Monday, 9 February 2009

The understanding of representation

REPRESENTATION:

Ethnicity------>Predominately white----> Antagonist
                    ------>Extremists
                   ------->Racism 
                  -------->Oriental-----> Bad/Knowledgable 

Gender--------> Mental illness----->Weak----->men
              ---------> Male hero
             ---------> Women---->Blonde-->virginal---->Damsel 
              --------> Women---->brunettes----->Passive---->Femme Fatale
            --------> Anti-hero

Age: ----------> Weakness---->Subverted

Disability: ------> Negative
                      --------> Clinical
                     -------> Mental illness-----> dark---->Sexual----> Mysterious

Sexuality: ---->Taboo----> Wrong
                      -----> Violence
                    -------> Family

Wealth/Class: ------>Not often an issue
                              --------> Wealth assumed 
                             ---------> Money driving force (Mac-guffin)

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