Modern Family
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Modern Family
Lindsey and Danielle Honig
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Title
• “Modern Family”
– Diverse characters
• Ethnicity, sexual orientation, age
Do you think this is an accurate portrayal of families in the United States today?
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Gloria Pritchett (Sofia Vergara)
• What do you know about her?
– Personality
– Traits
– Facts
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Gloria Pritchett (Sofia Vergara)
• Colombian
• Single mother before marrying Jay
– Significantly younger than her husband
• Stay-at-home mom
• English as second language
• Hot-tempered
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Attractiveness
• “sex symbol”
• “trophy wife”
• How do you think her character will change in season 4 (current season) since she is pregnant?
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Culture
• Do you think Latino/a characters on prime time today tend to embrace their roots or the general popular U.S. culture more?
– Can you give examples?
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Satire…?
• Some people defend the show as comedy/satire. Others say the producers are just taking advantage of stereotypes.
– What do you think?
– Is Gloria a progressive character or does she just perpetuate stereotypes?
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Gloria as a Latina in the Media
• How does she compare to other female characters we’ve seen so far in the course?
• Personality, looks, situations
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Young Male Characters
Justin Suarez (Ugly Betty) Manny Delgado
How do these two characters go against any stereotypes?
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“Baby on Board”
• http://www.hulu.com/watch/364214#iundefined,p0,d0