patno034: November 2011 Archives

It is often said that in same-sex relationships that one partner often has a more masculine role and the other has a more feminine role. However, this is a common stereotype because only few couples actually go by this. It often shows that the person who is more noticeable homosexual is shown as the feminine role in guys, and in girls the masculine role. This stereotype is portrayed in the media when a gay couple is present, or so it seems. The first thing I think of when I hear this is the show Modern Family.

This can be shown in the television show Modern Family because it is said that Cam is more of a "mom" than Mitchell. This is playing off that stereotype for some humor. However, in this example it is only Mitchell who is conforming to the stereotype because Cam doesn't see himself as being more of a "mom" and as a result that is why he becomes so defensive when the kid asks him if he could throw him the ball.
Overall, this stereotype is just that, a stereotype. Most same-sex relationships don't define themselves by these different roles, even though the media most always chooses to portray them as such

Jacob Patnode

It is often said that in same-sex relationships that one partner often has a more masculine role and the other has a more feminine role. However, this is a common stereotype because only few couples actually go by this. It often shows that the person who is more noticeable homosexual is shown as the feminine role in guys, and in girls the masculine role. This stereotype is portrayed in the media when a gay couple is present, or so it seems. The first thing I think of when I hear this is the show Modern Family.

http://youtu.be/QH8-_IF7vX8

This can be shown in the television show Modern Family because it is said that Cam is more of a "mom" than Mitchell. This is playing off that stereotype for some humor. However, in this example it is only Mitchell who is conforming to the stereotype because Cam doesn't see himself as being more of a "mom" and as a result that is why he becomes so defensive when the kid asks him if he could throw him the ball.
Overall, this stereotype is just that, a stereotype. Most same-sex relationships don't define themselves by these different roles, even though the media most always chooses to portray them as such

Jacob Patnode

Emoticons were relatively unknown until the past decade when they became extremely important in talking online. When talking online, it becomes very difficult to get your emotion across clearly, and to do this emoticons are used. Not all of them are used, most commonly are happy :) and sad :(. With these symbols, people would not be able to clearly display their emotions online or in text because emotion can be misinterpreted often in text.

http://www.sdms.org/members/forums/guide/userguide_files/image018.jpg

There are literally hundreds of different emoticons. Because of these symbols you can use hatred, surprise, or even crying in messages when normally this would not be possible. The symbols have become extremely important because everything takes place online or in text, that as this evolves it provides a way for our emotions to evolve with it. Had emoticons never been created, emotion would be completely absent form this major portion of peoples' lives.
I can say from experience that emoticons are important. People rarely have a conservation through text, or another similar form, without using at least one of these sideways faces because people want to share there emotions and this allows them too. People love to show there emotions, and in this "world" were it's all but impossible, people find a way, though emoticons.

Jacob Patnode