Gender Stereotypes In Everyone Loves Raymond

Ray, in Everyone Loves Raymond, fulfills the stereotypical gender role of the father; furthermore, he continues to support this stereotype throughout the entire show. The characters of the show follow the conventional ideas that society depicts for the masculine and feminine gender roles that is found in ordinary television. The men are strong and manly, and the women are submissive and dainty which is consistently shown throughout the different generations on the show.
The different personalities of the men and the women in the show fit the typical gender stereotypes found in conventional television. The men’s personalities show how egotistical and self-centered they can be compared to the women that are portrayed on the show. “That’s disgusting, talking about your wife like that with these creeps.” exclaims Robert (“Angry Sex”). Robert is upset that Ray brags to his friend regarding his sex life, since he finds this description to be shameful. Ray’s continues with this type of behavior and goes to the extreme to manipulate his family to allow him to fulfill his sexual desires (“Gender Identity”).
The women’s personalities also fit into this stereotype. The men earn the money and the women do the shopping. The women on the show have more emotions invested in whether not there is care shown in the family. The …show more content…
After watching numerous episodes of the show, I found that the writers of the story seamlessly upheld the majority of the stereotypes that are found on daily television. These stereotypes range of personality traits, domestic behaviors, occupations, and physical appearances (“Gender Identity”). The overall importance of the information that is presented speaks to how society sees the characteristics of the two genders and how they compare to the standards we hold in our everyday