Stereotyping Women in Britain
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/09/kate-middleton-topless-photo-scandal-prince-william
Stereotyping homework
Gypsy
the image stereotypes gypsy’s in a negative way, showing they are stupid, nothing more then fortune tellers, scruffy, ‘rip offs’
the fact that the other women in the picture has her purse on her lap can symbolize that gypsy’s are ‘money grabbing’
We see gypsy’s as travelers, live in caravans, lower class, not very popular within the population,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HAUmII_hcg
The video however is showing the gypsy’s living live the way they do. Even though we may still see them in quite a negative light, they seem to be happy within themselves and in there lives personally. Showing the amounts they tend to spend on these extravagant weddings proves a point to us that they aren’t as ‘poor’ as we think just because they live in a caravan we come to an assumption that they have little money. By watching this show we are able to understand that they are very family orientated which is quite a positive thing for them. The weddings give the girls a positive thing for them to look forward to in there lives, this therefore is then giving them something to hold onto to then stay within the culture.
The Mail online published an article in JAN 09 stating that Gypsy camps were found to have ‘frequently cause an increase in crime and mess’, suggesting that it is ‘not racist’ to suggest that this be the case. Which brings up the argument, why isn’t it racist? Why can we say such things and get away with it, but as soon as someone suggests that ‘Polish people’ come and take our jobs it is seen as a ‘Racial outburst’?
there are approximately 300,000 Gypsy/Travellers in Britain today
Critical Investigation and Linked Production (MEST 4)
Initial Ideas: 1- Advert for Qatar
2- Womens Right
3- Womens Rights within Arab culture
4- Womens Rights within Qatar
5- Human Trafficking Qatar
6- Human Trafficking Charity Qatar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-YlugUoDVE (we have been watching the movie to get a clear understanding what happens to people when they have been trafficked)
Settings: 1- Hold interviews at charity
2- Qatar Landscapes:- (Cor-niche, Museum, Pearl, Souq, Qatar Foundation, Katara, Sealine)
3- Reconstructions:- Streets/allys, rooms with minimum set so looks abandoned/empty, school staircase, hospital)
Actors:- 1- Beth/Moonira – interviewers
2- Interviewees
3- People who work within the charity
4- Reconstruction actors: Lorena, Katie, Bruna, Monserette
5- Random people on streets that we interview, questions will be asked about there views on maids within this country for example. Also asking people there opinions on human trafficking
Reality Tv Show
So you think you can dance
-dance competition in america
-institution: Fox
-Audience: teens aged 13+, possibly interested in dance,
Magazine 3 (cosmopolitan)
Audience:
– aimed at teens from ages 14+ as the colours are more vibrant and contrast each other well also the celebrity on the front relates more to the teenage world as she is a famous singer
-Emotional pleasures- the happy face and clours allow us to feel happy when looking at the front cover
Representation
Stereotyping – the classic stereotype of the perfect air brushed celebrity on the front cover
– A lot of positive stereotyping, makes us want to but the issue
Language
– The colours and fonts use relate to the target audience
– Having one big image on the page of a big celebrity icon draws the viewer in
–The colours of pinks and purple complement each other and allows the viewer to visually view things in an easy way
Magazine 2 (Hello)
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Audience
– Aimed at an older audience then OK, more women in 30s + (as it includes information about a report) – Still people interested in celebrity lives as shown on front cover
Representation – Stereotyping- contrast within the two people in the image, celebrity and her adopted child, can target people of all different classes and raises -There is only one main topic on the page so we clearly understand what this issue is all about, which will then relate to target audience
Language – Colours used, red whites and blues, can relate to the target audience as they arenot to extravagant therefore not relating to teens as much – The colours can symbolize the colours of USA, therefore the issue being about topics in America, hence the American actress on the front
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