Representation task: identification of stereotypes in teen films

A stereotype is used to characterise a group of people. It creates an image of a particular group and usually is exaggerated and a distorted representation. To understand stereotype I will be looking at the movie named 'Not a teen movie' in which many stereotypes are portrayed.

The JOCK

In this movie there are many stereotypes shown for example 'The popular Jock' this is the character whom usually has cool hair, is attractive, always catching the attention of the females and normally wears a jock jacket by which he is known. 
In the USA the term jocks refers to someone who is usually good at athletics and is sporty. In this movie the jock is shown to catch the attention of the girls just as he walks by, and looks very vain.

Another teen movie that a jock is shown is 'High school music' in which the stereotype of a jock being athletic is shown, and character is also very popular.





THE NASTY CHEERLEADER
The next stereotype is the 'nasty cheerleader' this character always wears the pink or girly clothing and walks around with the pom pons which are used to wave around and usually has some sort of relationship with the popular jock, they're usually seen outside in the sport grounds and when they walk around, they're usually never alone and always have company. Sometimes wearing short clothes which is shown in this movie and has a lot of attitude. 

THE DESPERATE VIRGIN
Thirdly, the desperate virgin this is the character that always tries his best to get all the attention he wants, in the end he usually gets what he wants but during his build up he goes through a series of challenges for example usually ditching his own friends for someone that is willing to give him what he wants, attending parties where he thinks that he'll get what he wants and always attention seeking.




                          PERFECT GIRL

Next is the so called 'perfect girl' this is the girl that there is someone always after, she usually is very attractive always has her hair out, always has a nice scent which makes people want to attract to her even more, always has a girl costume on most times wearing the color pink and having long dresses sometimes skirts in which some of her cleavage is revealing, and walks around with a handbag in her arm ideally what  a perfect girl should be.


PRETTY UGLY GIRL
Lastly the pretty ugly girl, this is usually the girl who is shown to be ugly for the majority of the movie and at the final stages is decked up and shown as the most prettiest girl in the entire movie, usually gets cakked names at the beginning and at the end people are jealous of her and wish to be her.This girl usually likes the popular jock but knows she'll never get him and in the end finally does, she usually is portrayed to be a toom boy and doesn't act like an ideal girl does that wears dresses and when she finally wears one she catches the eye of not many but nearly of the males.