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Modern Family was created to intentionally what the show's creators Christopher Lloyd and Stephen Levitan felt was a more accurate reflection of families. They felt that classic sitcoms showed a very narrow definition of what a family could be, i.e. the typical dynamic of a mum, dad and two children, known popularly as the family. To achieve this, they decided to focus on three family groups. These are Mitchell and Cameron, the Dunphys, and Jay Pritchett and his much younger wife, Gloria, who is an immigrant from . Mitchell and Cameron are a couple who have adopted a Vietnamese baby, and they often have to navigate the specific issues that come with raising a child as two fathers.
This episode, titled 'A Day', unsurprisingly deals with issues of discrimination and tolerance in a comedic fashion. In this episode, the various story threads explore the ideas of PTSD, women in corporate America, , and transphobia, and how the characters navigate these issues in their life.
However, despite the positive intention of the producers, Modern Family has been criticised for still portraying these minority groups in a way that reinforces , instead of being authentic. Additionally, some critics have noted that while show creators Lloyd and Levitan have broadened the scope of sitcom representation, they have overlooked the issue of social class, as all three main families range from comfortably middle class up to very and there are no major working-class characters to represent this segment of American society.