Relationships in Sitcoms
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The sitcom Two and a Half Men featuring Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper and Jon Cryer as Alan Harper is rich in revealing how gender and relationships play out among the characters. In a season one episode viewed in rerun, "Just Like Buffalo," the sexist nature of Charlie's relationships and the more conventional nature of Alan's relationship with his ex-wife is revealed. In "Just Like Buffalo," we see Charlie's sexist views of women. Charlie is always the dominant one in his relationships, treating women as objects for his sexual gratification. The episode begins with Charlie telling Alan that he'll never settle down and "get married," because he's already got someone to "sleep" with, someone to "clean" his house, and that he doesn't ne
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