Stereotypes

Age:

Breaks the stereotype of old people being weak or lazy and shows that they dont just sit around.


Still shows a slight stereotype as they are not doing anything difficult or involving.


They are also outside and wearing basic clothes, this may hint that they arent really uptodate with what people do to work out now and they dont really care about what they look like






Gender:

Shows the stereotype of a woman being weaker than a man as she is almost standing up whilst he is still sitting down. This implies she is struggling.


However, it also somewhat breaks the stereotypes as is shows that woman can still be strong and can compete with men.


Their clothes and hair styles follow the normal gender stereotypes.

Ethnicity:

Shows the typical American stereotype as the cartoon depicts a man with lots of fast food, a gun and to be very patriotic. This follows how the media sees Americans and also reflects on some of the actual problems they have, such as the gun represening how they have shooting problems.

However, the man has a trump tatoo on his arm. This is also a stereotype as not all Americans support trump and are not as patriotic or fanatical about the USA.

Sexuality:

This shows that you shouldnt judge someone on how they act or look and that different like different styles. The people who stereotypicaly look "gay" arent and the people who dont are. This helps break the way we think about gay or strait people.

However, it also aknowledges the stereotype which could be offensive to some people.

Class and status:

This image shows the common depiction of how different classes are viewed in society. This is a stereotype as it is not allways true. Not all middle / rich class people dress smartly and not all poorer people work in fast food chains. The colours used match how people view tham, the poorer man is green as people usually view tham as weaker and green is a more harmless colour, whilst the rich man is depicted as red, which is a more violent colour, this is because in media, rich people are usually the ones who are bad or use their money for the wrong reasons.