Although there is an abundant amount of evidence that P&R is feminist within the text, another area that needs to be understood is the industry. P&R is undeniably sitcom, but this doesn 't take away from its value in potential social change. In fact, the relationship between comedy and society is something valued highly amongst those in the sitcom industry (Mills 64). P&R takes advantage of TV as a cultural forum, “the notion that TV shows gravitate toward issues we care about (Thompson 204). The issue it uses: sexism. Because P&R is comical, it is much easier to watch than, for example, a documentary on the harsh mistreatment of women around the world. Because P&R is funny with it’s use of feminism, the show gets to push messages through memorable
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One of these ways include comment sections on articles about Leslie Knope. One article, from popular internet site Buzzfeed, is titled “19 Times Leslie Knope Shut Down Sexism on ‘Parks and Rec.’” Written by Andy Golder and Casey Rackham, the article mentions a few of the episodes mentioned in my textual analysis. The first commenter states, “The best feminist moment in the show was in the season 6 finale when Leslie found out she was pregnant and also took the job as Regional Director for National Parks without batting an eye about being a mother and a career woman.” This article was originally titled “19 Time Leslie Knope was Feminist as Hell,” and one commenter took notice of the change of title and said, “I loved all of these moments but why was the title changed? Is Buzzfeed afraid of the f-word? Leslie would be ashamed.” Another commenter states, “The moment she f-----g votes for herself… Tears. Tears EVERYWHERE.” The comments on this article show that viewers of this they picked up on Leslie’s feminist viewpoints, and have even noticed the subtle but powerful ways Leslie is a feminist, like her not even questioning, “job or family?” Not only do viewers see this aspect of Leslie, they love it. The 2nd commenter points out that Leslie would be ashamed of Buzzfeed’s changing of the word “feminism.” The last comment shows that Leslie’s achievements as a feminist woman, drove her to actual
One of these ways include comment sections on articles about Leslie Knope. One article, from popular internet site Buzzfeed, is titled “19 Times Leslie Knope Shut Down Sexism on ‘Parks and Rec.’” Written by Andy Golder and Casey Rackham, the article mentions a few of the episodes mentioned in my textual analysis. The first commenter states, “The best feminist moment in the show was in the season 6 finale when Leslie found out she was pregnant and also took the job as Regional Director for National Parks without batting an eye about being a mother and a career woman.” This article was originally titled “19 Time Leslie Knope was Feminist as Hell,” and one commenter took notice of the change of title and said, “I loved all of these moments but why was the title changed? Is Buzzfeed afraid of the f-word? Leslie would be ashamed.” Another commenter states, “The moment she f-----g votes for herself… Tears. Tears EVERYWHERE.” The comments on this article show that viewers of this they picked up on Leslie’s feminist viewpoints, and have even noticed the subtle but powerful ways Leslie is a feminist, like her not even questioning, “job or family?” Not only do viewers see this aspect of Leslie, they love it. The 2nd commenter points out that Leslie would be ashamed of Buzzfeed’s changing of the word “feminism.” The last comment shows that Leslie’s achievements as a feminist woman, drove her to actual