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Essay on Desperate Housewives & Peep Show Gender

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Essay on Desperate Housewives & Peep Show Gender In the sitcom example from 'Desperate Housewives' and 'Peep Show', there are many examples where the characters express ideas concerning their own gender. In Desperate Housewives, the women in the sitcom are typical American stereotype of rich women, pretty with slim figures and rich husbands. They may also seem obsessed with the other male characters in the show, and they are interested in money, cars, house, shopping and make-up which are usually portrayed as what a women interests. Every female character on Desperate Housewives struggles with the attempt of obtaining that perfect, idealistic picture of a family. The men in the sitcom are all 'tall, dark and handsome', and they all own big upmarket homes, with expensive cars, which evidently show that they have a lot of money. Some of them are ruggedly handsome, and some of them have a nice clean shaven look...

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