Mrs.Potato Head Loses Her Dominant Lips

During the Superbowl this year I saw a commercial about Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. In the commercial Mr. Potato Head is speeding down a mountain highway and Mrs. Potato Head is in the passengers seat screaming and whining about how he needs to slow down. Then suddenly a flock of sheep appears in the middle of the road and Mr. Potato Head slams on the brakes, as he does this Mrs. Potato Head's lips fly off, still whining, and fall down the side of the mountain. Mr. Potato Head chuckles to himself and drives of leaving his wifes whining lips behind. At first I thought that this commercial depicted being feminine as being catious and responsible, and I thought that it depicted being masculine as being reckless and fearless. But after reading the Beauty and the Beast article for class my point of view changed. I found that this commercial showed the woman be dominant, but only on the surface. It still comes back to the man being in charge in the end as he leaves her lips behind. This also reminded me of the gender roles my parents play my mom always whines and corrects him, but in the end he is always right and gets his way.