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In the tv show series “ Family Guy” there are many interpretations to be made.
All aspects of the show can mean different things to different people. Some may be offensive but others funny and some can be both! An example of this is the gender stereotyping and discrimination against women. Since the beginning of the series of
Family Guy” the two main female characters, Lois and Meg, have been stereotypically developed. Lois is the mother and cares for the family. According to most men in the show, she is easy on the eyes and is definitely sexualized in many ways. Such as, the way her figure is drawn out, the way men talk about her in the show, etc. she is portrayed as almost a seductress of sorts. In the show, Lois is of high value and importance but yet she never does anything significant. All she does is take care of Peter and the family and keep everyone level headed. Throughout the course of the seasons of “ Family Guy”, Lois has become a working women in society and has landed some pretty important roles, such as becoming the mayor in one episode. Despite this, Lois is always returned back to the home where she “belongs”. Every time any career appears to Lois, she realizes in the end that she rather be with her family and that she couldn’t handle the job etc. In this way, “Family Guy” really shows stereotyping and the discrimination of women.
Lois only value because she is a beautiful women unlike Meg, whom according to the characters in the show is not. Although Lois is created as the depicted as the most intelligent of the family. In comparison to Meg, who is portrayed to be ugly and unlikeable. Meg isn’t appealing in any way according to the characters in “Family Guy”.
She is ugly, fat, stupid, and worthless. We hear this through her random snippets of diary entries or when the episode is about Meg. Also this is easily seen through the way

Peter or people at school treat her. Everyone hates Meg and makes jokes about her. She is shown to have very

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