Comm 330: Guy Code

The new television show on MTV networks entitled “Guy Code” discusses specific “codes” that men must follow in order to remain and obtain the status of a man. The show discusses everything from getting sex from girls, frat parties, and college life, what it means to be a “guy”, and much, much more. However, the show is not so much about giving advise on how to be a good guy but how not to be a gay guy, or rather a woman.

The show in its first season on MTV has a very anti gay attitude and anti women attitude, that reinforces the stereotype of male masculinity, and preaches anti-femininity. In only one episode of the television series, numerous anti-gay, anti-woman attitudes were established. The opening of the show begins by saying that guy code is innate code within all guys, that it is “embedded in guys DNA.”  This hear overtly explains that every guy shares the same code, and what the show will teach you, is the code for guys. The show then continues by teaching their “first lesson” of the guy code which explains the code of “getting freaky.” The show explains that men should not date women with more sexual experience because it takes away their manlihood because women should not know more about sex than guys, and if she does she’s a whore. This overtly describes women as lesser than man, and even slut bashes women. The show then continues by teaching lesson of having a job. It explains that having a job is important. The guys in the show explain that a man having a job to women, is like a man having a girl with nice breast and a nice butt. Here, the male discussing this is objectifying women by claiming that women are more attracted by men who have jobs then by looks. Even a woman on the show, who is a maxim model, explains that girls “like it when guys have jobs so they can brag to their friends about having a rich boyfriend.” Sadly, even some women objectify women and here it could not be more obvious. To conclude, the commercial break between segments of the show was a combo commercial where three guys are sitting at a table, hold hands and pray that Dallas will win their football game, and then begin to eat combos for dinner. The catch phrase for the commercial was “combos: what your mom would make for dinner if she were a man.” This show obviously, has extreme issues, and has the major potential to affect viewers watching it.