Olly Murs Stereotypes
The gender is communicated to the audience through the figure of the person in the picture. For example, the picture of Olly Murs on the cover immediately tells the audience that he is a male. Also, the fact that Olly Murs has dressed smart in the album cover represents his success which is a typical association with men. He is seen to be portraying confident facial expression and he is standing straight with his shoulders apart and chest high suggesting his gender to the audience as it is part of being masculine to be confident, strong and aggressive. On the other hand, Rihanna is seen to be naked. This is suggesting that the media is portraying a female’s gender as a sexual object as it is stereotyped that women’s role is to entertain the
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However, she is naked underneath all that making her look like a sex object. Due to the fact that her body parts are hidden by candyfloss, it shows her to be something of desire for men. This communicates gender identity because it is portrays the stereotypical idea that female are sexual objects for men. The candy floss in the album cover could portray her personality as being ‘sweet’ which is linked with female gender. On the other hand, Bruno mars is seen to be portraying the typical male gender identity. This is evident through his clothing as he is wearing a red shirt and has gold ring on his fingers both suggesting his success and wealth. The red shirt makes him stand out in the cover which could suggest his importance. This creates gender identity as the society believes that male are much more important than female. His facial expression shows that he is being serious and assertive which is a stereotypical image of a male. Also, the fact that he has his head held high suggesting his power. These factors are all typically connected with being masculine. However, the gender is being represented differently in Katy Perry’s album cover as usually a stereotypical image would consist a women to be fully dressed and in a setting of a house. This is because a stereotypical idea is that a woman should stay at home doing the house
However, she is naked underneath all that making her look like a sex object. Due to the fact that her body parts are hidden by candyfloss, it shows her to be something of desire for men. This communicates gender identity because it is portrays the stereotypical idea that female are sexual objects for men. The candy floss in the album cover could portray her personality as being ‘sweet’ which is linked with female gender. On the other hand, Bruno mars is seen to be portraying the typical male gender identity. This is evident through his clothing as he is wearing a red shirt and has gold ring on his fingers both suggesting his success and wealth. The red shirt makes him stand out in the cover which could suggest his importance. This creates gender identity as the society believes that male are much more important than female. His facial expression shows that he is being serious and assertive which is a stereotypical image of a male. Also, the fact that he has his head held high suggesting his power. These factors are all typically connected with being masculine. However, the gender is being represented differently in Katy Perry’s album cover as usually a stereotypical image would consist a women to be fully dressed and in a setting of a house. This is because a stereotypical idea is that a woman should stay at home doing the house