Women In The Sons Of Anarchy

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The Sons of Anarchy is a hit television show about the lives outlaw motorcycle club members. Women play a large part in this television show taking on various different roles throughout the seasons. From police sheriffs to professional escorts women are almost always on the screen. These women are without a doubt strong willed individuals, which comes with the lifestyle they are apart of. However there is something that I cannot get past while watching the show and that is the possession the members of the club have over the women. This kind of possession over women is taking society two steps in the wrong direction of where we need to be headed for total equality amongst the genders. The first two characters that I would like to shine upon …show more content…

When Gemma’s first husband died suddenly she moved onto the clubs second in command Clay Morrow who took John Tellers place as president. Gemma’s ‘”Ol lady” (theexaminer.com-bikerchicks) status is where I started to notice that the Sons of Anarchy is repressive in its depiction of women. As Clays old lady Gemma was expected to welcome all aspects of the club, good or bad into her life and fully accept this in order to be a part of this lifestyle. As stated on the Sons of Anarchy ‘Women of SamCro’ information webpage there are rules that every old lady must follow. One that especially stood out to me was the first rule “Once you become a member’s old lady, or if your man patches-in, you’re not only taking on him, but the entire club. In short, your family just got a lot bigger. You now have a permanent open door, which means any brother or sister is welcome at anytime for any reason. And always be a good hostess, be it at your home, the home of a sister, or the clubhouse.” (www.sons-of-anarchy.net). I find this rule to be especially repressive to women because they are now expected to forget any previous responsibilities in order to accommodate the clubs needs first and worry about their needs second. The second thing

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