Introduction In recent decades, many studies aimed at researching gender-related issues have been held. Most of them had led to the formation of gender stereotypes, which were then firmly rooted in society. The purpose of this paper is to discuss a study conducted by Hyde, which dispels these stereotypes, and analyze an episode of South Park to determine whether media form their own idea of gender differences. Summary Hyde’s study reveals the idea of the similarity between genders and disproves the theory of differences between men and women. In her article, the researcher compared the psychological characteristics of the two sexes using the statistical method of meta-analysis. Six areas, including cognitive variables and motor behavior, were analyzed, and the result of the comparison was expressed in the effect size (Hyde 581). In the majority of cases, the study showed that the psychological differences between men and women were close to zero or not pronounced. Interestingly, the magnitude of the effect in the communication reflected the predominance of women but to a small extent (Hyde 584). The superiority of men was recorded in terms of interrupting the interlocutor during a conversation. However, some significant differences were identified as well, and they were associated with motor activity and some aspects of aggression. In particular, throwing velocity in men was much greater than in women, and aggressiveness was also greater in males, but the intensity of its manifestation had reached moderate values. Thus, the results provided an opportunity to support the theory of gender similarity proposed by the researcher. Media and Gender Differences The chosen episode of South Park has been analyzed in terms of physical and verbal violence exhibited by the representatives of the two genders to either prove or invalidate Hyde’s theory. The episode called “Butterballs” centers around the idea of bullying in which both males and females participate. The number of manifestations of aggression has been calculated to find evidence whether men tend to show aggressiveness a bit more often, as claimed in Hyde’s research. In total, 20 instances of aggressive behavior have been found (“Butterballs”). In particular, males were aggressive in 60% of instances (12 out of 20) and bullied other people, and females exhibited aggression in 40% of cases (8 out of 20). On the one hand, these findings prove the gender similarities theory since the research has shown that men show physical and verbal aggression more often than women do. On the other hand, these results are not illustrative enough since, in the episode, the majority of scenes showed dialogs and interactions between males, which does not allow to obtain accurate evidence for both genders. Nevertheless, it can be assumed that media create their own idea of gender differences. In “Butterballs,” one of the persons being bullied is a girl named Lorraine. She is being bullied for her appearance, and other students call her ugly. One of the main male characters is teased and harassed because he cannot physically protect himself. By choosing these characters as subjects of bullying, the episode supports the stereotype that girls that do not look attractive enough in the eyes of their classmates and weak boys are often bullied (“But