So how many of you have seen or heard of the A&E show Duck Dynasty? Well I happen to be a huge fan of it and think it is pretty entertaining. If you haven't seen it, it's about a family in South Monroe, Louisiana who have become famous from their invention of the duck call. Phil and Kay Robertson are the owners of Duck Commander. Willie and Jep are their sons and they run a lot of the business now and the show focuses on their families as well as Uncle Si. Throughout the show Phil makes comments to his grandchildren about how you need to find the right kind of woman who likes to cook and that you don't want any of those "yuppy" women. "Yuppy" refers to the suburban culture and how they need a country woman to get things done around the house. I think this relates to the feminist analysis we discussed in class. Phil just expects his wife to cook and clean for him and that he doesn't have to do anything. The men are expected to provide for the family and hunt and when they come home for a long day dinner should be cooked and ready. Gender roles are portrayed very differently in this show. Do you think it is because of where Phil and his family lives? Does the fact that Phil is an older man make it okay to describe women like this? Below I have a clip that goes more into detail about the use of the term "yuppy" to make it more clear. What are you thoughts about feminism ideals and values after watching the clip?
Erin-
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to view how relationship and marriage roles have changed over the years. I am also a huge fan of this show and when I do watch it, the woman and men and perfectly content with their roles. The women enjoy cooking a warm meal because it brings the entire family together at the end of each episode and the men enjoy the time they spend working with each other. As for marriages today, most women would be offended if they knew their expected role was to stay home to cook and clean. Like you said in your post, I think the location of where this family resides plays a huge role in why they have these old fashion values because most families in the south do still adhere to there traditions and expectations.
Hmm Erin, this is interesting about how there seem to be these roles that set when two people get married. Why is our society set up this way or why are the role set to how they are? I think that as there is more awareness for women's equality there will be a shift in gender roles. I don't think that it is unmasculine for a man to cook. If anything it's a perk for the couple!
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