Fiona Of American Horror Story Gender Analysis

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Although female leaders certainly exist in small amounts in real life, Fiona of American Horror Story creates a bad image of female leaders. Fiona is an example of how anyone -- male or female -- of high status can display “masculine” traits. These traits include decisiveness, independence, and goal-orientation. Fiona displayed these when she held high status over Madame LaLaurie concerning Madame’s racist attitude. However, such good leadership can be forgotten through scenes such as her killing of Madison. Therefore, the show’s depictions of high status in women were displayed wrongly, as Fiona was constantly portrayed by the audience as a hateable antagonist. In order to promote a disregard for gender stereotypes, the show should have created