Perspectives and Stereotypes

Lesson 2

Given an exercise that involves two pictures, we were told as a group to jot down characteristics that we could find.

As a group, we tried looking at it in different perspective, trying to think out of the box based on what we were given. Apparently, both images were linked in terms of trend, being simple low key living.
Using the Diffusion of Innovation curve, made it easier to understand how the flow of ideas and trend goes down the line of people.

This gives me a wider understanding to how trend works, thus making it simpler for me to relate it to my theme. Moreover, the exercise shows how my theme can be extended and broaden through ideas and links.

We were then presented with two videos that involves stereotyping.
I think the 2nd video was the most relevant as they tried pulling people around them, away from the usual stereotype of thinking that chinese goods are always low quality by selling goods and items that are of the works of Asian designers, in Chinatown. I think it was a good experiment. Diminishing the existent stereotypes is hard to achieve, though I believe it could be slowly reduced.

Relating to my topic of comics, there has been a huge stereotype label placed on people who reads comic books. Often, they are very much referred to 'geeks' or 'nerds'. I believe that these stereotypes have to go.

Though this stereotype label has been lessening ever since the introduction of movies based on comics, for example, The Avengers or Suicide Squad. It has been a huge hit with teenagers and adults. To add on, many have started dressing up as these comic characters. And it was reported that the DC comic character of Harley Quinn from the Suicide Squad movie has made it to the highest poll of being the muse of Halloween's dress up in 2016.
With that, I think that views on comics has evolved and gained popularity through the years, making it especially a strong source of influence in fashion.