The Media: Media Representations: Sexuality Flashcards
What was a moral panic surrounding gay people?
In the 80s, the media blamed gay men for the spread of aids which became known as they gay plague.
What’s a moral panic around teenagers?
They were deemed sexually promiscuous in order to gain a house.
What did Batchelor find about gay representation?
Being gay was not generally integrated into mainstream Representation. When it did appear it was seen as a target for anxiety or embarrassing, teasing and bullying.
What did Gross say about the portrayel of gay people in the media?
Symbolic annihilation, the media rarely portray gay people and if they often are very stereotypical.
What did Green say about the representation of gay people in the media?
Gay people were 5 times more likely to be portrayed negatively and gay life is more likely to appear in entertainment programs then factual ones like the news. When gay characters do appear they are usually cast in the terms of their sexual orientation rather than them just being characters who are gay.
What did Craig say about gay Representations in the media?
Homosexual characters are often portrayed as having amusing or negative characteristics. These are camp, deviant and the news and coverage of aids such as when Diana shook the hand of a patient with aids.
What does Gauntlet argue?
The way that gay people are portrayed is slowly changing. Media companies are also aware of the gay and lesbian consumer market such as the pink pound being affluent.
What does Gill argue?
To avoid offending heterosexual audiences the media portays homosexuality in a sanitized way. Homosexuals often appear stylish and attractive and lesbians rarely appear and when they do it is for the heterosexual male fantasy.
What did MccRobbie argue?
Beauty standards have gone up for men has women have become active viewers. Particularly moobs.
