Joey is turning into a woman

There are so many funny messages about gender on Friends. In one episode, Joey's new roommate decorates the apartment with little objects and flowers. Chandler sees this as Joey turning into a woman. When he tells Joey that all these things are turning him into a woman, Joey is offended. He tries to get rid of all the "feminine" things so that his masculinity will not be threatened. At the same time, Chandler makes poutpouri with Monica and Ross is putting on make-up to try and distract from his bright white teeth, which are so bright because he left the whitening on too long. Chandler says, "Where are all the men??"

This sends the message that men are not supposed to be interested in things like putting cute things around the house and making flower arrangements. When Chandler tells Joey that he is turning into a woman, Joey is offended because that takes away all of his masculinity. Joey tells his roommate that all of the stuff has to go because he his a man and that kind of stuff should not be out in a man's apartment. Deep down, Joey likes all the "girly" things around the house but doesn't want to say so because that would make him less of a man. He ends up putting the stuff in his room so it won't be out in the open and no one will see that he has all this stuff.

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