Stereotypical Women In Rom-Coms

Furthermore, women in rom-coms are portrayed as a stereotypical female. You typically see the female characters portrayed in a similar fashion. For instance, females are portrayed as the: klutz, the ethereal weirdo, the female who is obsessed with her career, and the forty-two-year-old mother of the thirty-year old male lead. Female celebrities have commented about the stereotypical female that you will likely encounter in rom-coms. Celebrities such as Mindy Kaling have commented on this. In her recent article, that was published, Mindy mentions that she loves rom-coms; however, admitting you like them is essentially an “admission of mild stupidity.” Kaling says, “The Galley Worker character is a rare female movie archetype that has a male counterpart” Mindy also …show more content…
Moreover, rom-coms display the female that society thinks exist. Rom-coms believe that there exist only a few kinds of females such as the hopeless romantic or the drunk romantic. The Atlantic has critiqued the movie industry, especially rom-coms, for downgrading females. The Atlantic mentions an abundance of stereotypes that you find in rom-coms. Megan Garber, The Atlantic writer, mentions “Many rom-coms treat women either as bundles of buzzing, desperate desire or, on the other hand, as empty vessels for it.” Rom-coms display the desperate female who wants to fall in love or the female who will do anything in order to find love. Although gender stereotypes of females in rom-coms continue, there are a few who are breaking stereotypes. The New York Times wrote an article about changes in female stereotypes in rom-coms over the past couple of years. The article mentions, “They prove themselves capable of juggling their dreamboys with other dreams and ambitions, of suffering the pangs of love and loss with discipline and humor. What they project...is common sense, kindness and responsibility.” Recent movies, like Amy Schumer's Trainwreck, are showing changes in females stereotypical