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Stereotypes In The TV Show Shameless
Shameless is a television show about a white family of seven. Frank Gallagher is the alcoholic father who only brings problems to his family. Monica Gallagher is the bipolar mother who leaves her family after having her last child for a woman. Fiona is the eldest child who basically is the mother/father and the main provider of the family. Fiona is also a sex addict who attracts the “bad boys” bringing her unnecessary drama in her life. Then you have Lip the player and brains of the family, the one who has a future and will become rich. Ian is the third child and the gay one who is obsessed with staying fit and enlisting in the army once he turns eighteen. Debbie is the fourth child and the one who craves attention and ends up a teenage mom …show more content…
In the old day’s people believed that black people did not know anything and were slow which is what everyone for the most part think of Liam the black son of Frank and Monica. He is always seen hitting himself or shoving things in his nose or just starring blankly into to space. Everyone just thinks that Liam is stupid. For the other black people in the show well they completely support the stereotype that black people are thugs who sells drugs and shoot each other. While the white people in the show are poor people who portray ghetto “trailer trash” type of people. Overall the show “Shameless” did not do a very good job to defy the typical stereotypes applied to the races, class and genders. Although it did go against a few of the typical stereotypes there was more events supporting stereotypes. Especially since this show is still out on television going on its seventh season I believe that there should not be so much sexism, homophobia, and racism. Specially with all the hate that has been going on in the world lately, this show does not do very much to stop it. But if you want to watch something crazy that is ghetto I recommend you to watch
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