Opinion: Women can’t drive stereotype
Where does this stereotype come from?
The main priority in a woman’s life is to get married and have children. We don’t like watching sports, but only watch for the hot athletes, we don’t care much for cars and motoring - that’s what a man does. We definitely don’t enjoy video games and prefer to spend all our time at the mall, and we only eat salads for lunch as we’re always on a diet. Seriously? These are the stereotypes that are still roaming our passages on a daily basis.
But believe it or not, the stereotype that frustrates me the most is that women can’t drive. Even when we’re living in an era where women have participated in the biggest motorsport showcases in the world, like Formula 1, Formula …show more content…
I need to admit that when this show aired on local screens, my 10-year-old self would belt it out to the very catchy theme song, I mean, who could forget, “Meet George Jetson, his boy Elroy, daughter Judy, Jane his wife….” - back then cartoons actually had cool theme songs! Anyway, back on topic, so a year later in 1963, their 18th episode aired, titled, “Jane’s Driving Lesson” (for those who didn’t watch The Jetsons, Jane is George’s wife). According to an online source, this is where the stereotype all began. In the episode, Jane decides to go to driving school, in which her husband advises her against, initially. George is seen driving behind a woman who has stopped, and shouts, “Woman drivers that’s the problem!”, and then says, “I’m so glad Jane doesn’t drive, that’s why I always find her at home where she belongs, getting my dinner”. The instructor is terrified that a woman will be behind the wheel and wants to end the lesson five-minutes into it. The episode depicts women as distracted on the road, (well in this case in the air in the year 2063). Fast forward to the end of the episode a despondent Jane decides to not pursue driving, to her husband’s content. George then responds to Jane saying, “Well, it’s probably better, if you don’t (drive). Driving requires a man’s skill, judgment and a man’s technical
Where does this stereotype come from?
The main priority in a woman’s life is to get married and have children. We don’t like watching sports, but only watch for the hot athletes, we don’t care much for cars and motoring - that’s what a man does. We definitely don’t enjoy video games and prefer to spend all our time at the mall, and we only eat salads for lunch as we’re always on a diet. Seriously? These are the stereotypes that are still roaming our passages on a daily basis.
But believe it or not, the stereotype that frustrates me the most is that women can’t drive. Even when we’re living in an era where women have participated in the biggest motorsport showcases in the world, like Formula 1, Formula …show more content…
I need to admit that when this show aired on local screens, my 10-year-old self would belt it out to the very catchy theme song, I mean, who could forget, “Meet George Jetson, his boy Elroy, daughter Judy, Jane his wife….” - back then cartoons actually had cool theme songs! Anyway, back on topic, so a year later in 1963, their 18th episode aired, titled, “Jane’s Driving Lesson” (for those who didn’t watch The Jetsons, Jane is George’s wife). According to an online source, this is where the stereotype all began. In the episode, Jane decides to go to driving school, in which her husband advises her against, initially. George is seen driving behind a woman who has stopped, and shouts, “Woman drivers that’s the problem!”, and then says, “I’m so glad Jane doesn’t drive, that’s why I always find her at home where she belongs, getting my dinner”. The instructor is terrified that a woman will be behind the wheel and wants to end the lesson five-minutes into it. The episode depicts women as distracted on the road, (well in this case in the air in the year 2063). Fast forward to the end of the episode a despondent Jane decides to not pursue driving, to her husband’s content. George then responds to Jane saying, “Well, it’s probably better, if you don’t (drive). Driving requires a man’s skill, judgment and a man’s technical