P Alonso INGL 4057 SameSex Marriage in Modern Family About Modern Family American comedy series which debuted on ABC on 2009 Mockumentary style the fictional characters frequently talk directly into the camera ID: 306126
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Ivana P. AlonsoINGL 4057
Same-Sex Marriagein Modern FamilySlide2
About Modern Family
American comedy series which debuted on ABC on 2009Mockumentary style, the fictional characters frequently talk directly into the camera
Tells the life and relationship of a family consisted of three immediate ones
Mitchell, Cameron and their adopted daughter LilySlide3
Modern Family Clips
http://www.1channel.ch/external.php?title=Modern+Family&url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy52aWRlb3NsYXNoZXIuY29tL3ZpZGVvL1ZJQU9RUDI5QkIzRA==&domain=dmlkZW9zbGFzaGVyLmNvbQ==&loggedin=0 2:20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7-otxxvXQgSlide4
Social construction
EssentialistMarriageOpposite sex
Same-sex marriage
Heteronormativity
Homosexuality
Gay and lesbian relationships
Social construction or EssentialistSlide5
Why did this interest me?What do you believe it is saying to society?How did society receive this?
“La producción trata de
tratar
el
tema de los gays
lo
más
normal
posible
”
Se
nos
presentan varias situacines que (Mitchell & Cameron) enfrentan como padres homosexuales en una sociedad heterosexista…son una familia tan normal como la tradicional…”“Normal, I guess, representa la realidad de la sociedad moderna”
PreambuleSlide6
Queering Relationships
Our society has long viewed queer sexualities as “…deviant, sinful, or both..” (Ginsberg, 1999) Based on the idea that heterosexuality is the ultimate and best form of sexuality
The term family has been synonymous with heterosexuality
Specific brand of heterosexuality (marriage, baby making, monogamy, ownership of property,
espousing middle class
and
white class values
)
The biological act of reproduction has been, and continues to be, a “defining feature” of families (
Seidman
, 1991)Slide7
Charmed circle
Outer limitsgood, normal and natural
heterosexuality
marriage, monogamy
sexual activity being restricted to the private sphere
same generation
bad, abnormal,
unnatural
homosexuality
cross-generational sex
sexual activity outside of marriage
non procreative sex
Gayle Rubin (1993)Slide8
When homosexuality is pictured it is hardly sexualized (heterosexuality > homosexuality)
Long term monogamous relationship is superior Homosexuality approaches legitimacy only so far as it reflects middle class conventional forms (Rubin,1993)Heteronormative
discourse produces (not repress) gay male subjects (
Davin
Grindstaff
, 2003)Slide9
Queer Nation (Slagle, 1995)
Queer individuals are unique and that simply because they are different does not justify oppression by the dominant, heterosexist movementDifferences in the various individual identities should be celebrated
Goes for the broadest and most explicit assertion of presence express and communicate they are gay
“We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it”
Queer relationships go against the grain of
heteronormativity
and heterosexist beliefs and practices
Many same-sex marriages, even domestic
parternships
do not qualify as queer relationshipsSlide10
Cameron & Mitchell: Traditional Couple
Fitzpatrick, Jandt, Myrick & Edgar, 1994
Homosexual couples are characterized by being closed or sexually exclusive
Traditional – conventional ideological values about relationships, demonstrate interdependence
Tend to avoid conflict more than they realize, but in general are cooperative and conciliatory.
They value parenting, spending time with each other in close proximity and place marriage (duality) over independenceSlide11
Lesbians, Gays and the Media
Fred Fejes & Kevin Petrich (1993)
In the 1980’s “comedy programming presented homosexual characters who, aside from a few stereotypical behaviors (sharper wit, more
affeminate
or “sensitive” manner”) were heterosexual in every other sense
Gays and lesbians rarely are presented as members of a larger homosexual community, gays and lesbians are secondary or occasional characters who exist primarily in a heterosexual environment
Example: Jay, Gloria, Claire & Phil: white, middle class, married, child conceiving and monogamySlide12
Sexual behavior between homosexual characters is generally off limits; television homosexuals are de-sexed and without desire
Mainstream network television does not present gays and lesbians in the context of their own identity, they are woven into the dominant heterosexual metanarrative (Leo, 1989; Gross, in press)
Homophobia has been replaced by heterosexism
(
Fejes &
Petrich
)Slide13
Traditional
Same sex couples have discovered that relationship stability is facilitated by traditional patterns, they “act out” traditional understanding of ongoing relationshipsThere are more traditional individuals in the homosexual than in the heterosexual sampleModern Family portrays liberation theory and
heterosexualizes
the gay couple as traditional
White middle class and gender rolesSlide14
Conclusion
Modern Family portrays liberation theory and heterosexualizes the gay relationshipGays are being
heterosexualized
They’re being fit into categories and created by heterosexual customs and beliefs
Queer Nation tries to break the heterosexist system
“A gay or lesbian regular network program with gay or lesbian main characters is far in the future” (
Fejes
&
Petrich
, 1993)
More acceptance and less discrimination or censure
Society still has a long road ahead in terms of homosexuality, their acceptance and their movements