3rd ; MAY I HAVE A BURGER AND SUM SANDWICHES??

Before you ask what's wrong with my title, have a look at this youtube video. (PS : It's a banned commercial that I enjoy laughing to.)



(Gotta thank Eddy for forcing me to watch banned commercials on youtube)

Anyway, 4th blog assignment is on Media stereotyping, and here's the question to discuss on about.


" Give a very short basic explanation of what media stereotype is? (Keep it short please!) From your personal experience, what other media stereotype (besides the example from the article) you have seen either on TV or in the movies? "

Link to the article we are to refer/read from


Er, now how do i put this in words...

Media stereotype, in my opinion, are stereotyping of people in either groups, or race, or religion, or skin/hair color, and even many more as people of certain attitude without thinking twice. Example, people who play computers = nerds, boys who play sports = jocks, mean girls who look pretty and has boys chasing their skirts = cheerleaders, etcetra etcetra. Come on, don't tell me you've never thought that way?

Well, as everyone know, one of the most popular stereotype group is of course, high school kids. (Too much High School Musical dissing eh, Charlene?)

Most students in high school are ALWAYS, ALWAYS separated into these classification. cheerleaders, goths, nerdy/outcasts, jocks. And the main character always has to be the nice, outstanding, unique character who is probably not in any labels of group.

Here's the interesting part : Most cheerleaders/mean girls/drama queens HAS to have conflict with the nice one, and the nice one will always prevail, or at least have a truce with the mean ones.

What do you see...? Cheerleaders with those b*tchy attitude, or sporty girls who look cool?

Cheerleaders must be mean, competitive, b*tchy, mean to other group of girls, especially the dorks, etc etc. I mean, come on, can't there be a like, a goth cheerleader for a change as the main character? Or maybe a totally different personality, like a girl who eats a lot but mantains her weight yet sleepy, but is a pretty cheerleader?

Goth. Oh God don't get me started on that.

Now, don't start nagging me on a vulgar photo... We're all over 18.

Goths are also stereotyped as people who are weird, likes to write emo poetries, smoke drugs and consume depression pills, and are also classified as people who cut themselves and had tried suicide at least once.

WEEEE I'M A GOTH AND I SUICIDE. HOW STEREOTYPING IS THAT?!

Also, people classify goths as outcasts sometimes, and doing small robberies from small shops. Actually, not all goth are suicidal and depressed. They're just dressing up the way they are and in the end, they're actually friendly people, like you and me.

The nerdy/dorky ones? Come ON! Always portraying them as bully tools for the cheerleaders and jocks? Not all nerdy/dorky people are fanatic, and stays in front of the computer 24-7. We FCMs do that all the time, but are we dorky? No. And most main characters start off as a nerd that is disliked by the "popular" gang, in the end prevailing as the winner.

Speaking of popular, why can't the nerds be the popular ones instead? I know nerds are popular in MMU.... Don't hit me.

Jocks are like the male version of cheerleaders. Hot, sporty, wanted by every single female living creature in the world, and of course a must -- A player. I know guys who are sporty and NOT hot. (SORRY GUYS LOL) A guy who plays sports must be a jock, what about a guy who is hot but does NOT play sports? Does it make him a jock as well?

Think about it.




PERSONAL REFLECTION ON CLASS!

Well, it was a holiday so there was no class? Well, personally I felt I've learnt more about media and how people view media, and some histories on it (HAHAH THE ALIENS-INVADE-EARTH TALK RADIO DRAMA! Can't get over that one.). Hopefully I'll get to put these knowledge to use. :)