Looking at stereotypes and social groups. Taken from Representation in British soaps.
(0:00 - 3:44)
In this soap extract we see three types of homosexuals. Two of which are stereotypes. First off we see a conversation between Rosie, Jason and Elieen. The couple are complaining about all the noise that Elieen is making when she tells them its so the house looks nice for Todd and his new boyfriend. During this conversation Jason calls him the 'Queen' which is a stereotype that gay people act like queens and are feminine. Rosie is being a stereotypical dumb girl and saying silly things about how freaky it would be if they crossed on the motorway when Elieen pretends to be interested and shes not. This tells us that she wants to try with Rosie but she cant wait to get them out the house to then focus on Todd and his new boyfriend coming home for the first time. We can also see that she doesn't rate Rosie as much as Jewels because when Jason questions her about it she trys to act like its not true she does care about Rosie but she already knew her. This suggests that their mum has favourites in her family and she puts some in front of others in order of importance.
The first gay man we see is Sean. He appears on screen curring a massive teddy bear, this suggests he is cute cuddly and girly. One of the main stereotypes for a gay man. However he tells the man who gets off the coach with him that its for his son almost trying to hide the fact that he is gay because he has slept with a woman. Sean is comfortable in himself that he is gay but he still wants to live the life of any other man and be happy this shows in the fact he travels to see his son.
Moving on Todd and his boyfriend turn up to the house in a flash black mini. The car looks well looked after and so this connotes that they look after their appearance. The conversation in the car consists of Jewels asking Todd if they only own the one house. This and the clothes he is wearing tells us that he has been brought up with high standards in a wealthy family. This is the other stereotype that people have for a gay man. However in between these two stereotypes is Todd. He unlike the others look like any other ordinary man, with a reasonable dress sense. This tells us as a society that we judge people too quickly and that we can be very stereotypical. Statistics show that we can only spot 1 out of 7 gay men in a crowd. Those 6 men are gay but are just like any other ordinary man however that one that may be girly override this and fit in our stereotype.
This is a very negative effect on the audience. If a homosexual was to watch this they may feel like they are being stereotyped however there are many different types of gays being shown so this can even it out. Overall a mass audience may take offence to the way they are being represented.
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/dec/11/gayrights.immigrationpolicy) 3.6 million people in the UK are homosexual and yet we still stereotype them?
Sexism in British soaps. Taken from Representation in British soaps.
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In this episode of coronation street the conflict is women and men and who has a higher importance. The daughter of the couple cant understand why her mother does everything for her father and believes he should do more for himself. This is shown by her saying the marmalade approximately 8 inches from his nose all he needs to do is stick out his hand. This is showing she believes he is lazy and its unfair that because she is the wife he can boss her around and shes okay about it.
Social groups and representation of people taken from cultural changes in soaps.
In the video link below it shows a stereotypical 'chav' having a fight. Whitney stands up for herself which shows no sign of weakness. The stereotype 'chav' stands for council house aggressive and violent.
This clip is from Eastenders. Its being represented is a negative way. Using the stereotype of a 'chav' they are showing the East end as as rough area to live in and be apart of. The stereotype of a 'chav' has been over exaggerated creating the illusion that chavs are usually violent.
Whitney the main character is shown with her hair tightly scraped back and big hoop earrings. She's wearing a demin jacket, black trousers and big boots. These are the things that people visualise when talking about the stereotype of a chav. Shes also seens taking flowers from a plant pot, the other girl takes her magazine and creates a scene out of nothing. This is also a major stereotype of a chav. As an individual it wouldn't have much of an effect on anyone however as a mass audience the overall view would be that people shouldn't be represented in this way.
Racism in soaps, Eastenders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw34Nf61oUk&feature=related
In this episode of Eastenders Fat Boy calls Ian a racist because he doesn't sell Patty's. Fat boy believes that Ian is being racist and so confronts him about it. This however isn't the case however in real life alot of this goes on. People thinking others are being racist just because they can, even today there is a lot of conflict regarding the subject of race. Since the Race Regulations Act was released in 1965 being racist is considered law braking. It was made a criminal offence in 1986.
This particular clip would not effect the individual however overall most people would agree that racism is still a major issue in today's society. I don't know if it ever will be sorted however it needs to slowly stop because its not fair what race your on you should be able to do whatever you like where ever you like. Everyone has the right to be treated equally.
It might however influence someone to behave like that and think that its acceptable to start accusing people of being racists just to get a reaction or to get something that you want.
(0:00 - 3:44)
In this soap extract we see three types of homosexuals. Two of which are stereotypes. First off we see a conversation between Rosie, Jason and Elieen. The couple are complaining about all the noise that Elieen is making when she tells them its so the house looks nice for Todd and his new boyfriend. During this conversation Jason calls him the 'Queen' which is a stereotype that gay people act like queens and are feminine. Rosie is being a stereotypical dumb girl and saying silly things about how freaky it would be if they crossed on the motorway when Elieen pretends to be interested and shes not. This tells us that she wants to try with Rosie but she cant wait to get them out the house to then focus on Todd and his new boyfriend coming home for the first time. We can also see that she doesn't rate Rosie as much as Jewels because when Jason questions her about it she trys to act like its not true she does care about Rosie but she already knew her. This suggests that their mum has favourites in her family and she puts some in front of others in order of importance.
The first gay man we see is Sean. He appears on screen curring a massive teddy bear, this suggests he is cute cuddly and girly. One of the main stereotypes for a gay man. However he tells the man who gets off the coach with him that its for his son almost trying to hide the fact that he is gay because he has slept with a woman. Sean is comfortable in himself that he is gay but he still wants to live the life of any other man and be happy this shows in the fact he travels to see his son.
Moving on Todd and his boyfriend turn up to the house in a flash black mini. The car looks well looked after and so this connotes that they look after their appearance. The conversation in the car consists of Jewels asking Todd if they only own the one house. This and the clothes he is wearing tells us that he has been brought up with high standards in a wealthy family. This is the other stereotype that people have for a gay man. However in between these two stereotypes is Todd. He unlike the others look like any other ordinary man, with a reasonable dress sense. This tells us as a society that we judge people too quickly and that we can be very stereotypical. Statistics show that we can only spot 1 out of 7 gay men in a crowd. Those 6 men are gay but are just like any other ordinary man however that one that may be girly override this and fit in our stereotype.
This is a very negative effect on the audience. If a homosexual was to watch this they may feel like they are being stereotyped however there are many different types of gays being shown so this can even it out. Overall a mass audience may take offence to the way they are being represented.
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/dec/11/gayrights.immigrationpolicy) 3.6 million people in the UK are homosexual and yet we still stereotype them?
Sexism in British soaps. Taken from Representation in British soaps.
(0:00 - 2:05)
In this episode of coronation street the conflict is women and men and who has a higher importance. The daughter of the couple cant understand why her mother does everything for her father and believes he should do more for himself. This is shown by her saying the marmalade approximately 8 inches from his nose all he needs to do is stick out his hand. This is showing she believes he is lazy and its unfair that because she is the wife he can boss her around and shes okay about it.
In the video link below it shows a stereotypical 'chav' having a fight. Whitney stands up for herself which shows no sign of weakness. The stereotype 'chav' stands for council house aggressive and violent.
This clip is from Eastenders. Its being represented is a negative way. Using the stereotype of a 'chav' they are showing the East end as as rough area to live in and be apart of. The stereotype of a 'chav' has been over exaggerated creating the illusion that chavs are usually violent.
Whitney the main character is shown with her hair tightly scraped back and big hoop earrings. She's wearing a demin jacket, black trousers and big boots. These are the things that people visualise when talking about the stereotype of a chav. Shes also seens taking flowers from a plant pot, the other girl takes her magazine and creates a scene out of nothing. This is also a major stereotype of a chav. As an individual it wouldn't have much of an effect on anyone however as a mass audience the overall view would be that people shouldn't be represented in this way.
Racism in soaps, Eastenders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw34Nf61oUk&feature=related
In this episode of Eastenders Fat Boy calls Ian a racist because he doesn't sell Patty's. Fat boy believes that Ian is being racist and so confronts him about it. This however isn't the case however in real life alot of this goes on. People thinking others are being racist just because they can, even today there is a lot of conflict regarding the subject of race. Since the Race Regulations Act was released in 1965 being racist is considered law braking. It was made a criminal offence in 1986.
This particular clip would not effect the individual however overall most people would agree that racism is still a major issue in today's society. I don't know if it ever will be sorted however it needs to slowly stop because its not fair what race your on you should be able to do whatever you like where ever you like. Everyone has the right to be treated equally.
It might however influence someone to behave like that and think that its acceptable to start accusing people of being racists just to get a reaction or to get something that you want.
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