Representation task

DISABILTY
REGION
CLASS
AGE
GENDER
ETHNICITY
SEXUALTIY

Choose a group and list some off the stereotypes of that group
Gender
Men are emotionless
Men are strong and hunky
Men are good at sports
Women are house wives'

stereotypical media texts

 

Counter stereotypes






















When the new ghostbusters was released the originally roles were flipped and women played the ghost busters and the desk lady was played by a man. He was portrayed to be very clumsy, gormless and stupid, unlike how men are usually presented in films. It was the same for the women who in the original film was represented by a quite and polite desk lady however now the women were represented by a team of strong and loud team of women. It was an attempt at breaking the stereotypes however the reboot pulled some bad reviews and didn't do as well as hoped at box office potentially suggesting that swapping the gender roles doesn't work as people could struggle to connect with he characters being portrayed in such alien ways.