Australian Men Stereotypes Analysis

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The stereotype of Australian men are characterised by the clothes and the image that they exhibit, such as; the things they wear, thongs, stubbies, singlets and sunglasses. The image of Australian men that has been displayed through a wide variety of texts is that they are tough, unpredictable, cunning and in some cases trustworthy. This stereotype has been established through a wide variety of Australian texts. In the Stereotypical view of Australian men according to the text are that they are all probably, tall, have a muscular built body, blonde hair, blue eyes, all use cursive and slang language, sunburned, probably wearing stubbies, thongs and a singlet with surfy hair. The view that is displayed throughout this text is that Men are all relaxed and live a pretty comfortable lifestyles all the time. In the movie Crocodile Dundee the stereotypical view that has been advertised is that men are unintelligent, non-trustworthy,…show more content…
This song also justifies that men are caring and loving towards their families and that they are pretty relaxed and try to get along with everyone. This stereotype has been established through a wide variety of texts throughout the song. In the novel “Deadly Unna?” the stereotypical view of the Australian male is one that most men would disagree with. Australian men are described to be; ungrateful with what they’ve got, have filthy language, be disrespectful to females, and to have limited time for their families because they enjoy being social with all of their mates. “Deadly Unna?” also represents Australian Men to love drinking alcohol like, 4 x gold, and rum. These views have been represented through many different texts during the
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