Our short film depicts a stereotypical representation of a British teenage male who is academically successful and intelligent. The typical derogatory word for this persona may be: ‘geek’ or ‘nerd’. We have represented this character, Brian, comically by dressing him in clothing that provokes a humorous response. As well as this we have forced him to portray entertaining mannerisms which again provoke a positive response from the audience. Brian is an ambitious person who doesn't have much luck with friends, this may be considered a negative representation because it suggests that this social group is not liked by others and may be seen as discriminative.
We have also represented another type of social group: bullies. This is shown through our character, Mario. Mario’s costume consists of trainers, baggy clothes and a hat. This is a stereotypical representation of a bully- I believe it is difficult to judge whether or not this is a positive or negative representation because a bully is a negative character anyway; therefore some may say it is positive because it shows that a bully is not a nice person, but it may be negative because it suggests that everyone who wears this costume is a bully.
Define 'Geek' : (courtesy of Wikipedia) "The word geek is a slang term, with different meanings ranging from "a computer expert or enthusiast" to "a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts", with a general pejorative meaning of "a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp[ecially] one who is perceived to be overly intellectual"
"Bullying is a form of abuse. It involves repeated acts over time attempting to create or enforce one person's (or group's) power over another person (or group) , thus an "imbalance of power" - Wikipedia
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