Our music video doesn't have many representations in our music video but the ones that are in there are easy to spot.
The first representation is that we have a stereotypical female that is presented as weak because she can't stop the mugger from taking her necklace. This is stereotypical because woman are portrayed as weaker than men in the media. They also, stereotypically, show more emotion than men which is portrayed when Amy is in the coffee shop and is feeling upset/distressed about the situation and what she has experienced.
In addition, there is a representation of gender which is portrayed as non-stereotypical when Ben doesn't help the girl when she is being attacked. This is non-stereotypical because normally men think they are big, strong and can take on anything but in Ben's case he just carries on getting into his car and drives off leaving the girl to get mugged. This is also non-stereotypical as men are usually seen as hero's and save the "damsel in distress".
Another representation of gender which is stereotypical and includes the white, working class, youth mugger. We said this was stereotypical of that type of person to mug a girl because they would've been brought up in a rough area and not know how to treat people correctly.
Representation of age is also shown in our music video as the mugger is young adult and therefore conforms to the stereotype that teenagers/young adults cause trouble and tend to be criminals.
Sophie, Michael
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