Different examples of "Representation"
Class - Newspaper
Class - Newspaper
In this article from The Guardian, Oscar Pistorius is portrayed as a wealthy well known working class member of society, of which I think is a fair representation of Mr Pistorius' social class.
Gender - Television
According to this piece by Time, Lena Dunham's HBO series 'GIRLS' is not sending the right message to its audience. Despite Bill Persky's congratulations on the young stars impressive accomplishments; being the writer, director and star of her own network television show, in the piece, he is also very quick to criticise the content of the show itself. For example he states how the four main characters of the show often settle for less instead of aspiring for more and also accept the same of those around them, the journalist is essentially calling the characters, as Brando would say; Bum's. Whilst I understand his viewpoint and agree that these four women do not represent the average mid-twenties woman, I do not that that Dunham should have to do so. As previously stated to the press, Girls is loosely based off of Dunham's own experiences and relationships. The show still manages, now going into its fourth season, to achieve great ratings, suggesting its viewers, of whom are mostly female, find connections to themselves after all.I also do not view the characters of the show to be something in which its viewers aspire to being, as Persky suggests. Instead, its characters are often subject to the consequences of their actions, an aspect of the show in which is most true to life.
Age - Film
In the 2009 film Harry Brown, the main character of the same name (played by Michael Caine) is the victim of discrimination from the rebellious youth of the film due to his age and unwillingness to bow down to their desires. All of the youth on Harry's estate are shown in a negative light, something which is not representative of the majority of teenagers. All of these young adults are viewed as bad influences on society.
Race - Television Show
Family Guy is a very popular animated television show which does not ever shy away from making fun of racial stereotypes as well as discriminatory characters. Often criticised for its portrayal of these people, Family Guy. in my opinion, uses these opportunities to raise issues regarding the subject. The Simpsons is another show that has been criticised for its very stereotypical portrayal of characters of minorities. One instance in particular is when Peter Griffin of Family Guy is shown as ignorant by assuming that black people would be offended by the use of Black by white individuals to describe them. This attempt to not hurt the feelings of your "typical angry black person" comes off as racist despite his intentions to not be.
Gender - Film
In Director Quentin Tarantino's 2003 revenge film, 'Kill Bill' (staring Uma Thurman), the main assassin character in which she plays as well as the other female characters in the film are seen as equal to the male assassins and even become triumphant over them in the end. This is something in which was previously not a conventional aspect of cinema. It was common in noir films for the females to be portrayed in progressive anti-conventional ways also. However, in 'Kill Bill' Beatrix does not use her sexual attractiveness to manipulate men in order to gain power, independence and dominance instead she receives her well deserved vengeance in the same way men do so: War.
Sexuality - Film
In the 2005 American epic romantic drama 'Brokeback Mountain', Ang Lee
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In the 2009 film Harry Brown, the main character of the same name (played by Michael Caine) is the victim of discrimination from the rebellious youth of the film due to his age and unwillingness to bow down to their desires. All of the youth on Harry's estate are shown in a negative light, something which is not representative of the majority of teenagers. All of these young adults are viewed as bad influences on society.
Race - Television Show
Family Guy is a very popular animated television show which does not ever shy away from making fun of racial stereotypes as well as discriminatory characters. Often criticised for its portrayal of these people, Family Guy. in my opinion, uses these opportunities to raise issues regarding the subject. The Simpsons is another show that has been criticised for its very stereotypical portrayal of characters of minorities. One instance in particular is when Peter Griffin of Family Guy is shown as ignorant by assuming that black people would be offended by the use of Black by white individuals to describe them. This attempt to not hurt the feelings of your "typical angry black person" comes off as racist despite his intentions to not be.
Gender - Film
In Director Quentin Tarantino's 2003 revenge film, 'Kill Bill' (staring Uma Thurman), the main assassin character in which she plays as well as the other female characters in the film are seen as equal to the male assassins and even become triumphant over them in the end. This is something in which was previously not a conventional aspect of cinema. It was common in noir films for the females to be portrayed in progressive anti-conventional ways also. However, in 'Kill Bill' Beatrix does not use her sexual attractiveness to manipulate men in order to gain power, independence and dominance instead she receives her well deserved vengeance in the same way men do so: War.
Sexuality - Film
In the 2005 American epic romantic drama 'Brokeback Mountain', Ang Lee
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- Negative or positive representation?
- What are the values of the producer of the media that underpin the television show/newspaper/film.
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