Home Improvement

I was watching Home Improvement earlier today and the premise behind the show was that a Binford employee was going to go up in a space shuttle as part of a mission. Time and Al are fighint for the spot and at one point Al makes a comment about the fact that the mission would be commanded by woman. He says, "Al thinks it's about time."

Now, I realize the entire thing is played for laughs and is to come across as not serious. However, I think this is a very common way for networks to push their views across as to where they sit with their attitude towards women. I just think it's interesting how the network can find subliminal ways to get their political views across. It saves face for the execs and keeps people watching the show.

I do see gender discrimination towards the man a lot in the show to. Tim is always blowing something up, misquoting some philosopher, or just doing things wrong. It kind of degrades men in a way, something we don't see much of. We see the wife who is the psychology major, does all these things that the "liberated woman" can do. It's a reversal of what we are used to seeing on TV.