A Funny Resemblance: Daytime talk show + StuntMEN

http://video.adultswim.com/tim-and-eric-awesome-show-great-job/feminine-perspectives-the-stontmehn-bros.html



http://video.adultswim.com/tim-and-eric-awesome-show-great-job/fight-scene-from-turkeys-2.html



http://video.adultswim.com/tim-and-eric-awesome-show-great-job/the-exploding-pumpkin.html

The videos I have posted are done by a show on Cartoon Network, or adult swim, that were aired just last Sunday 4/11/10 and display a kind of extreme masculine and feminine behavior of 2 men(Randy and Jean Stontmehn) and 2 women(Marsh and Lonnie) much of which we have discussed.

The fake talk show, Feminine Perspectives, is seen as the typical talk show wtih a feminine colored studio only including the colors of red, purple,and pink. With a well lit room you would think its a daytime show, as it seems most late night spots are reserved for men upon my further observation. Much like Oprah, Ellen, and Bonny Hunt are all daytime as vise verse Conan, Jay Leno, and Jimmy Fallon are all nightly. Is this because our society view women as the caretaker which would include lots of typical work hours that a woman would be at home taking care of the kids as her husband is working? A sad stereotype realized.

Looking past the explicit content of the show once you look deeper and observe their acting it matches well with the observable behaviors that we covered in class. Both female hosts show evidence of a slight crush just at the title of each of their guests, the stuntMEN, that it appears if you do such a masculine job you will automatically become sexually appealing to women.

As the stuntmen introduce themselves they have a close male bond that is seen when the blond one touches the larger one in the stomach as well as the crotch. The excuse of this behavior that we learned in class was the use of sports to get closer to another man where it is acceptable.
You can tell by when the two stuntmen talk about their line of work the blond host shows a look of "I don't care" and is backed by her curley haired co-host with a sexual comment says "topless?" and the two giggle and act giddy as if they really enjoy it which is just "sexualizing" women, and then the two proceed to masturbate and the two stuntmen flail their tongues around signaling a sexual act and this is okay during their show, somehow... Can't really explain it haha, but it is a raw piece of characterization of all 4 characters.

Second video again shows more sexual innuendos. As the two stuntmen use words that only relate to "cool" or "awesome" the female hosts seem to get aroused by their showing of stunts they do. I see this as a social stereotype that women are believed (in our society) to be aroused by a manly action, or thing. This perspective means that both sexes are entertained well by manly pea cocking which in terms would mean a patriarchal society as men are idolized or in control as they capture the attention.

The third and final video, showcasing their masculine side, the two stunt-brothers do a trick with a gun for the two hosts and clearly they like it with some more tongue action. Because whats hotter then two stuntmen and a gun trick, very manly. When the blond host say "I don't want to see a death today" it shows me that they are characterizing women as being weak, or frail much like what we went over. The "careful careful" from her co-host is another example of that characterization as well. Now this is when it become obvious. When the gun shoots down the light onto her co-hosts head the blond host crawls away and just says "help, can anybody get help" not taking any action as the stuntman(Randy) runs over to assist. This part is just reiterating the stereotype that men call to action as women are weak or afraid.

The whole video I think is great to show the ridiculousness of media portrayal or our own social stereotype of men and women. The video also met a lot of what we have been discussing in class which made it serious and comedic at the same time.