Representation of Gender

Representation of Gender: Kermit the Frog

Kermit the Frog can be defined as male through his image. Although he has few features which enable us to distinguish between male and female, his posture in the centre picture shows him almost cross legged, but the one knee up suggests masculinity because stereotypically females would need to sit different because they wear dresses and skirts. His facial expression also goes to suggest he is male, because it is smiley, but wide and big, and generally females are supposed to have small delicate mouths. Kermit does not display any features, such as eyelashes, like Miss Piggy, which help us to believe he is male. His collar also appears almost like either a jester's costume or a shirt, both of which are associated with male rather than female.