Tough Guise Analysis
Criminal Minds, the Show that Should Set the Standard
Criminal Minds has captivated me over the course of the last year as I Netflix binge watch. The show was the first thing I thought when this paper, and overall class discussion began. This was because the show both defies the social norms for how some crime shows are depicted, as well as falling victim to some stereotypes, as every show seems to do. For these reasons it was a very interesting show to analyze from the characters, to a couple specific episodes. The show is centered on a group of behavioral analysts, who work for the FBI, and try to catch psychopath serial killers by studying their behavior. The team is constructed of 7 team members, 6 field agents, and 1 technical analysis/hacker. …show more content…
The documentary we viewed in class called, Tough Guise, had the opinion on this stereotype, and expectation of what the male African-American should look like as, “This idea that men of color need to adopt this hyper masculine posture in order to get the respect they’ve been stripped of by the dominant culture is common in many groups of men of color” (Tough Guise). While the women have outside of the norm roles, and jobs in the show, the men fall into the standard gender roles of the large black man, and a skinny, nerdy white young …show more content…
While the rating is not recommended for children under 14 due to the violence, and some drug/language use, anyone interested in crime, and solving crime in an unconventional way would be interested in this show. Having such a large group of potential viewers has allowed Criminal Minds to run for what is now its 12th season. However in more specific terms the show targets an more mature audience, beginning with adults in their 20s. Criminal Minds tends to air at 8pm on a Thursday, or Monday, which are both popular viewing times on CBS. This time slot allows them to reach their preferred audience, while also avoiding children, who tend to be in bed, or preparing for bed by this time.
The final compare and contrast I wanted to focus on was the depiction of the women in the show. The show is rather conservative with its women, which is far different from what we have seen in other prime time shows today. The women are always wearing suits, and at professionally, even in their public relationships. The Killing Us Softly documentary mentions that, “We all grow up in a culture in which women’s bodies are constantly turned into things and objects” (Killing Us Softly
Criminal Minds has captivated me over the course of the last year as I Netflix binge watch. The show was the first thing I thought when this paper, and overall class discussion began. This was because the show both defies the social norms for how some crime shows are depicted, as well as falling victim to some stereotypes, as every show seems to do. For these reasons it was a very interesting show to analyze from the characters, to a couple specific episodes. The show is centered on a group of behavioral analysts, who work for the FBI, and try to catch psychopath serial killers by studying their behavior. The team is constructed of 7 team members, 6 field agents, and 1 technical analysis/hacker. …show more content…
The documentary we viewed in class called, Tough Guise, had the opinion on this stereotype, and expectation of what the male African-American should look like as, “This idea that men of color need to adopt this hyper masculine posture in order to get the respect they’ve been stripped of by the dominant culture is common in many groups of men of color” (Tough Guise). While the women have outside of the norm roles, and jobs in the show, the men fall into the standard gender roles of the large black man, and a skinny, nerdy white young …show more content…
While the rating is not recommended for children under 14 due to the violence, and some drug/language use, anyone interested in crime, and solving crime in an unconventional way would be interested in this show. Having such a large group of potential viewers has allowed Criminal Minds to run for what is now its 12th season. However in more specific terms the show targets an more mature audience, beginning with adults in their 20s. Criminal Minds tends to air at 8pm on a Thursday, or Monday, which are both popular viewing times on CBS. This time slot allows them to reach their preferred audience, while also avoiding children, who tend to be in bed, or preparing for bed by this time.
The final compare and contrast I wanted to focus on was the depiction of the women in the show. The show is rather conservative with its women, which is far different from what we have seen in other prime time shows today. The women are always wearing suits, and at professionally, even in their public relationships. The Killing Us Softly documentary mentions that, “We all grow up in a culture in which women’s bodies are constantly turned into things and objects” (Killing Us Softly