The Stereotypes Of Gender Roles In Despicable Me

Society makes it clear that there are specific roles every sex must play to fit into their gendered status quo. It is not taken well when a woman acts fatherly to her young and vice versa, but it is not impossible for non gender specific traits to be adopted when there is only one parent figure in the home. In the film Despicable Me, gender roles are flipped when a villainous scientist fathers three orphan girls. Through analyzing the Bechdel test, the portrayal of men and women stereotypes, and the impact this film may have on its young audience, it can be proven that when placed in the situation, men can gain the nurturing motherly instinct to raise a daughter. The film Despicable Me is children’s film made in 2010 is about an evil scientist …show more content…
While she does wear pink, something we attribute to being girly, she keeps unruly hair and is excited about Gru’s inventions and torture chambers which would be something a boy child might be more interested in. She also has a raspier husky voice as appose to the soft gentle voice most young girls have. Another stereotype is exhibited by the eldest sister, Margo, when she is forced to take on a motherly role towards her sisters because their real parents were not in the picture. She nurtured her little sisters and when they were sad she comforted them. When Gru brought the girls to his house she asked important questions about their well being, such as: “where will we sleep and what will we eat? Is this a suitable place for 3 small children?” This would be an example of a positive stereotype of big sisters. They are mommy’s little helper and take care of the younger children because they feel it is their job to take on that …show more content…
He begins taking the girls to dance class, something he was completely against in first meeting them. Gru also played with the girls and taught them how to have tea parties, an act typically done with small girls and their mothers. He also read them bedtime stories and tucked them into bed, something that is also typically exhibited by women toward their children. He washed their pink tutus when he did their laundry which is stereotypically a mother’s duty around the house. Although the Gru’s sex is male, he carried a feminine gender role to care for his new daughters. Through analyzing the positive and negative stereotypes placed on men and women, the impact this film may have on its young audience can be