Commander in Chief - The First Lady or Gentleman?

Since my last entry last week, I have watched a few episodes of Commander in Chief and came to  few conclusions about men.  

First of all, why men are so jealous of women on higher seat. The character of Nathan Templeton is a perfect example of that kind of behaviour. Because he did not become the President of United States his main gaol in life changed, and he is doing everything in his power to destroy the current President, that is a woman -   Mackenzie Allen. He wants her to lose power, to humiliate herself and her way of governing. Why? Because he can’t deal with his pride, he thinks that woman are not supposed to rule in government, especially as the head of the nation. And the perfect example is the process of finding a person for a seat as Vice President. Mackenzie had her own candidate chosen already and good reasons backing her decision, but because she didn’t ask Templeton for advice he decided to push through his own man, the one that President definitely did not want. The media found out and choosing another person for the office would seem unprofessional. However Mackenzie did what she thought was best for the country, she denied choosing the candidate suggested by Templeton and named her own, the one she wanted from the beginning.

Secondly the position of “The First Lady” Rod Calloway. The staff was disoriented how to behave because he was a male. At first he was treated like The First Lady, which completely wasn’t fine with him. He had to experience the change because of his gander, he was faced with difficulties just like his wife had. I think that is a perfect example of how stereotypes conduct people’s lives. But coming back to the topic at hand, Calloway in time became The First Gentleman and had changed his duties to those more suitable for him.

These examples perfectly show how gender, stereotypes and prejudice can affect people’s life. Women have to face many challenges in their lives, especially at work. And being a female politician in the Office is still something rare and widely commented. The situation of The First Gentleman shows how gender affect people’s view of behaving and acting around said person and very often creates even more misleading stereotypes as well as difficulties with performing given duties.