Shameless

The television series “Shameless” is a family of seven set in the south side of Chicago.  The father does not really contribute much for the kids since he is an alcoholic that depends on his unemployment, so it is up to the family’s oldest daughter Fiona to take care of everyone.  The show can be pretty serious when dealing with making sure ends meet and the responsibility that is put on the oldest daughter but it adds comedic relief when things get too serious.  In last week’s episode, Fiona, the oldest daughter found a purse on the L that had over five hundred dollars in it.  Because her family needed it, she took the money and gave the purse back to the rightful owner.  When going to meet up with the purse’s owner to at least return the bag, the owner said that she could tell Fiona is a poor girl from the ghetto and she knows she stole the money.  I think it is a good example of stereotypes because it shows how one girl from the north side thinks the other girl is ghetto just because she is from the south side.  There is a sense of hegemony since the girl from the north side automatically thought she was above Fiona strictly because of where she lived.  Stereotypes are prevalent throughout all society and even television shows represent it accurately.

melissa b