Sexuality represesntations

1. Sexuality
Representation
BY HAMZAH EHSAN

2. Sexuality Definition
A person's sexual orientation or
preference.

3. Stereotypes
Heterosexual male = Tough,
protector and leaders. They are
usually higher in society as
Strauss' idea of dominant figures
state the men who are around
their 40's who have high paying
jobs dominate in the general
public.
Heterosexual
woman= Weak,
girly, feminine,
damsel-like and
emotional.
Strauss' idea of
binary opposites
is evident as they
are typically seen
as subordinate
figures.

4. Stereotypes
Homosexual male= Camp, girly,
promiscuous, feminine looking
clothes and loud.
Homosexual female=
Butch, feminist, short
hair and hate men.

5. Examples of how homosexual
males and females are portrayed
in TV Drama:
Gay Men: Kurt Hummel
Kurt Hummel in Glee is conforms to the Stereotype of a
homo-sexual man in Glee.
This is due to his costume consisting of over-the-top,
glittery outfits, he has quite a feminine face and cares a
lot about the way his hair is styled and the products he
uses in general.
He also is very outgoing as he is an avid member in the
school's Glee club and is not afraid to express his
sexuality and is very naive when it comes to typical
male likes such as sport.
Kurt conforms to the stereotype to add drama to the
show and create situations that can be humorous (e.g.
his ignorance of American football) to make his
character more comedic as a person. However his
sexuality isn't a gimmick as he is a regular lead
character and his very manly father is supportive of his
sexuality thus he isn't just categorised by his sexuality.

6. Examples of how homosexual
males and females are portrayed
in TV Drama:
Gay Men: Thomas Barrow
Thomas Barrow in Downton Abbey does not conform
to the stereotype of a typical gay man.
This is because due to his job of being high up in the
housekeeping ranks; he wears a formal costume every
day and speaks with no exaggerated tone and makes
no reference to his sexuality of tries to show off as a
person.
He does not conform as Downton Abbey is a period
time and in the era it was set, being homosexual was
illegal. Thus Thomas defies the stereotype as he is
represented to be ashamed of his sexuality as he has to
hide it and furthermore this shows how the
stereotype/s have developed with the more welcoming
view in society.

7. Examples of how homosexual
males and females are portrayed
in TV Drama:
Lesbians: Shane Mccutcheon
Shane Mccutcheon in the US drama The L
Word conforms to the stereotype of a
homosexual woman.
This is seen in one clip as she has quite a
deep voice; her costume consists of quite
baggy male clothes (including a bowler
hat) and is seen to be uninterested with
typically girly activities such as shopping
and taking great care in materialistic
appearance.
This shows that she conforms to the
stereotype of being quite butch and
manly yet because she's in a show which
is centred on a group of lesbian/bi
people, her characteristics are most likely
present to show that there is variation in
sexuality and some people can conform
to stereotypes.

8. Examples of how homosexual
males and females are portrayed
in TV Drama:
Lesbians: Sophie Webster
Sophie Webster in Coronation Street goes against
the typical stereotype of homosexual women.
This is because she appears to be very feminine
looking with long brown hair, she wears a fair
amount of makeup and wears costumes that
consist of fashionable clothes of the latest trends.
She is considered to fit in as she has both male and
female friends and has a job at the local corner
shop and gets on with everyone in the street
without controversy.
Moreover she is a Christian meaning she defies the
stereotype that all lesbians are against religion as
she believes in faith herself.
Overall Sophie Webster represents what would
typically be a 'normal' heterosexual girl with the
only difference being her sexuality.