Thursday, 19 January 2017

representation of women in the media

Nora Attah: No Offence (series two)
  • Empowered 
  • Mother-caring + calm 
  • Strong 
  • Independent (doesn't rely on anyone, not her son)
  • Crime boss 
  • Stays at home a lot 
  • Known at the start as the ex wife (before the funeral)
  • Brutal (using the child to go and kill the Irish boss)
  • Can be emotionless (after the explosion at her sons funeral at the police station)
  • Fearless (asking for prized territory from the Irish boss)
  • Feared (the Irish bringing flowers to her house to keep the blame away)
  • Cared for Herbie (she's says she'd stop if he had asked her to)
  • Her right hand man is her other son (he's not trusted but she knows he is loyal)
  • lots of confidence (will talk to everyone in the same way)
  • made to entertain
  • venerable 
Channel 4 interview with Rakie Ayola
imbd

Woman heavy cast
New series directed by mostly women

Not the stereotypical woman in a tv drama




Flash cleaning product advert (one with the dog)


  • happy to clean up after the dog
  • singing about a cleaning product
  • only person in the advert 
  • proud of the result
  • stereotypical stay at home mum
  • made to get you to buy the product

Amanda waller suicide squad


  • strong
  • doesn't show much emotion
  • manipulative
  • uses people
  • relies on the group to save her
  • looked over (at the start with her idea) 
  • laughed at, at the table

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