Thursday 26 November 2015

Representations of sexuality

Eastenders clips of sexuality:






These two clips are from the tv drama Eastenders and the clip shows Christian and Syed's homosexual relationship at Syed's wedding to his fiance. It shows Christian turning up to the wedding just after Syed has told her about his sexuality. The second clip shows Ben telling his dad he is gay. As soon as Ben starts talking his dad Phil gets emotional so he clearly knows what his son is about to say. Phil gets upset about his son being gay which could suggest gay isn't 'normal' or right for a young boy. This is how it is being represented throughout these two clips. It is also clearly seen as wrong when Syed's fiance says she 'feels sick' thinking about it. I think these two clips from eastenders are trying to show how homosexual people can be made to feel or treated for their sexuality. 

Pretty little liars sexuality clip:



This clip is from the american tv drama pretty little liars and this girl is called Emily Fields. Emily struggles to understand her sexuality and finds it hard to tell people or admit she is gay. She is in a lesbian relationship with a girl called Maya and they try to keep a secret until Emily finally decides to tell her parents. The clip shows her speaking to her dad about her sexuality, as soon as Emily mentions she is gay her dad instantly blames her friends or people around her and him and his wife agree it isn't normal for her. Her parents are suggesting homosexuality as being wrong or not normal however it clearly is perfectly normal. Some of these thoughts could just be due to their culture and beliefs. Overall i think this clip from pll is trying to influence more people to tell their parents as Emily felt better about herself and although her parents didn't agree with it she felt comfortable to show Maya off and not hide it anymore.


Skins sexuality clip:



These two clips are from the tv drama skins. It is representing heterosexual sexuality. There is a girl called Effy and two young lads see her for the first time. Freddie sees Effy first in the car and JJ says she has nice eyes and hair and then goes on to say 'nice breasts' this is objectifying women and showing this sexuality and these types of comments to be normal and acceptable. This is also proved when Cook says JJ's dad is mad for saying somethings are best left for the imagination. This shows Cook is only thinking about one thing when looking at Effy and that is sexually. I think these two clips are trying to show how men speaking to women like they do in this clip is wrong and unnaceeptable. Showing thi in a tv drama is a way to show people how it can make some people feel. 

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