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Huck Representation
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In other products, women are often represented in more typically 'feminine' ways, and are often sexualised. That isn't the case on the Huck cover.
The lack of obvious make up, hair styling and air brushing makes her seem quite natural, and therefore makes the representation feel quite realistic.
"We live in a world where women are dominated by men. We are here to take control of our own future" this quote addresses the idea of patriarchy, and the need for women to be strong, and fight (literally and figuratively) against it.
Strapline about 'defiance' represents the magazine as being rebellious, alternative, challenging, feisty.
There is a notable intertextual reference to David Bowie which is interesting as he wasn't afraid to challenge gender norms, often wearing make up, heels etc.
There are common stereotypes of middle eastern people that in the mainstream media often perpetuate, which focus on violence, war, terror, aggression. Perhaps the main image on the front cover, and the focus on power and fighting does conform to these ethnic stereotypes whilst also challenging gender stereotypes.
bell hooks argues that mainstream media often perpetuates sexist and racist stereotypes, presenting a limited and distorted view of women. Huck represents women in an unconventional way and so goes against hooks.
In the G-Star Raw advert there is an androgynous representations of men and women. The male and female are represented in a similar way and the gesture is not 'binary' in nature.
The intertextual reference to the book 'Catcher In The Rye' represents the magazine as being controversial different, alternative, edgy and political.
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The women in the Ocalans Angels article are represented as dominant, strong, aggressive, militant. This can be seen through some of the quotes 'broke into a loud cheer after killing' which shows they are happy to kill/ cause pain.
The word 'angels' often seems feminine, but more importantly associated with being 'good' or 'pure' in some way so this may create positive representations of the fighters. However, the fact that the group is named after the male leaders last name may reflect that women aren't entirely independent and are still controlled by men.
The article mentions how the Ocalans Angels have brainwashed young women building a negative representation.
Having both positive and negative representations within the article might mean that there is no 'preferred reading' and instead readers are invited to draw their own conclusions about the story.
The article challenges stereotypes of middle eastern women being oppressive and shows them protesting for change which might challenge Gilroy's ideas.
The Teenage Utopia article could reflect negative stereotypes e.g. lazy and rude through the skating however there are positive representations of teenagers as well. The article discusses how young people are accepting, welcoming, untied and working together.
The diverse groups of people mentioned and shown challenges representations of ethnicity and age that we often see in more mainstream media products.
The article is quite reflective of current social, cultural contexts that are relevant today such as racism and islamaphobia.
The quotes from people in the article seem to suggest that adults are often the ones to blame for youth crime problems. Especially government officials
The Go Pro advert shows a more traditional representation of gender e.g. a man being big, strong and physically active doing extreme sports.
The choice of another person from a minority background adds to Huck's representation as an inclusive, cosmopolitan, global magazine. This makes Huck alternative and unconventional as mainstream media products often fail to represent a range of ethnicities.
Many mainstream media products represent gender in a binary way. Huck magazine is showing gender as 'beyond binary' so not just two opposites but as a spectrum with a range of diverse identities. This links to Guantlett's theory which explores how we have a greater variety of representations to identify with in modern media in comparison to there being very set and straightforward representations in the past.
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Jacob Tobia - image juxtaposes feminine iconography such as makeup, earrings, lace alongside more masculine attributes such as facial hair. This challenges the audiences ideas about gender. The article represents the fact that growing up with a non binary identity can be very challenging especially in terms of family and friends.
Tobia discusses the activities they complete such as painting nails, applying makeup, which might reflect Butler's theory that gender is a perfomance
Arabia Felix discusses the difficulties of being a gay drag queen in Kuwait, prehaps reflecting the cultural context of the article as their laws are quite strict and discriminatory. Huck presents Arabia Felix as being quite progressive and alternative.
Alex Felix - serious facial expression seems a little sad, thoughtful and perhaps worried, which might represent them as finding people's treatment of their gender difficult.
Overall, Huck features a very diverse and alternative representation of gender, ethnicity, age and sexuality, which all challenge mainstream ideologies.
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