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Gender in the Media After several weeks of searching for the perfect advertisement for my Gender in the Media paper, I finally came across one that served my purposes perfectly. Not surprisingly, this advertisement, depicting a woman and a man in very traditional roles, was found in a wedding magazine. More specifically, Martha Stewart Weddings. Such magazines are popular with a very specific crowd: those hoping, dreaming, wishing, and planning for their perfect wedding. Who typically does this hoping, dreaming, wishing and planning? It is, of course, the bride, typically a woman in her twenties or early thirties. These magazines prey on the dreamers, and dictate what a beautiful wedding, and therefore, a fairytale marriage, truly is made of. Most advertisements in this publication feature fabulous wedding dresses, the ultimate honeymoon locations, and stunning engagement bands. This advertisement caught my eye for an interesting reason; unlike most of the other advertisements, this one actually featured a man and a woman. A novel idea considering this far into the magazine I was beginning to question whether a man would even be involved in the wedding. It was harder than I had expected to find an advertisement that