Geek/clever
Thug/Hardman
Ladies Man/Dominant
Kind/Nice
Soaps portray many different stereotypes of men in their programmes. Soaps, such as Eastenders, usually have most types of personalitys in their actors to produce good television for their viewers. For example, Jack Branning is a very masculine man who is a former police officer and is strong, clever and good looking. This makes him very popular with women making him a stereotypical ladies man. He is fancied by many of the female actors in the programme and is often in a relationship with a stereotypical blonde, such as Ronnie mitchell. Billy Mitchell, who is the complete opposite of Jack Branning, is small, not very strong and pleasant to ladies rather than seductive. He isnt fancied by the female actors, but is a very nice, kind and generous man. Patrick Trueman is wise and old and always giving advice. He is like a father to all of the actors in that he helps and guides them to be successful. Phil Mitchell, the thug of Eastenders is also a bit of a ladies man, but shows he doesnt care whereas inside he really does. He is like an oyster in that inside he is loving and caring but puts on a thugish shell to show dominance and prevent weakness. Tamwar Masood is a young, geeky teenager who comes across and 'annoyingly clever'. he irritates others and his geekyness is not a dominant factor.
Eastenders uses all these different charecters to appeal to every male viewer and female viewers and because of all the different types of males, this produces conflict and jealously to make the programme exciting for the viewers. All soaps have 5 different male charecters who hold significant traits and values.
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