Cuffs representation Exam Q1
Media Cuffs Exam Question Q1 Analyse how representation is used in the episode to create meaning for a mainstream pre watershed audience One of the characters, Jake, is represented as white homosexual male police officer we know this because in the car Jake says “I’m gay 22, dad is the superintendent and rookie police officer” this shows how in society that being gay is accepted especially when he tells this to Ryan and he shows no surprise, shows no difference in the way he treats Jake He challenges the gay stereotype by being a police officer rather than stereotypically being in the fashion industry this creates meaning for the audience by showing that we don’t have to become our stereotypes and can countertype that by doing anything they want. and this shows