Examples Of Stereotypes In Modern Family

The TV series “Modern Family” stays true to its title. From watching season 2 episode 8, it is clear that the show addresses many stereotypes. Although there were numerous examples of misrepresentation, a lot of the episode focused on racism and masculinity. In one scene, an African American family moves across the street from Jay’s house. While they were moving in, Jay just happened to be installing security cameras. He was worried about what his new neighbors would think and said to his wife, “You don’t understand the stereotypes old white men face.” This extends to the idea African Americans as thugs and cannot be trusted, and old white men hate African Americans. In this case Jay was aware that he looked racist and made an effort to reduce