loads here and there. He has never asked my mom to do laundry, if it needs to be done, he will do it, I think it's just that my mom likes things kept tidy and clean and in her mind that will be accomplished faster if she does it herself. 

#3 I think one main book that comes to mid when thinking of a sexist children's book is Amelia Bedelia. These are stories about a woman named Amelia who is a maid for a rich family that she cleans, cooks, and runs errands for. The only male housekeeper I can think of in the media is Jeffery from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Amelia Bedelia is portrayed as a flighty and ditsy maid who takes things literally and messes up the daily errands and chores for the family. But it always seems to be The husband who is correcting her. The problem this poses for kids is when they read these books they can tend to expect their daily lives to happen just as how they read or saw on TV.