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41was a great year…women were in the kitchen…guys like you were in thecloset,” when talking about the year 1952 during a phone call with JerrySpringer. This statement is a double whammy of sexism since Al thinkswomen should stay in the kitchen and no one should stand up for their rightsat all. Al looks past the lives of Peg and working women and only worriesabout being fed home cooked meals. Even though women do not want to betreated as slave cooks and usually do not have time to cook all day long, Alstill believes they should be treated as such. Continuing this householdsexism, Al states, “you gals want a ladies night, try having it in the kitchencooking for a man,” while making his first demand for women. He does notcare at all about the social lives and freedoms of women and does not wantthem to have fun. With all of these remarks about the rightful role ofwomen, usually considered to be cooking in the kitchen, Al almost holds agun to the heads of women worldwide. If his “hostages” do not do what hetells them to, he will be forced to “pull the trigger” and make their livesmiserable. If that is not sexism, then I do not know what is. And if thatsexism is found in popular culture, that is a truly scary thought for me.Women are always under the watchful eyes of men and if they try todo anything they are likely to be punished harshly. In “Women and theLabyrinth of Leadership,” written by Alice Eagly and Linda Carli, this is madevery apparent in the working world for women. The television show“Married…With Children,” starring Al Bundy and his family, generalizes thissexism against women for all parts of their life, especially in the episodenamed “No Ma’am.” Based on the comments made this one episode on thebehavior, activities, and responsibilities of women, it can truly be considereda radically sexist show. In a much broader view, this show brought thesexism in the United States to a whole new level. It makes the sexismsound funny when it truly is not something to laugh about. Accepting of thesexism makes it only spread further and deeper into daily life, and that is