Gloria Stereotyping

Another misapplication of stereotyping lies within the character of Gloria, the energetic, vicious Latina wife of patriarch Jay, who is more than thirty years her senior. Gloria’s character represents a biased view of what it is to be a Latina-American. She had her first child at a very young age to an emotionally abusive father. In order to make ends meet, she worked at a beauty salon catering exclusively to Latina clientele. Until she met Jay, she struggled to get by and relied mostly on her good looks and flirty personality to advance herself within society. By marrying Jay, an older man with a successful business, she is considered by many to be a gold digger. The most hilarious part of her character is also the most insulting to Latin-Americans

the language barrier. Even though Gloria has lived in America for over a decade, she still struggles with Simple English phrases. Her thick Columbian accent and failure to understand and duplicate American colloquialisms is the main source of her character’s humor. While it signifies her cultural background, it sets her apart from the rest of her new American family and often causes them to demean or belittle her. She is often described as being uninformed and borderline stupid because of this Spanish-English language barrier, and, most unfortunately, the audience finds it hysterical.