Gender Roles, According to Who?

Media has everything to do with the way we behave and the kind of people we've become. Its influence is immense, and is seen as the be-all end-all of what we are. We see it as if we see other people doing something, it is OK for us to do it. This is especially true in regards to gender roles in today's society. This has changed a lot over the years, but we still see the typical husband/wife roles in almost every kind of TV show. These stereotypes are only enforced and perpetuated when we watch these shows. It's like people morph to resemble these people on TV, rather than the shows adapting to how real people actually act. We especially saw this in the episode of According to Jim, where Jim was the insensitive, rude, messy one and his wife took care of their social lives and took care of the house. While this may be true in a great number of households, times are still constantly changing and the media should be adapting to this change. They shouldn't portray women as images of perfection (or make them strive to be so) and men as lazy womanizers. They should take advantage of the huge platform they have and sell positive images that actual people can relate to.