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Representation

Representations of gender and ethnicity TV show: Simpsons The Simpsons is a popular TV show that uses stereotypes about gender and ethnicity for amusement and entertainment purposes. Its target audience is mostly adults and older teens that aren't offended easily. This is because some of the jokes in the Simpsons can offend some people and are too rude for younger kids. In this show everyone is represented in an exaggerated stereotypical way. This is to make the show funny and amuse its audience. For example, Homer represents the white American male. He is portrayed as stupid and patriotic which is white male Americans are as a stereotype. He does lots of things that are funny with the show but make it obvious that he is dumb. Marge represents the white American female who is a housewife and the one that looks after the kids. Although she isn't the funniest character she is definitely the most normal and caring. One last ...