This document discusses representations and stereotypes of Gypsy culture in media. It notes that Gypsies are often stereotyped as traveling in caravans, having traditional gender roles, getting married young, and fortune telling. The document analyzes how the TV show "My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding" both reinforces and challenges some of these stereotypes by showing lavish weddings and women working. It also discusses how Gypsy culture is traditionally portrayed and how it may influence wider society both positively through trends and negatively through associations with theft.

1. Representations in the
media!

2. Representations in the media!
• Representations in the media means how people are
shown in things like films, reality TV, magazines,
newspaper.

3. Gypsy way of life!
• Gypsies live in a caravan
• Gypsies come from all over the world, in this country
most gypsies come from Ireland.
• Gypsies tend not to mix with outside world.
• Gypsies spend their time travelling around the
country going to various places and fairs.
• The Gypsy way of life is very old fashioned.
• Gypsies usually get married at a young age (16-18).

4. How a Gypsy lifestyle is different from
ours
• A gypsy lifestyle is different from ours
because gypsies move around a lot so they
need a mobile home like a caravan.
• They also lead an old fashioned way of life as
they believe that the male role is more
important than the female role.

5. Bad
Rich
Live in caravans Old Fashioned
Go to fairs
Males go to
work
Get married
Stereotypical views of young
Good gypsies
Horses
Fortune telling
Steal
Irish Females stay at
home

6. How the stereotypes are shown.
• The stereotypes are shown in gypsies from
‘My big fat Gypsy wedding’ because of how
big and fancy their weddings are, which prove
that the gypsies are rich and also in one
episode they travel up north to the Appleby
fair, which proves that they move around
quite a bit.

7. How the stereotypes are subverted
• The stereotypes are also subverted from the
gypsies in ‘My big fat Gypsy wedding’ because
none of the gypsies stole anything, which
proves that not all gypsies steal and also in
one episode a female gypsy had a job which
subverts that the females always stay at home
and clean.

8. How Gypsies are represented!
• Gypsies are represented in the show ‘My big fat
Gypsy Wedding’ as traditional as they like a fairy-tale
wedding and they like their wedding to be big, for
instance the bride’s dress is usually quite big and
they come in a horse and carriage. They also wear
revealing clothes, jewellery and make-up which can
make them appear older than they are.

9. How gypsies may affect the society
• Gypsies may affect the society in a negative
way because people have known gypsies to
steal so people may think that it’s ok for them
to steal as well.
• Gypsies also affect society in a positive way
because they do spiritual things like fortune
telling which may make other people want to
take up fortune telling and start a new trend.