Blog #5- Representation of Teens in the Media

Name of Media Text

Gossip Girl

It represents teens as . . .

High class, private school students, socialize all the time, lives full of drama between one and other, provocative and the view of teenagers is portrayed as them acting/being much older (mature, experienced etc.) then they are

It is accurate/inaccurate because . . .

Completely inaccurate because there is only a small group of teens who probably live like this, this is an exaggerated description of a teenager, since not all go to private school and are wealthy

Symbols and signs

- Fancy appearance

- Wealthy

- New York

- Attractive

- Power (high class people)

- Older, mature

Name of Media Text

Miley Cyrus- Who owns my heart, music video

It represents teens as . . .

Very sultry and sexual, girls are provocative, seductive and promiscuous and dress very scandalous, shows young people going out and clubbing and living glamorous life styles

It is accurate/inaccurate because . . .

This is both accurate and inaccurate, it is accurate because a few teens live like this; they party and go out and dress up, but there is also a huge amount that don't live like this. The way teens are portrayed in this video is such a typical view of what others think teens are like

Symbols and signs

- Love/Lust

- Sexual tension

- Girl and guy contact/relationships

- Acting older

- Shows female desires (wealth, men, dressing up, going out)

Name of Media Text

The Cool Collection, 2007 Prom (Seventeen magazine ad)

It represents teens as . . .

It represents teen girls as people who are dependent of guys, this is shown because the girl is leaning on the guys, it also represents that teens are in relationships with the opposite sex, this ad also gives people a image of what teenage girls and guys look like. It show two good looking people, they are both American/white, the girl is very typical looking wearing pink and she had blond hair and the guy is an average looking guy

It is accurate/inaccurate because . . .

It is very inaccurate because many teenagers are not in relationships and are not dependent on guys at this age, it is also inaccurate

Symbols and signs

- Classy

- Attractive people

- Wealth

- Guy and girl attraction