Media Evaluation question 2

1. MediaEvaluationQuestion2
Megan ispresentedasa strong,creative independentwomanasshe hasleftherbandand decided
to pursue a solocareerdespite all the hate she gotfor it,as she says inherdouble pagedspread.
“Some didsendabuse butI took itpositively”
Therefore there isapositive representationof the female gender
She iswearinga leatherjacketwhichisgenerallywornbymen;thisportraysa swapin the gender
rolesintermsof costume.She isalsofullyclothedwhichispositive asmostwomenartistswearlittle
clothingtosell recordwhereasshe isrelyingonhermusictosell records. She isof the younger
generation;musicisanindustrywhere people of all age groupscanthrive.She isn’tbeingportrayed
negativelysoshe is beinganexcellentrole modelforthe youngergenerationbecausethe image
doesn’tdepictherdoingstereotypicalactivitiesthatare associatedwiththe youngergeneration
such as committinganti-social actsandviolence,butshe iswearingaleatherjacketwhichis
synonymouswithrebellion,the youngergenerationare widelyconsideredtobe rebellious.Megan
comesfromthe workingclasssothe fact she is becomingfamousandstrivingforabetterfuture
portraysthe workingclassashungryfor successand can fulfil theirdreamseventhoughtheyare less
fortunate thanhigherclasses.
Leatherjacketwhichis
synonymouswithrebellion,
youngergenerationare
generallyportrayedas
rebellious
Megan isfrom a workingclass
background,thisisa positive
representationasitillustratesa
workingclasspersonstrivingfor
a betterfuture