Have you ever thought about the different personalities the actors have in a TV show and why the actors play that role in such a way? The articles “Male-Bashing on TV’ by Michael Abernethy and “TV’s New Wave of Women: Smart, Strong, Borderline Insane” by Heather Havrilesky are articles that talk about genders being portrayal on television. In Abernethy’s article, he explains to his readers the problem with the portrayal of men on television and ads and gives examples towards his argument. As for Havrilesky’s article, she reveals to her readers the problem of women getting portrayed as “crazy” by television and also gives examples of different actors on different TV shows. In Abernethy’s and Havrilesky’s articles, they both argue about the media’s …show more content…
Abernethy discusses his argument on why men do not have equality in television because in todays television women are receiving all the credit (1-3). He states “Warning for our male readers: The following article contains big words and complex sentences. It might be a good idea to have a woman nearby to explain it to you.” (Abernethy 1). In this statement Abernethy is trying to be humorous about the topic of men not being able to read because women are smarter. As for Havrilesky, she argues about women not having equality on different television shows. She writes “At times we might relate to flash of anger, a fit of tears, a sudden urge to seduce a stranger in a bar, but we’re constantly being warned that these behaviors aren’t normal.”(Havrilesky 2-3). In this quote, she feels that women have to hide their feelings instead of being open about their feelings. Throughout Abernethy’s and Havrilesky’s article, both have a strong use of pathos. In both articles, they use pathos strongly, but Abernethy uses pathos much better than Havrilesky does. Abernethy uses pathos strongly by letting his readers know he truly dislikes that women receive all the credit on television (1-4). He quotes “Few men I know want to return to the good ol’ days.” In Havrilesky article, she uses pathos by letting her readers know she is bothered that women are getting no equality, but overall Abernethy uses pathos