Critical investigation - Essay plan Task 4

Essay plan:

Quote : “No one wants to see a brainiac in a bikini in reality television. In this unreal world, women aren’t just stupid — they’re also catty and bitchy.”

        Question: Why are women in reality TV shows represented negatively and what effect does it have on the audience?

Introduction: layout argument and a brief reference to what the essay will explore (200)

Topic sentence: This investigation will explore why females in reality TV shows such as Geordie shore are represented negatively and the effects of these reality TV shows  may have on the audiences and the media industry in general especially for the younger female audiences and what effects it may have on them

Quotes :.  “Women in reality TV are moulded into predetermined stock characters such as “The bitch”, “The weepers” and “The Angry black women” the strong, independent women are typically excluded.


Analysis:  The typical stereotypes of each character and what are to expect in reality TV shows. Here, we will be investigating whether the female representations within this media text (Geordie Shore) are portrayed poorly and also what the stereotypes of females in reality TV shows are and the effect it have on the audience
                    
Section 1: Genre: Reality TV defined and discussed ( e.g. duming down)  (400)

Topic sentence: Reality TV has quickly arisen to be one of the most popular genres over the last decade.’

Quotes :
- Define Reality TV - ’ It’s one of the genres of television programming that is reaction and speech unscripted
- ‘“as producers create a universe where women not only don't have real choices but don’t even want any
- ‘include stereotypes that most people would assume got left behind 35 years ago’

Section 2: Primary text -Textual Analysis) (400)

Topic sentence: MTV’s reality TV show ‘Geordie shore’ which is also known for represents females in a negative aspect.

Quotes :
- ‘partying, getting thrown out of clubs and behaving in an inappropriate behaviour for TV viewing

Theory : Female gaze (Laura Mulvey)  and Hypodermic needle theory.

Analysis: Geordie shore episode ( textual analysis)

Section 3: Historical /secondary texts - (250)
     
Topic sentence: Over the years, if we observe the structured role of women within reality TV shows we will realise that it has changed immensely but in a way also stayed similar.

Quotes :. ‘Emphasis on sexism both divides men and women and distracts them from the issue of race

Analysis:   Big brother compared to Geordie shore
Section 4:  Feminism and Reality (450)

Topic sentence: Feminism over the years has focused on representation of women on reality television. However if we look back at television back in 70’s and 80’s, we can see during that time there was an improvement in women's position during that decade.

Quotes :

- ‘ moulded into predetermined stock characters such as “The bitch”, “The weepers” and “The Angry black women” the strong, independent women are typically excluded

- “In media, male characters are defined more by what they do rather than who they are. Female characters, on the other hand, are defined more by their attributes, the most primary of which is their femininity.. This quote shows women will be negatively represented if they do not fit the agenda of the “perfect” female characters. As how over the years TV Shows now have shown this broadcasted this image of the perfect woman who is highly feminine and follows the man rules. "seventeen and teen vogue reveal that they are designed primarily to tell girls that their most important function in life is

 

- "seventeen and teen vogue reveal that they are designed primarily to tell girls that their most important function in life is to get sexually attractive'

Explanation :

Section 5: New and digital media and feminism/ reality- e.g. Twitter (400)


Section 6: Impact on audience -  audience theory/ U + G, Media effect. (300)

Topic sentence: Negative representations of women in reality TV shows have created debates on how they affect audiences.

Quotes :
- “a sexualised society puts all kids at risk
- ‘constantly reminds us the audience that we’re not good enough, we need to be fixed, and that our value lies in our youth and beauty

Conclusion: Future of reality TV/ Feminism -  Summarise argument  (200)

 Topic sentence:
It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that reality TV shows like ‘Geordie shows’ continue to represent females negatively due to society’s belief and acceptance. Also due to the
 
Estimated Total word count: 2,300