Genderlict Styles

An example of Genderlict Styles is a Saturday Night Live skit in which Will Ferrell, Ana Gastyer and Sarah Michelle Geller are sitting at their table eating dinner and they have a series of conversations that display their varying styles. This is very evident when Will is telling a story and Ana interrupts with feedback, she is trying to add to the story and show that she is listening but he shouts “Can I finish one damn story.” This shows that he would have stayed quiet and waited for her to finish the story before giving feedback. Throughout the scene the family starts yelling at each other and Will usually ends the fight with a statement to show his power and status, he says things like “I am a division manager in charge of 29 people” or most notably “I drive a Dodge Stratus.” He says this with pride as if driving a Dodge Stratus will show is authority over his wife and daughter because his car is nicer than theirs.