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Why Are Sitcom Dads Still So Inept?
getpocket ^
| Erica Scharrer
Posted on 05/26/2021 8:59:13 PM PDT by algore
Dads are taking parenting much more seriously. But according to a new study of sitcoms, the stereotype of the foolish father remains stubbornly in place.
From Homer Simpson to Phil Dunphy, sitcom dads have long been known for being bumbling and inept.
But it wasn’t always this way. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, sitcom dads tended to be serious, calm and wise, if a bit detached.
In a shift that media scholars have documented, only in later decades did fathers start to become foolish and incompetent.
And yet the real-world roles and expectations of fathers have changed in recent years. Today’s dads are putting more time into caring for their children and see that role as more central to their identity.
Have today’s sitcoms kept up?
I study gender and the media, and I specialize in depictions of masculinity.
In a new study, my co-authors and I systematically look at the ways in which portrayals of sitcom fathers have and haven’t changed.
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To: SimpleJack; Conservative4Life
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posted on
05/26/2021 11:14:11 PM PDT
by
Trillian
To: algore
To quote Chester A. Riley, “What a revoltin’ development this is!”
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posted on
05/26/2021 11:28:07 PM PDT
by
Atticus
To: algore
Because sit com production and writing is the province of homosexuals and woke women
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posted on
05/26/2021 11:34:20 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
(How many will we have to kill....)
To: Trillian
Peg: “Did you miss me, Al?”
Al: “With every bullet so far.”
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posted on
05/26/2021 11:40:32 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: algore
The answer is VERY SIMPLE. There are no ‘Men’s Groups’ or ‘Men’s Leader’ to sue the TV shows, so no fear of offending men...which is why they can go as far as telling every man they’re a Racist without fear of retribution.
Don’t need to spend years of research or have academic degrees to figure that out, either.
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posted on
05/27/2021 12:57:37 AM PDT
by
BobL
(I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
To: algore
From Homer Simpson to Phil Dunphy, sitcom dads have long been known for being bumbling and inept.Inept yet more often than not to have inexplicably been able to bag a great looking wife.
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posted on
05/27/2021 1:09:19 AM PDT
by
Dahoser
(I finally figured out what to call him: Fakephonyfraudident Biden. )
To: algore
gynosociety
demoralize men
refuse to show competent men/strong role modelsfor other men and boys
war on men and masculinity continues
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posted on
05/27/2021 1:55:55 AM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: algore
To: Trillian
I liked the Futurama episode when "Leela" became "Peg"
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posted on
05/27/2021 2:59:30 AM PDT
by
newfreep
(“Leftism, under all of its brand names, is a severe, violent & evil mental disorder.”)
To: algore
King of Queens programming
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posted on
05/27/2021 3:28:03 AM PDT
by
PGalt
(Past Peak Civilization?)
To: algore
Guess I’m in the minority. I don’t get my views on family from sitcoms, social media or late night talk shows.
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posted on
05/27/2021 4:00:56 AM PDT
by
maddog55
(The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
To: maddog55
Last Man Standing had a good father character.
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posted on
05/27/2021 4:02:41 AM PDT
by
gitmo
(If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
To: gitmo
True.. Just watched the final episode.
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posted on
05/27/2021 4:17:55 AM PDT
by
maddog55
(The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
To: Dahoser
From Homer Simpson to Phil Dunphy, sitcom dads have long been known for being bumbling and inept.
On a side note, Homer Simpson’s character wasn’t always the bumbling oaf as he is portrayed today. In the early seasons he was a bit more thoughtful and caring for his family. And he often made tough discipline decisions such as the episode where he grounded Bart from seeing the Itchy and Scratchy movie with the hopes someday Bart could grow up to be a Supreme Court Justice.
This YouTube video gives a nice overview of how they ruined Homer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKhQYYSqhgc
To: algore
Why are people still watching sitcoms?
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posted on
05/27/2021 6:35:42 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
To: newfreep
The three things you actually need: Mouthwash, a back wax and stain-proof underwear.
That episode was hilarious.
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posted on
05/27/2021 12:07:24 PM PDT
by
Trillian
To: algore
The same reason why dads on commercials are so inept. People seem to think it’s funny.
To: maddog55
Have you read the story of Tim Allen’s life? Imprisoned for dealing cocaine, a drug addict, met the Lord in prison and got saved,
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posted on
05/27/2021 5:04:15 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
To: gitmo
I have actually. He’s done quite well and I e been a fan since Home Improvement.
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posted on
05/28/2021 3:36:13 AM PDT
by
maddog55
(The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
To: algore
Why Are Sitcom Dads Still So Inept?Because it's working.
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posted on
05/28/2021 3:37:05 AM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice)
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