representation

Alvarado (1987) identified four main types

1. the humorous, providing comic relief
2. the exotic; other cultures presented as unusual and exotic in the traditions and ways of living
3. the pitied: objects of pity and vulnerability
4. the dangerous; criminal, gangster and usually coupled with a binary opposition such as the respectable white character

social, cultural and historical context

• the reporter could represent Jackson being constantly hounded by the press in general as well as with the baby situation
• they also represent a repressed community that is monitored and controlled by the press
• tiger material representing the wild animals that he kept as pets in his home.
• the music video came out in 1982