Not Too Close to the Critters, Little Lady

Whatever you can do I can do better! Let's hand it to the ladies who are still breaking down gender barriers. In three new reality television shows, "Gator Boys", "Hook, Line,and Sisters", and "American Stuffers", girls are thought of as the weaker links in the chains. In all of these series men believe that they are stronger, faster, and more capable of doing the tougher jobs than women are. These odd jobs consist of being alligator trainers, a taxidermist, and a deep sea fisherman. Each one of these jobs has its difficult aspects and life-threatening conditions and I am happy that the men care about the women's safety, but they should also let them try it. The women chose that profession and are willing to step back and learn, but at a point they need to take action.
Writer, Neil Genzlinger, compares these television hits to old fashion movies, where a women would be stuck on a train track and wait helplessly until a man came to her rescue. Not all stories are like that and Genzlinger tries to make that point by saying, "These setups may seem to promote female empowerment, especially since the women are likely to prove themselves eventually" (Genzlinger), and I agree with his hypothesis. He makes his ideas clear and informative, while criticizing the shows that make women seem useless in the work force. Women can do anything that men can do, possibly more and I feel that women just need to work harder than men to prove themselves to their co-workers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/arts/television/new-tv-gator-boys-and-american-stuffers.html?_r=1&hp