Representation

Black Females - In this film/scene we can tell that the black females mainly are being discriminated as they are the only slaves. Just from this one scene we can tell that black females were treated extremely unfairly and they are being disrespected.


White Females - We can tell the white females are the more dominant characters in this film, as they have the power to control what they want the black females to do. 


Location - This may of been set out of town, maybe in the country side. It was set in the 1960s, when black people were racially discriminated. 




Theories Applied

In this film, white people are seen as the more dominant/powerful people. During the 1960s, black people were discriminated due to their colour and treated badly, as shown in this scene they are treated as slaves. Therefore, this links with Dyer's theory as he states that people with power stereotype those with less power and in this film, white people think they're more dominant as they have more wealth and power and stereotype black people as they have less power. This is a dominant portrayal as during the time black people were seen as inferior to white, and this is shown in this scene. In addition, as black people were seen as inferior to white people, this also links to Medhurt's theory as there's a negative representation of a minority group, this could also support Dyer's theory. 
However, in this scene you could argue the stereotype is being challenged as the daughter who was told to go around the back, completely disregarded what the white female said and came into the house anyway. However, in this scene it showed if you were black and tried to stand up for your rights you'd end up coming off worse, as shown they both got kicked out of the house. This could link to Perkins theory as a stereotype isn't shown but it was the reality of what was happening at the time. 
Furthermore, throughout this scene, white people are seen as the more dominant figures, and there's a large amount of discrimination towards black people. This shows an accurate view of what Mississippi was like in the 1960s. As well as this linking to Dyer's and Medhurt's theories. 

This could also support Perkins theory, because this film reveals the truth about what was actually happening at the time, instead of showing a stereotype.
In addition, the main character Emma Stone goes against the stereotype of black people being mistreated and instead of doing the same as everyone else, she decides to help them. This is an alternative portrayal as during this time, there wasn't a lot of white people helping the black people. 

Finally, in this film, women were expected to stay at home to be a "housewife" and men were supposed to go out and work and bring in an income. However, Emma Stone goes against this stereotype once again and decides to become a journalist whilst helping the black people. Therefore, this is an alternative portrayal as it wasn't expected of women to go out and work.

Therefore, this film/scene links with the three theories from Dyer, Medhurst and Perkins. As Dyer states that people with power stereotype those with less power. Medhurst states that stereotyping is a shorthand for identification, and Perkins suggests that stereotypes can be positive and partly true.