Stereotypes

What are stereotypes?
A stereotype is a fixed, repeated  view of an individual, or a comunity.
Different media texts showcase different stereotypical views offten.
One example of stereotypes in media in recent years, were the London Riots.
The media viewed this as if only young people took part in the riots, however, older people were also getting involved, but it was only young people that were talked about and shown in the news.
I've recently watched a fiew videos in my media lessons which show different stereotypical views. Here's a video which I found really interesting in case of stereotypical representation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPlBqiVrTx8
This clip shows 2 builders discussing the British economy in a very informative way. The usual stereotypical views of builders is that they don't usually talk about things like the economy. However, in this case the builders are discussing the economy and working at the same time, this dissagrees with the stereotypical view. However, then the clip reverses back to the usual stereotypical view of builders when the sout towards the woman trying to park a car.
Another stereotypical view that also is viewed in a positive way, is the view of women. The usual stereotypical view is that women aren't good at driving, however, in the clip we see a woman parking her car perfectly in the parking space. This also then opposes the previously made stereotypical view of women shown in media for generations.
The point of that clip is to show that stereotypical views aren't always the right views, and that there are people which don't fit that view, and that these views can change.