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blog post #5 That 70's show

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            One of my second favorite shows of all time would have to be That 70’s Show. The show revolves around a teenager named Eric Forman who is your average high school kid growing up in the state of Wisconsin in the era of the 1970s. Eric is surrounded by his five other friends Donna, Fez, Kelso, Jackie, and Hyde. These friends experience some of the ups and downs that many teenagers face while growing up.               The idea of gender ideology refers to the different types of standards or roles that we associate with either men or women. The movie The Mask You live In talks about how society has these set standards that boys have live by to become men and certain standards that girls need to live by to become women. The film breaks down that these standards are incorrect because nothing can really prove what is truly feminine and what is truly masculine. As discussed in class, there are several different types of gender dynamics and gender/sexuality tro

Blog #2 Class struggle in springfield

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In episode fourteen of the seventh season of the Simpsons, the title “Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield”, the show starts out where their grandfather breaks the family television. The family decides it is finally time to go look for a new one. The kids insist that they should go look for these televisions at somewhat expensive stores like Sharper Image or The Nature Company, but Marge states that they do not need any type of fancy television and instead go to an outlet mall in Ogdenville. Although Marge insists that the family needs to save money and buy a cheaper television, she gave in to buying a new dress which she knew was a little out of her price range. The Marxist approach in this case would be how Marge explains to use the $90. She explains how the $90 could be used toward a suit, that the whole family could potentially use. However, Lisa convinces her that the dress is marked down and she would look really good in that Chanel suit. Marge gives in by sa