Blame It on Liza (The Simpsons)
Although Simpsons are infamous for being extremely stereotypical, this specific episode is widely considered to be one of the most stereotypical in the entire series thus far. In this particular episode, the Simpsons family goes out to Brazil where they encounter a number of interesting events rumored to only occur in Brazil. The depiction of the country and its locals and how they are stereotyped is the biggest advantage of choosing this show. The only con is that I fear the limit of this paper will restrict me to fully cover every aspect of the show.
Antonio Federici Ice Cream (commercial)
This advertisement is on par with The Simpsons as my top pick. This advert was highly (no exaggeration) controversial when it released in 2010 by the British ice cream manufacturer. It shows a pregnant woman dressed up as a nun holding a tub of ice cream in a church and two homosexual priests who are intimately staring at each other; one holding a spoon while the other holding the tub of ice cream. This ad was criticized on both religious and societal grounds which is helpful for my analysis. It’s not really a con but a lot of research is required for the purpose of analysis since the manufacturing company is established in a different country.
#womenshould (UN Women Ad Series)
This is my last choice for the paper. This is a series of advertisement that was started by United Nation Women under the initiative #womenshould. The ad represents women of four completely different background, race, and ethnicity. And each woman’s face is covered with a drop box that has an incomplete sentence “women should” and following the text, there are many different suggestions to complete the sentence. This artifact can be analyzed in terms of the discrimination women all over the world face based on their gender and race. Also, it reminds me a lot like the ad we went over in class with Nike and Colin Kaepernick.
Questions
How do you transition from talking about one lens to another?
How dense should be our paper in terms of lenses?