HgTv

After the class where we watched clips of the Food Network while paying attention to the gender roles I began thinking of other networks like this one.  An obvious network for me was HGTV.  I am a consistent viewer of this network and the various shows that are aired.  Gender difference are among these shows as well.  In fact the men on HGTV usually are known as carpenters, realtors, professionals, experts, "the go to guy", and hosts or co-hosts.  I phrase these terms from the descriptions of the actors on the HGTV website.    The women are hosts or co-hosts of interior deign shows more than the men and are not referred to as much as professionals, carpenters, or even references as the saver of a trait.  The titles of the men's show are more masculine for example, Disaster DIY.  Traditionally in gender roles men are in charge of the yard work and the shows on HGTV reflect this as well.  One show is entitles, Landscape Smart, with the host as a man.  After viewing other shows I also concluded the men in shows such as, Devine Design and Design on a Dime, who are in shows with women hosts are still portrayed as the masculine man with traditional male roles and even are usually filmed outside or with large pieces of wood behind them.  There are women who break some gender molds on the network because they are in shows in which they are realtors or carpenters.  For the most part, the females on HGTV are interior designers, painters, realitors, and consultants.  Daid Bombstad is one of the only men on HGTV who is portrayed as a designer but he is openly gay therefore playing a stereotypical role for a homosexual male.  In fact, in m  opinion is he is becoming ore flamboyant than before and I feel this is only to fill the televisioned stereotype.  Another man name Antonio is a male interior designer but the descriptions the networ uses to describe his show are different than the women.  FOr example Antonio's designs are said to be artistic, creative, prop styled, carpentered, shabby, western, modern, cave dwelling, medieval, and sheek.  Yet, the women describe themselves and their work with more gender typical roles such as, soft, warm, fluffy, news, kid appropraite, family apporoved, modern contemporary, bright, happening, and welcoming for guests.  The women, like HGTV, talk one on one more to the camera and open up to the viewers where as the men are more focused on the work and people in their series.  You can witness more of a home or family oriented outlook from the women and not as much from the men.  Gender typical roles are put in place on the HGTV Network but i will admit that the network does at least have a signifcant amount of both men and women viewed in the shows.