Representation

A group that I want to present within my project are gay/homosexual people. Over the years, the dispersing of awareness for gay rights and gay pride has dramatically risen. In the past, no one would ever mention gay people, and people who wanted to come out to the public wouldn't because they have a fear of unacceptance from others. On television, gay people are perceived as a different type of group within their own personalities. The personality of gay people are very feminine which makes them diverse from every other group or individual in the cast of a show or film, especially characters who aren't gay. With their costume design, they are presented as having a sense of cleanliness and organization by having a clean cut outfit on, and are very precise with their point, which makes them very outgoing and sometimes loud with what they're stating.

          In the show Modern Family, there is a gay male couple who are seen as more outgoing and overjoyed than the other characters within the show. On social media sources, like twitter and Instagram, there are various pictures of gay people being happy and taking in their pride and awareness. There are also pictures of promotion of gay awareness such as posters and people holding hand made signs saying that love is equal among everyone. They bring forth a very peaceful environment with their big pride and spirit. In both medias, gay people have a trait that represents themselves and makes them stand out from the other people.

           Because I am growing up in the century where  more people are coming out, in today's society i view this as something that is of norm. The way people and medias represent gay people do represent some gay people, but not all. I have met many different gay people with different personalities of their own. I don't think that every gay person is of the feminine side because some aren't, and it really depends on the type of person. I wouldn't retain any of the characteristics since they are very stereotypically represented, especially in media sources.