Father's Day 

Considering this past weekend was Father's Day, I thought it appropriate to write about the stereotypes of fathers in the media, what repercussions fathers day may have on kids' attitudes towards fathers, and the various other issues linked with Fathers Day. Father's Day seems like a pretty simple day in theory. It's a day  set aside to appreciate fathers and let them know how much they are loved. However, when the day actually rolls around, many factors hinder it from being that simple day. First of all, there is the obvious factor of people who's fathers are absent. This day brings more hostility, anger, nostalgia, and or fear than expected. Then there is the whole issue of gay and lesbian couples. Preceding Father's Day, the media floods us with ads and messages about the "perfect gift for the perfect dad", or "#1 Dad" which insinuate that the family has one dad, and one mom and is quite insensitive to gays/lesbians. Also, I have noticed, that because our society is one that doesn't want to insult anyone, we extend father's day to all men. For example, a church wouldn't want to be insensitive to a man who can't have children, or whose child is absent, so would give out gifts to all men on Father's day, so that they dont offend anyone. In addition, is Father's Day actually beneficial to Fathers? By this I mean, is fathers day actually celebrated to show appreciation to fathers, or is it viewed more as a day to be nice to your father, to make up for the other 364 days when you're not nice. Lastly, the media has stereotyped Father's Day, in order to make a profit off of the day. I have noticed, especially on Father's Day, that the cards produced only enhance the stereotypes. All this is just a comment on the different aspects and factors that make Father's Day more complex than it is in theory.
Here is an article on stereotyping Fathers on Father's Day with a few examples:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/15/fathers-day-cards_n_1601282.html#s=1102371