* What does ‘identity’ encompass? * What is the purpose of stereotypes? * How do stereotypes promote or hinder a government’s agenda? ¤

What political issues does The Birdcage raise? * Sexual orientation * Gender stereotypes * Race * Family values * Liberal v. conservative * Class ¤

All in the Family Theme Song: Those Were the Days Boy the way Glen Miller played Songs that made the hit parade. Guys like us we had it made, Those were the days. And you knew who you were then, Girls were girls and men were men, Mister we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again. Didn’t need no welfare state. Everybody pulled his weight. Gee our old LaSalle ran great. Those were the days.

What political issues does All in the Family raise? * Gender stereotypes * Race * Family values * Liberal v. conservative * What is progress? * Welfarism * Socialism/communism * Religion * Class ¤

What political issues are raised in The Boondocks? * Equal treatment under the law and celebrities * Race * Family values * Class * Urban youth culture * Violence * What is progress? ¤

What common themes do these arts share? * Gender stereotypes * Race * Family values * Class issues ¤

How do Nietzsche’s ideas about individuals relate to these arts? * Think for yourself * Question reality * Who created that reality- a few, a tyranny of a majority? Is this really the most beneficial for society? * Question religion * Everything is moral relativism * Strive for equality * Ethics is based on courage ¤

How do Mill’s ideas relate to these arts? * Tyranny of the majority * What drives humans, which thus, inform the beliefs we hold? * Ignorance, socialization, prejudices, attitudes and emotions, self-interests, etc. * Rules of conduct * Government * Religion * Need for gender equality ¤