Real Wild Women/Wild Real Men

The first thought of any multimedia that involves a dominant female figure compared to a passive male figure was the show Chuck. This show consists of a nerdy Stanford dropout (was expelled for cheating), Chuck, who gets sent a super computer that gets stuck in his brain. This computer contains all of the government's secrets, so they have to protect him. They send two spies, one male and one female. The female agent, Sarah,  protects him in a way that rivals the assumption "women are generally passive and dependent" (Beedles 203).

Throughout the show, Sarah is the gun weilding, ass-kicking, protagonist of the show and Chuck is the "Damsel in distress" position, although he is a male. "The protagonist is increasingly trapped (and usually martyred) the more desperately he/she seeks emancipation" (Boozer 209). This quote sums up the first two seasons of the episode where Chuck, the protagonist, always gets into sticky situations where it is up for the spies to free him.

Obviously all shows evolve and now he has become almost as skillful a spy as the two "handlers," as they are called. He learned to become a spy through an update of the computer in his head. This teaches him fighting styles and moves seconds before any confrontation.

Another example of sexuality is that Chuck falls for Sarah in the show. Sarah falls for him, but it is not allowed by her job. Beedles explains, "members of the masculine gender 'naturally' desire members of the feminine gender" (Beedles 203). This just plays in part with how throughout the show, Chuck tries to be there for Sarah and hopefully end up in a relationship with her. He sticks with her through thick and thin and never gives up.

I believe it is actually a change of pace having a male be the one needing help from a female. It is like a reverse of the expected. It is quite genius because Chuck shows all the signs of being less masculine than Sarah. Chuck is always the romantic and the one who cares how she is feeling. Sarah is the one who shields all her emotions and protects him any way necessary. I believe it is inspiring to woman because she is the one doing all the action while Chuck is in the backgrounds, hiding for his life.

The show is still on television today and has evolved to Chuck and Sarah being a couple. The show is on every Monday at 7pm on NBC. You should watch it. It is quite comical with lots of action and romance.