Representation is a portrayal or description of a particular group or individual is a certain way.
Stereotype is a widespread, fixed and exaggerated yet fixed pre-concieved image or idea on a particular group or individual. These views are usually generalised and distorted.
The stereotypes that I noticed in Not another Teen movie:
The pretty ugly girl
The popular jock
The nasty cheerleaderThe cocky hot guy
The sexy nymphomaniac
The token black guy
The obsessed best friends
The stupid fat guyThe desperate virgin
The overly sensitive guy
The wannabe
The perfect girl
The foreign exchange student
The beautiful weirdo
Some stereotypical characters in Not another Teen movie, 'shorthands' to identify them and examples in other films:
This character is usually good looking and has a groups of friends that also know they are good looking. They are always wearing their jock jackets and they have perfect hair. This character also usually has a girl that fancies then but they don't like.
Examples: Troy Bolton (High School Musical)
John Tucker (John Tucker Must Die)
The Nasty Cheerleader/Popular girl
This character is commonly blonde and has two sidekicks that are always on either side of the main girl. Also, they are stereotypically dressed in pick and wearing short skirts or other exposing clothes. their popularity is envied by other girls in the schools and they also think they are liked more than they really are.
Examples:
Regina George (Mean Girls)Sharpay Evans (High School Musical)
The Geek
This is the character that always has glasses and are always (unrealistically) holding books. They are badly dressed and sometimes would love to lose their virginity like the popular characters. They usually have bad hair, bad teeth and a unorthodox sense of humour.
Examples:
Chuck Sherman (American Pie)
Fogell (Superbad)
The Rebel
The rebels usually wear dull colours and do not dress the 'normal' way. They always rant about how they do not conform and how much they hate the 'normal' people in their high school. They are not very popular, they commonly only have one close friend.
Examples:
Janis Ians (Mean GIrls)
Tami (Another Cinderella Story)
The Pretty Ugly Girl
This character commonly has glasses, their hair tied up, smartly dressed and they are usually brunette. They aren't really popular until they take of their glassed, let their hair down and dress more lie the other girls, and this is when people notice them and the character begins to be well known.
Examples:
Mia Thermopolis (Princess Diaries)
Gracie Hart (Miss Congeniality)
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