Dumbing down Dad: How media present husbands, fathers as useless

Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2013-03-01 02:59

Article here. Excerpt:

'It's not hard to find. If you watch TV, then you've most likely witnessed the portrayal of the modern-day husband and father as lazy, incompetent and stupid.
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If expectations of men within a society aren't up to par, and the only role model young men have comes from Peter Griffin on "Family Guy," there may be room for worry. Along with the stereotype of men being violent, Gurian said he's also concerned about the system that minimizes the father's role in the home.

"They're kind of stupid and they're not needed," Gurian said regarding fathers in the media. "So the message to the young people is that males are not needed, or Dad is not needed. That's dangerous because it's going to set up guys who will not take care of their kids, and kids who will not respect or understand the males and women who will say, 'Ah, they're not needed anyway.'"'

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Not only are dads portrayed as incompetent, but mothers are portrayed as superior. Hopefully this will change.

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Submitted by Kris on Fri, 2013-03-01 03:41

I read the article and found this gem:

"Matt Campbell, an administrator for Mensactivism.org, expressed his own concerns about the consequences of such media content.

"Negative general portrayals of fathers/husbands/men in TV commercials and sit-coms contributes to a decrease in men wanting to assume those roles in society, and creates the impression among others that men need not assume such roles anyways, that such simply aren't important."

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Submitted by el cid on Mon, 2013-03-04 03:01