representation and contexts Flashcards
(47 cards)
historically, why has British black men been under-represented on magazine front covers?
due to systemic racism within the industry
In a 2018 study, completed by The Guardian, into glossy magazines, what was revealed?
it was revealed that of 214 covers published by the 19 bestselling glossies in 2017, only 20 featured a person of colour. That’s 9.3%, whereas 13.7% of the UK are BAME.
of all the mainstream media outlets, what has there been arguably now?
a small shift in magazine front covers representing a diverse range of people
who is the sister magazine at conde nast?
vogue
who did the sister magazine appointed and when?
editor Edward Enninful in 2017
what has the new appointed person turned magazines as?
has turned one of the nation’s most respected fashion magazines into a celebration of all beauty – not excluding blackness but championing it
what did the 2020 global anti-racism protests meant?
has meant that recently there has been a wider range of ethnicities and races on the front of British GQ
when and who coined the word ‘metrosexual’?
1994
Mark Simpson – an author and journalist
what did the person who coined ‘metrosexual’ famously quoted?
“I had seen the future of masculinity and it was moisturised”
what became more socially acceptable in the early 2000s for men?
to openly care about their looks, clothing and skincare regime
how did men’s magazine embraced their looks, clothing and skincare?
through their content and advertising
according to the magazine, what is the percentage of readers that buy what?
80% of its readers buy at least one male grooming product per month
when and who introduced the term ‘spornosexuals’?
2014
Mark Simpson
what does spornosexuals mean?
men who are extremely body focused
how is sterling on the front cover considered spornosexuals?
six-pack and muscles on show, even though he is a footballer, supports this concept.
what did sterling took on social media for in December 2018?
to highlight racism in the British press
what did sterling screen-grabbed? what does it juxtaposed?
screen-grabbed two MailOnline articles, which juxtaposed how his Manchester City teammates (Phil Foden and Tosin Adarabioyo) had been treated for buying their mums a house.
how does sterling used his platform to highlight?
to highlight this racial inequality in response to personally receiving racist abuse on the pitch from fans
why was Tottenham Hotspur supporter arrested?
for throwing a banana skin at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Motherwell’s Christian Mbulu received racial abuse
since the social media post, what has sterling become?
spokesperson for charities, activists and other social causes
what has Gary Lineker called sterling as?
perhaps the most influential player in the game” off-field
what is gq heroes?
an event aimed at “luxury business and creative minds”
where is it held annually?
Oxfordshire
what does gq heroes have a programme of and why?
programme of speakers who are shaping society and culture around us
