How does your media product represent particular social

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

OCR Media Final Task Question 2

By Hannah Nelum Perera

Representations of Asians

• The dominant representations of Asians in the media are; – Studious,

intelligent– Industrious/

shopkeepers– Terrorists/

religious extremists

– Comedy caricature

– Exotic other.

My media product’s representations• My magazine develops and

conforms to the typical Asian stereotype of ‘The exotic other’. However I also challenge this stereotype as I ensured that my model did not have contacts that give a less westernised perspective.

• I wanted to conform to the stereotypical way of representing Asian women as a bejewelled sari wearer. My model was placed in traditional dress.

Representation of Women

• The dominant representations of women in the media are:

– Highly sexualised– Lips parted– Image conscious– Provocative poses– Feminine– Madonna and

whore binary oppositions.

•Here my model is represented as challenging the stereotypes of women being highly sexualised as she is dressed in modest clothing, she is not showing a lot

of skin and she does not have an excess of make-up on. She is However showing more skin than permitted in some Asian countries which gives it a

more relaxed, Western feel.

My media products representations of Women

Representation of Asian women

• The dominant representation for Asian women in the media are:– Housewife/homemaker– Submissive– Well covered and

proper • Bollywood actress binary

opposite:–Exotic–sexualised –westernised

– Young virginal.

My media products representations of Asian Women

• My cover star can been seen to have challenging the stereotype of Asian women being housewives as my main featured artist is a young breakthrough artist and is focusing on her career.

• However I could be seen to support the sterotype that some Asians have that fair skin and blue eyes are seen as more attractive for women.

• I am also subverting the sterotype of the normal bollywood actress as my model is non sexualised and is well covered.