Why What Nice Jeans You Have...

As I was watching "The Office" last night I took special care to look for a message about gender. The one that seemed to stick out the most was Micheal's shallowness and how it affected his actions towards different people in the office. Now, this in itself can be explained by his all around inconsiderate actions and not a specific message about gender, but consider the shows "Two and a Half Men", "Seinfeld", and "Friends". All of these shows have one or more male characters who view women for just their physical qualities and could care less about their personalities. This is, and has been, a common trend in film. Like any other stereo-type, there is no doubt that some men live with this self-centered usury as a way of life. But also like other stereo-types, it is merely assuming that everyone with a certain characteristic, in this case being male, acts in the same manner. Personally, I think that is it rather sad not only that some guys truly are like this, but also that this gender message actually effects the behavior of some women. It proves that even though our culture is highly entered on being an individual we let various forms of media dictate how we view the world.