Homosexuality

Question 1

Heterosexual gaze

Answer 1

Homosexuality in the media is views by a heterosexually way

Question 2

Recently…

Answer 2

Media have been somewhat kinder to homosexuals showing there relationships in a sympathetic way, however plots tend to focus on homosexuality as a problem and how they come to terms with their sexuality.

Question 3

AIDS and Watney

Answer 3

In the 1980’s media attention was on gays about aids, Watney showed how the British media stereotyped gay people as carriers of the “gay plague” the news reflected mainstream society’s fear of the gay community and the dislike. They said they only have their own “immoral and unnatural behaviour to blame”

Question 4

Dyer says..

Answer 4

That male homosexuality has been dominated by camp characters showing them effeminate with high voices in the media

Question 5

Klein (pink pound)

Answer 5

As a result of diversification of society and recognition by the media and advertisers that their is money to be made from homosexuality
I.e. lesbian sex poronography used for gratification for men.

Question 6

Gauntlett

Answer 6

Argues that homosexuality is still under represented in mainstream media, although things are changing for the better. Tolerance of homosexuality is growing in society making the population more comfortable with alternative sexual lifestyles

Question 7

Symbolic annihilation

Answer 7

Media participates in symbolic annihilation of gays and lesbians by negatively stereotyping them or not at all.