Modern Family

Lindsey and Danielle Honig

Title

• “Modern Family”

– Diverse characters

• Ethnicity, sexual orientation, age

Do you think this is an accurate portrayal of families in the United States today?

Gloria Pritchett (Sofia Vergara)

• What do you know about her?

– Personality

– Traits

– Facts

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

Attractiveness

• “sex symbol”

• “trophy wife”

• How do you think her character will change in season 4 (current season) since she is pregnant?

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?

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?

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

Young Male Characters

Justin Suarez (Ugly Betty) Manny Delgado

How do these two characters go against any stereotypes?

“Baby on Board”

• http://www.hulu.com/watch/364214#iundefined,p0,d0