On Tuesdays lesson we were doing some exam prep on age representation in media films and programs. WE looked at how teens and the elderly and whether or not the representations are fair/accurate.
1. Are teenagers or the elderly represented more accurately? Why do you feel this way?
Personally I feel that the elderly are represented more accurately because generally the elderly have more influence in the media such as films then young people. Although some stereotypes of old people given in the media are unfair I think that there are many unfair representations of every type of person in media and although sometimes harsh I think that elderly are represented far more accurately then teenagers shown on screen.
2. Which representation is more damaging? Although I think that most groups of people are wrongly represented, personally i think the negative representation of teenagers is the most damaging. This is because many people will then listen to the negative stigma and then will have pre conceived ideas about teens growing up in society today. Secondly, young people do not have much of a voice and so cannot defend themselves when blamed for petty crime and being "thugs".
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