Sexuality and regional identity
Consider:
· Stereotypes
· Mise en scene
· Music
· Camera
Sexuality Stereotypes
Straight:
- Insensitive
- Love boobs
- Read lads magazines
- Beer
- Unhealthy
- Metrosexual = Man who takes take of his appearance
- Men becoming too sensitive
Gay:
- Camp
- Limp wrist
- Mincing walk
- Muscular
- Gay couple
- Loud
- Flamboyant
- Theatre
Lesbian:
- Short hair
- Butch
- Drink Pints
- Manly style
- Play rugby
- Like sport
- Don’t care about appearance
- Lots of piercing/tattoos
Regional Identity Stereotypes
Northerners
- Poor
- Butch
- Flat Caps
- Whippets
- Strong Accents
- Uneducated
- Heavy Drinkers
- Live in Block houses
- Tracksuits
- Slang
- Gravy
- Fighting
- Swear a lot
- Jobs = Manual Labour
- Naturally witty
- Higher crime rate
- More negative
Southerners
- Rich
- Camp/Feminine
- Better Educated
- Suits
- Country Club
- Golf
- City
- The ‘Essex’ stereotype
- Swear a lot ^
- Boats
- Gay
- Butlers/maids
- High disposable income
- More positive
Shameless:
Sexuality:
- Lip – Straight – Stereotypical teen behaviour – Smart – Sexual Encounter – Humour – bragging
- Ian – Gay – Folder of gay magazines – Kylie poster – Cry’s – More feminine – Doesn’t fit stereotype
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