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Simon Barlow: Simon is a teenage boy, in the clip he is talking to his mother about his birthday celebrations and the presents he has been given by her. He is being aggressive towards his mother and being unappreciative of the presents she has gotten him. The stereotype that surrounds teenagers that is used in this clip is that teenagers are rude. Here Simon shows common characteristics of the stereotype he insults his mum this reinforces the dominant stereotype that surrounds teens. He is also ungrateful or the presents he has been bought which further enforces the stereotype that teenagers are rude. In this example his rudeness is exaggerated as he is extremely impolite to his mum by insulting her, he also talks in an aggressive aggressive tone with an angry expression on his face which portrays a certain level of rude behaviour. The common stereotype that teenagers are rude has also been seen largely in the news media, news of rude children in school has been seen in newspapers such as the independent where it has been headlined that children in school are antisocial, rude and disobedient.

Leanne Barlow: Leanne is a mother of a teenage boy, in the clip she is talking to her son about his feelings and his birthday celebrations. She is being bossy and protective over her son going out with his friends on his birthday, instead of her. The stereotype that surrounds mothers that is used in this clips is that they are protective and are extremely bossy towards their children. Here Leann reinforces the stereotype by raking control over his plans and not allowing him to spend time with his friends on his birthday. She also grounds him because he does not want to be with her on his. in this example the dominant stereotype that surrounds parents is exaggerated as she does not let him do what he wishes on his birthday.