How does your media product represent particular social groups
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2. My magazine has challenged most of the
stereotypes about African/Caribbean girls as it
represents them in a positive way through the
body language, facial expressions, props,
colours etc. The social group I have included are
teenagers – which is also the target audience, so
the magazine is relatable. I have included
teenagers within the magazine as the main artist
of the magazine is a teenager. The magazine is
aimed at African/Caribbean teenage females.
The female used in the magazine is smiling and
her body language is relaxed, this challenges the
stereotype that a black girls have negative
attitude. The props used help reinforce this as
she is doing her job and having fun while she is
doing it. The photo taken was a low angle long
shot as you can see the artists whole body.
3. The clothes that the artist is wearing are
appropriate for the artists age as they aren’t
revealing, however, they go against the
costumes that R&B artists usually wear. I am
challenging the costumes as they are
objective to women. The front photo is of the
young artist kneeling down in front of
speakers holding a microphone. This is a
positive image of the teenager as she is
smiling and this shows that she has a positive
attitude and that she is happy with what she is
doing in her life. The picture behind the text is
a photo of the artist to the left of the speakers
and she is facing the audience again, smiling
to show that she is happy. The fact that she is
facing the audience smiling shows that she
wants to share her happiness with her
audience.
4. The photo taken is a mid shot of the artist
and she is in front of speakers. Her head is
leaning to the left and she is grinning, this
shows that she is happy and enjoying
herself, this shows that she has a positive
attitude towards her career and she enjoys
what she does. She may be considered a
role model as she conveys a positive attitude
to life, she shows that working hard can
make you achieve highly.