Representations in a media text: music video.

Lily Allen : Hard Out Here

In my opinion I think that this represents Females and the Age range that I am in at the minute because it covers, stereotypes and all the things that teenage females could get judged for in the modern world especially with relationships.

For example she talks about not finding her in the kitchen which is a stereotype for women to be in the kitchen however, women want to be working and doing what they want - want to be free.
The most appropriate lyric is "You're not a size six, and you're not good looking. Well, you better be rich, or real good at cooking" this covers issues that most females have experienced in their teenage years is that they feel they need to be like all of the models in the magazines and on TV and therefore they need to be skinny and good looking to 'get a man' and therefore if they aren't they need to be rich and cook for this ( which is an old opinion but still stands stereotypically.
I think that these lyrics are accurate for girls' feelings in their teenage years, that they feel they need to be thin and good looking to get what they really want.

Also in the music video she stages a plastic surgery scene while she talks about being thin, and this is what some women go through to be thin and look good, however they don't need to. The overall video is almost laughing at the fact some women do this however showing that this is what they are all thinking. She also hosts a 'typical' music video which is gold to connote riches and all of the women are in very small and tight costumes whilst dancing which shows that women are just an object to some people and this is how they show themselves as they are showing all of themselves to the world. The meaning behind this is to be happy with yourself and live for yourself and you shouldn't have to impress anyone if they think that you need to be "skinny".

I think that she represents women as she is an average sized women who has had children and a successful career, which is what we all want as she is happy with herself, and she sings about real things such as how hard it is for a women in this world as people are judging constantly about things we don't even realise.