MLC week6

Critical thinking 1
I had read the article on media stereotype that upload at mmls. For me, media stereotype is the images are both representations and producers of the ideologies of their time, they are also factors of relations of power. That stereotypes can pretty much be considered the same everywhere: simplified, reductive generalizations of an individual or group of individuals. Stereotypes in cartoons operate in a manner different than most other forms of portrayals due to the images being exaggerated. This is the way stereotype is experienced varies within media. The animated cartoon so strongly relies on caricature and exaggeration, it has received a special amount of criticism. Results from studies by qualified scholars have shown that, in general, stereotyping of another race serves as effective vehicle for others to enhance their own self-esteem and to acquire a sense of personal power and perhaps to reinforce their own feeling of inherent superiority. The animated cartoon so strongly relies on caricature and exaggeration, it has received a special amount of criticism. Results from studies by qualified scholars have shown that, in general, stereotyping of another race serves as effective vehicle for others to enhance their own self-esteem and to acquire a sense of personal power and perhaps to reinforce their own feeling of inherent superiority.

Critical thinking 2
From my own experience, other media stereotype that I had seen either on TV or in the movie is Doremon. The stories are formulaic, usually focused on the everyday struggles of fourth grader Nobita, the protagonist of the story. When Nobita is crying about a problem, Doraemon always offers helpful advice to his problem. Doraemon produces a futuristic gadget out of his aforementioned pouch to help Nobita fix his problem, enact revenge, or flaunt to his friends. However, by the end of the story, there is usually retribution to the characters who end up misusing them, and a moral is taught.

Personal thinking
This week had no class, because of the public holiday.




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