Wednesday, 18 September 2013

How sexuality is represented in the media




Currently in Hollyoaks, there's are several cases of homosexuality. The first one is between George and Vincent. Vincent had to flea his country because of his sexuality(homosexual) and then came to the fictional suburb Chester to restart his life but he carried on pretending to be straight because he has been forced to believe that homosexuality wrong. On the other hand, George is also homosexual but he is proud, this is a positive representation of different sexuality. When Vincent and George meet, George tries to convince Vincent that its fine to be homosexual but Vincent isn't convinced. This is a bad representation of sexuality but not from our nation(as Vincent is an illegal immigrant). The second case of homosexuality is between Tilly and Ester, they are in a happy and stable homosexual relationship and they have been accepted into society. This is also a positive representation of homosexuality. The third one is between John - Paul and Danny who are both teachers. The family has accepted their relationship but it is inevitable that they will lose their job if the school found out about the relationship. Overall, there are more homosexual characters in Hollyoaks yet they aren't judged which is very positive. The rest of the characters are hetrosexually - just like how we see our society. Some people believe homosexuality is wrong whereas other accept it, this is mainly to do with upbringing and personal beliefs. 

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