really roseanne
It's eight o'clock in the evening, I have settled down on the couch to watch some primetime television. As I flip through the channels I realize how superficial and unrealistic the actresses truly are. I also began to notice one common thread between all of the women portrayed on television; most look like they just got done with a photo shoot for Cosmopolitan or Playboy. The men portrayed seem to be a little more realistic and down to earth. This brought out a startling realization that men can be just the guys next door; while women need to be drop dead gorgeous. The "Roseanne" sitcom is the only show that I can think of that didn't fit these generalizations. When looking back at what I gained from watching "Roseanne," the television sitcom from the late eighties, I see a woman who wasn't afraid to tell the world, "World, this is who I am. Deal with it!" I really feel Roseanne lived by this motto. She was over-weight boisterous, sometimes downright obnoxious person, but she always seemed to have her heart in the right place. She was a positive role model to many, encouraging many women to show off to society who they really are, giving us a sense of inner-beauty for a chan
Teenaged girls watch countless hours of sitcoms, MTV, and read plenty of magazines directed at "how to present oneself as the norm in society." If we in society can take a stance and try to make some headway in sitcoms by starting a role for a normal teenaged girl, MTV and the teenaged girl magazines will follow. All it will take is another Roseanne, another three-dimensional character most all girls can relate to in some way. American women of all ages need to take a stance on the images that are being portrayed on television. America needs more Roseanne's out there to come forward and tell the television writers and creators that American women represent the majority of the population, and they want to see more shows that they can relate to. Granted, television has made some headway with shows such as the "Drew Carey Show." This show depicts an over-weight star, Drew Carey, a balding, middle-aged man whom most would consider a loser. Although Drew is a man whom many males can relate to, male role models are less in need. As the series came to a grinding halt in 1995 (after a year of terrible script writing), it would have appeared to be a perfect time for series creators to follow Roseanne's traits and do a spin-off. Nobody followed and society is s
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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