1. How does your media product represent particular social
groups?
2. In Raven one of the main social groups is the stereotype of
the troubled teenager. Typically, teenagers are seen as troubled,
like staying out late, going to parties with alcohol, getting
involved with activities they shouldnt sometimes even illegal
activities like theft or murder. Usually this is male orientated,
like Marty from Mean Creek. However like Nicki from The Bling Ring,
we have chosen to use a female, Raven. Nicki The Bling Ring Marty
Mean Creek Raven Raven
3. The typical bad girl image is usually leather jacket, skinny
jeans and such. We decided to follow this convention as Raven is
seen wearing exactly that. This is similar to Nicki in the Bling
Ring. This also supports the Mulveys Male Gaze theory that pretty
girls are there for the male amusement. These typical outfits could
appeal to the male eye.
4. Both Raven and Nicki get involved in activities that they
shouldnt. In The Bling Ring, Nicki is involved in partying, smoking
and thievery, as well as the use of a gun. This is similar to Raven
who is involved in parties, under aged drinking which is heard in
her conversation with Sienna. As well as the possible murder of her
friend. They both play a delinquent youth as categorised in Brakes
comparative youth theory. However, Brakes theory states they are
usually male, like Marty (who gets involved with murder and
smoking), in comparison to the females we used to show this
theory.
5. In my opinion, Raven follows many negative stereotypes. She
follows the typical troubled delinquent teenager stereotype as she
gets mixed in with things she shouldn't really get involved in.
However, you wouldnt use this type of character as the protagonist,
as we have. We feel like following stereotypes will make the
character relatable but having her as the protagonist rather than
the antagonist would be a unique twist.
