I saw a commercial for a refrigerator that made me think about generalizations about women. The refrigerator in particular is the "Kenmore Elite". The commercial starts out without any references to a refridgerator. A teenage girl yells something like "Mom, where's my new shirt?!" A boy then yells, asking his mom where something is also. Finally, a man yells to his wife asking where something is located. The next thing that is shown is a big shiny refrigerator and the narrator says something close to "Finally a place where everything fits perfectly." This made me think about why the whole family was calling to their mom rather than the dad or anyone else. I think this is because women are stereotypically viewed a lot as keeping order in the house and keeping everything organized. The husband and kids keep losing things but the mom keeps track of the lost items. This can be viewed negatively but positively also. I think that a woman could be proud that this commercial might imply that women might have better memory then men.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a movie which has a lot of references to gender in it. In one part Sarah's new boyfriend smacks her butt and calls her a "sex puppet". This is stereotypical of some men because some men view women as only good for sex. The fact that he called her a "object" is important too. This is demeaning and it dehumanizes her. He doesn't even refer to her as a lady or a person. Just an "object". This statement sadly reflects the views of a lot of men who view women as not having actual feelings, but instead only being good for sex and viewing pleasure.