Representation in Emmerdale

 

Women

Blonde à nervous, apprehensive, needs convincing about farm.

Boss rolling eyes at younger employee

Stinks, big earrings à gypsy stereotype and is a Geordie negative

Typical vicar look

Farmers wife, judged on your quilting

Mad mother à angry about son stealing

Hard girl as she’s been in prison

Men

In charge

Gay man à aggressive farmer, not a stereotype, sexual innuendo

 

Class

Division of class

Hierarchy

Smart looking upper class, glossy hair

Lower class, grey frizzy hair

Young people

Rebellious

Young, bit of a tart

Pretty glamorous

Young lads up to no good, you nicked anything yet

Chav à why you treating me like a kid

Negative stereotypes

Moody aggressive

Ethnicity

Asian à business man

Not in typical Asian dress

 

Northerners

Flat cap

Tweed

Tea and tea cosy

Typical rural areas

Dingles

Farming community

Practical

Cluttered and old kitchen

Lower class

Pig farmer