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eflen-n-reegee · 6 months

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Caregiver Heinz Doofenshmirtz Headcanons (Phineas and Ferb)

His greatest wish is to give you the childhood he wanted for himself. He spoils you with gifts, showers you with attention, and frequently tells you how important you are to him.

(He also tries very hard to avoid talking about his childhood around you. He doesn’t want you to worry about his problems.)

He loves putting on big musical numbers for you, much to both your delight. He’s a major showman and loves to entertain you.

If you mention you want something, he will find it for you. It may take years, but he will find it.

On that topic, he listens to you so intently. Even if you’re baby-babbling and making no sense, he gives you his full and complete attention and adds in little comments and responses.

Your birthday is one of the biggest days of his year, and he always goes all out to give you the best birthday ever.

He loves to have dramatic play-fights with you - and of course you always beat him. “Curse you, Kiddy the Kiddo!”

He is super protective of you, to an almost ridiculous degree. He always has emergency supplies for any possible discomfort you might experience, and he is very stern about things you can and can’t do - no swimming without floaties, no playing with his inventions, etc.

(Well, there are a few inventions you can play with. He builds a crib-inator that can rock you to sleep in minutes, a toy-inator that can create brand new toys out of random items, a babysitter-inator that takes care of you whenever he’s away…)

Taking over the tri-state area is his second biggest goal; the first is to keep you happy. If he has to give up the tri-state area for your sake, he’ll do it in a heartbeat; because you’re so much more important.

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lighttheday · 5 years

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*Gender Roles on Disney Show*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRjy70a9GMQ

In this entry, I will examine the critical question: What gender norm is constructed or undone in this artifact and how does it promote a dominant ideology over a marginalized group?

This rhetorical artifact I will be examining is an episode of the Disney Channel show Phineas and Ferb which is an animated musical comedy show about two brothers Phineas and Ferb who are determined to make the best out of their summer. Phineas and Ferb are stepbrothers who are extremely intelligent and can create anything they imagine. In each episode, the boys challenge themselves to do new things such as building a backyard beach or world’s greatest roller coaster. The two boys’ older sister named Candace, who always get annoyed by her brothers’ invention and continuously tries to tell on the boy but always fails to do so. The show also contains a second plot about the family’s Platypus, Perry, who is an undercover secret agent. Although this show is meant to make the audience smile, it also portrays gender stereotypes by implying that boys are supposed to be intelligent, creative, and innovative while implying that girls are supposed to focus on beauty and chase after their crushes. The show promotes the dominant ideology that boys with their intelligence and creativity have the potential to be more than girls.

The episode I examine is titled “Phineas and Ferb Interview with a Platypus.” In this episode, Phineas and Ferb try to build a machine that can help them understand what Perry’s chatter mean. On the other hand, Perry escapes for his undercover job, so Phineas and Ferb tryout their translator to help other animals in the city. While this was happening, Candace was trying to spend time with her crush Jeremy by pretending to like video games. However, Jeremy family’s poodle dislikes Candace and interrupt Candace’s date by peeing on her shoe, forcing Candace to leave. Once Candace arrived home, she saw the boy’s translator and instantly tried to tell on her brothers, she ends up failing. On the second plot of the is an episode, Perry stops Dr. Doofenshmirtz (the evil arch-nemesis) from flooding the city and make them his new invented vehicle the runs on water.

While Phineas and Ferb is an amazing comedic show that informs the audiences the values of innovation, creativity, and friendship it also displays certain gender roles. In the article “Undoing Gender,” Judith Butler explains that gender is not constructed biologically; rather, it is socially constructed. She states that gender is not something automatic or mechanical, but it is the “practice of improvisation within a scene of constraint” (Butler 1). She explains that gender is not something an individual can create by him/herself. Instead, society influences the individual through gender stereotypes and build in social constraints that keep them from deviating. Butler further explains through her idea, “the agency of ‘I,’” that gender should be an individual’s decision alone, not society (Bulter 3). However, because of society’s gender norms and social constraints, people are pressured to fit in these constructed gender norms. Furthermore, Phineas and Ferb increase the pressure to fit in by promoting gender stereotypes through fictional characters. There are two main female characters in the show are Isabella, a 10-year-old girl who has a massive crush on Phineas, and Candace to promote these stereotypes.

At the beginning of the episode, Ferb and Phineas are in their backyard wonder what their Platypus Perry’s chatter means. While this was happening, Candice is in her room talking to her friend on the phone about why her crush Jeremy not calling. This scene displays a variety of hidden gender stereotypes. For example, the walls in her room are painted purple, her bed sheet is pink, her pillowcase is a purple color with pink hearts, and her mobile phone is pink as well. The pink and purple colors are supposed to feminine colors, this portrays the stereotype that girls are supposed to be feminine. Hung on her wall is a scripted photo of Candace and Jeremy, Candace dressed as a princess and her Jeremy dressed as prince which depicts the stereotype that girls are supposed to dream about founding prince charming and live happily ever after. Another scene that displays gender roles is when Candace was playing video games are Jeremy’s place. While Jeremy was extremely good at video games, Candace was awful at video games. This portrays the idea that videos are supposed masculine and therefore, is not for girls. The ending scene also does a neat job displaying gender role. In this scene, Candace is by the garage upset that her date with Jeremy didn’t go so well. Suddenly, Jeremy arrives with Candace’s shoe and puts it on her foot. Then, surprised by what just happened, Candace ends up passing out of joy. This is another example of girls waiting for their prince charming to come to rescue them.

The second way the show promotes gender stereotypes is through Isabella. She is always dressed in a pink mini dress with purple headband, and every time she arrives at a low tempo pretty soundtrack is played. Again, this is further displaying the stereotype that girls are supposed to be feminine and wear feminine color. As for the soundtrack, it is only played when Isabella approaches Phineas. This because Isabella has a crush on Phineas and the music is supposed to display her emotions. This is intriguing because both of the main female characters are characterized by their crushes which again goes back to the stereotype that girls are full of emotions and a guy in their lives. Finally, Sabella is also part of Girl Scout; and the help of other Girl Scout members they run errands and find other ways to help Phineas and Ferb. This displays that boys are supposed to be the leaders and girls are there to be submissive and followers.

In the article “A longitudinal content analysis of gender role portrayal in Belgian television advertising”, Verhellen, Dens, and Pelsmacker conducted an experiment to see if advertisements on Belgian commercial television depicts gender roles (Verhellen, Dens & Pelsmacker 181). They discovered that advertisements tend to use younger women of over women and these are portrayed as a housewife, caregiving parents, and sexual objects (Verhellen, Dens & Pelsmacker 181-182). The researchers gathered and analyzed results from two distinct periods, 2002–2003 and 2009–2010, to get a more comprehensive view on gender role and to see if there have been changes concerning gender role across the two periods. They discovered gender stereotypes in advertising has not changed and continued to over time (Verhellen, Dens & Pelsmacker 183). This article provides evidence that gender stereotypes don’t just occur on T.V shows but also occurs advertisement. And this trend of gender role has been going on for a long time.

In conclusion, Phineas and Ferb is an amazing show that teaches its audience to be creative and innovative. However, the show also implies that girls should focus on beauty and chase after their crushes which promotes the dominant ideology that boys are supposed to be intellect and creativity and have potential to be inventors, engineers, and scientists. Furthermore, Verhellen, Dens, and Pelsmacker discovered that these gender stereotypes don’t’ just get displays in the United States in television, but also in Belgian. Judith Bulter states that gender roles are socially constructed, which means they can be social deconstructed. As a considered citizen, it is our job to be aware of these gender stereotypes and found ways to start deconstructing them.

Reference:

Butler, Judith. Introduction: Acting in Concert. Undoing Gender, by Butler, Routledge UP, 2004, pp. 1-4.

Phineas and ferb interview with a platypus. . (2016, Apr 10,).[Video/DVD] Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRjy70a9GMQ

Verhellen, Y., Dens, N., & Pelsmacker, P. d. (2016). A longitudinal content analysis of gender role portrayal in belgian television advertising. Journal of Marketing Communications, 22(2), 170-188. doi:10.1080/13527266.2013.871321

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