Cover Work

Graham Norton, BBC1 – Schwarzenegger

Men are stereotyped as wanting to be muscular. Arnold demonstrates this with his life style as he talks about his past to the audience. He also has books which talk about body building and one specifically targeted towards men as this would also enforce that men would want strong and muscular bodies. This is a dominant view on men as they are presented as strong. A theory that supports this would be Perkins theory which could suggest that stereotypes are partly true as some men may want to obtain a strong body.

London 2012 – Bond/Queen

in the clip, James Bond is represented as a strong male which is suggested since he is escorting The Queen to the Olympics Stadium. Britain is also represented as a peaceful and patriotic place as we see flags waved in various shots. It is also represented as a good looking place as there are many wide shots that may interest tourists or those outside of Britain to visit. This is a dominant representation of Britan as we see a majority of the shots in a peaceful setting. This can also be a part of Perkins theory but can also be seen as Medhursts theory.

Some Girls Launch Trailer

This trailer presents the teenage females as more agressive which can be seen as an alternate view in comparison to what we are usually used to with women being more careful and respectful. Also, they behave differently in school in comparison to how girls would behave in school which is another subvert in the stereotype. However, it does enforce the stereotype of teenagers being aggressive and disrespectful. Perkins Theory can be linked into this as it talks about being partly true with teenagers behaviour in school.