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Essay / Duck Dynasty TV Show - 1659
Blood cannot be shown even when family values are. In Reality TV Family Values, you can be the worst parent in the world, but only if you put family first. You can become a martyr for the happiness of your family. Showing the world that they too can have true happiness beyond all the money and recognition simply by loving their family. The most important thing in life is family, as long as it's like mine. The unit and family values must be placed above all else in life. Duck Dynasty follows the true hegemonic narrative of the perfect nuclear family and showcases the successful modern mountain man. No Hollywood veneer of perfection that everyone aspires to. The status quo is not about keeping up with the Joneses, but about being more humble and down-to-earth than the next-door neighbors. The episode “Family Funny Business ep1. of Duck Dynasty introduces us to the Robertson family, their patriarch Phil, his wife Mrs. Kay and their two sons Willie and Jase and their uncle Si. The first episode presents the resurrection of humiliated homophobia, country and non-ethnic cooking, masculinity by means of firearms. , misogyny, with very little emphasis on the family business. The devil may be in the details, but the truth is in the editing. The show's introduction and theme song tell the truth about the show's socioeconomic status and the role of women in the lives of the men of Duck Dynasty. The theme song sets the subliminal tempo with lyrics like "you worked, slaved all your life" to be able to have the simple life of a good old boy in the country. Which implies that you must have worked hard for everything and you have the right to do nothing. The intro to Duck Dynasty shows the men dressed ...... middle of paper ...... rustic Christian centric country folk who can be monetized by purchasing products including: guns, bibles, survival gear for preppers, and big boy toys for boating and camping. Women are shown to get what men allow them after first taking care of the family's needs. Mrs. Kay's family dinners come with a hefty price tag, perhaps not in dollars, since much of the meat is obtained for free, but the hours of work take a pretty toll on a woman's body. Duck Dynasty still feeds into the same old gender basis that women aren't women. strong enough or smart enough to do the things men do and illustrates to other men how to put her in her place. The show also gives the men a clear conscience as this is their home and their rule. Duck Dynasty's family values also rule their family with an iron fist because after all, it is the family unit above everything and everyone..