Friday, January 23, 2009

Since this is my first blog I’m not really sure how to begin so here it goes. For my first post I am going to write about an episode of the television show Sister Sister. The episode I was watching is the 79th episode called Show Me the Money. The episode is about how Tia found out one of her co-workers, a male co-worker, who started at the same time as her is being paid more than she is. When she confronts her boss about this matter he has no logical explanation of why the co-worker is being paid more. He tells her to drop it or she will no longer have a job. Tia backs down, but when her sister Tamera hears about it she decides to fight the battle for her. She poses as Tia and demands a matched salary as well as equality in their work place. The boss fires her on the spot. To save Tia’s job Tamera and all their friends invade the work space demanding for Tia’s return because service is not up to par without her. Finally, when the other costumers as well start to complain he gives in and returns her job. He also reluctantly agrees to match their salaries. I think this episode pertains to gender in regards to the discrimination of men and women in the work place. It had all the aspects of how it was wrong and that people have to take a stand. This episode is the first of many blogs to be posted on gender in television shows, movies, and even commercials

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