Two and a Half Men

Just watching an episode of Two and a Half Men for the first time. This may seem weird for such a long running show, but they just don't show it in my country. What struck me was the representation of not just women but also sexuality.

The episode focused on Charlie's attempts to win back his ex girlfriend, he came across as slightly pathetic and desperate which to my knowledge comes as a slight change to the usual womanizing antics that he participates in during episodes, showing a typical 'man' in a different light. In this episode we see Charlie sleep with a woman (being his ex) and then the next morning he has ideas of moving in together, where as she blows him off, a massive gender role reversal from what we come to expect as a pop culture consuming audience.

We also see the ex's Dad and his partner who happen to be a gay couple. Who in general were not portrayed in the show with stereotypical gay actions (which disappointed me as i planned to write about it and criticize it in this blog post) but they did speak of how Charlie could solve his problems by turning gay. Saying that "we like the same tv shows and eat the same food" giving of the idea that men and women are designed to have different interests and cannot like the same thing. This showing another specific idea of gender we are expected to believe as a consuming audience.