Representation of Ethnicity:

South Asian:

Lost: Jin-Soo Kwon
Are the representations stereotypical or not?
Yes.

How and why is this the case?
In this extract this representation could be considered stereotypical as it shows an American introducing beer to a Korean man, Koreans are not thought of for drinking beer and the fact it's the first time introduced to it represents their difference in culture.

East Asian:



Skins: Anwar/Anwar's Dad
Are the representations stereotypical or not?

No.

How and why is this the case?

This extract shows the opinion if a east Asian Muslim man accepting homosexuality, whereas when his son had not accepted him. It is a stereotype that Islam does not accept homosexuality unlike what's shown in this extract.

Black:

Skins: Thomas

Are the representations stereotypical or not?
Yes.

How and why is this the case?
The rap/hip-hop music genre is very African-American orientated and this clip represents that by showing the three black males performing this type of music and everybody enjoying it.

White:



Are the representations stereotypical or not?
No.

How and why is this the case?

This extract represents white males as Neo-Nazis, this could be stereotypical as Neo-Nazis do havce to be white (Aryan) however are in a very small minority so can not be considered a stereotype.