Meghan Markle 2 newspapers analysis











Representation of gender:

Within the newspaper 'The Sun', the representation of gender is a rather stereotypical one which is seen through images of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

Meghan Markle is seen wearing a tight revealing dress that is exposing her cleavage, the dress and lipstick is red which may represent lust and sex.This links into Van Zoonen study on objectification in which women are usually seen and represented as objects . This is evident especially through media. Which leads onto the direct eye contact and bright smile that Meghan Markle is giving, which could be a case of the male gaze, in which she looks friendly and inviting and a person that men could look and lust over her.

The images of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry contrast one another as Prince Harry is seen looking away in which he is not seen as inviting and wearing modest clothing in which he is not objectified as and object for people to look at and lust after, but a figure to be respected and looked at as a role-model .This shows gender inequality within the media in which women are usually objectified and men are not.








Representation of ethnicity

Within the newspaper , 'The Times' the issue of ethnicity is presented.

The way in which , 'The Times' newspaper presents the issue of gender is through the main image of Meghan Markle and her mother. Meghan Markle is of mixed ethnic heritage, in which she is black and white and Meghan Markle's mother is black.

 This issue of black ethnicity/heritage is shown in a rather positive light in which they are both dressed modestly in which Meghan Markle is dressed in a long  black classy dress and her mother is wearing a long white dress with a black jacket, they both have bright smiles on their face. There is no direct eye contact in which they are not seen to be objectified and the male gaze isn't welcomed.

The headline 'Welcome to the family' , is about Meghan Markle and her mother becoming a part of the British Royal family and are being welcomed in. This could also be a metaphor for not only the Royal family expecting them in but for also the british citizens, This could be a representation of two very different ethnicities that have a lot of historical hurt coming together and being one.





Comments

  1. media7 May 2019 at 03:20

    A confident and well written response Candace in which you have discussed representations of ethnicity and of gender. Be explicit about with theory you are using- you do this in reference to Van Zoonen but not Gilroy (ethnicity / otherness). V

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