Monday, 25 October 2010

Shameless-Sexuality and regional stereotypes


At the start of episode one we are shown different sexualities we have 'lip' a young lad in his mid teens who is 'straight' and proud of it, telling his brother ian about his latest pull. Ian is 'gay' and ashamed of it, when confronted by his disgusted brother who has just found out he backs off too his bed and cried under the cover.

Regional identity is another stereotype used by writter Paul Abbott in this episode. In the club gobby northeners Fiona and Veronica meet slick southern boy Steve in a club and quickly end up at Fionas small flat in the middle of manchester and is soon to meet her drunken, unemployed father who is brought in by the police after a night out down the pub.

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