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show like the Simpsons has had many instances were it has impacted culture an individual's lifestyle. One great example is the way that the show has impacted members of the gay community. It has been shown that the Simpsons positive portrayal of gay men has helped those viewers come out about their sexuality. “Despite the fallback to stereotypes, an intelligent, fair and entertaining handling of homosexuality can be observed in ‘The Simpsons.’” (Sieczkowski) In fact so many instances of influence have been found that an entire book was written about the them. The Simpsons, Satire, and American Culture brings up many of the ways that the show has influenced American culture going into things like sexuality, race, and religion. The book goes into detail about the way the Simpsons depicts those identities and how it builds notions of what it means to be a certain sexuality, race or religion.(Henry) In a chapter discussing the Simpsons depiction of women, it seems to ascertain that by the show having female characters taking on activist and submissive roles the show can be more critical of the female ideology. In this way, the show influences women to be one or the other, or to at least give insight into the way they want to construct their own identities. ( Henry,