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Daffyd: Stereotypes and Irony in Little Britain

Explore the portrayal of gay stereotypes and irony in the character of Daffyd from the TV show Little Britain. This analysis questions whether the show reinforces or challenges stereotypes of gay people.

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Daffyd: Stereotypes and Irony in Little Britain

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  1. Daffyd: the only Gay in the village

  2. Stereotypes of gay peoplehttp://www.topix.com/forum/news/gay/TT3M343K8I1QTB8UU • 1. Gay men always want to be the centre of the attention.2. Gay men have oral fixation.3. Gay men roll like girls.4. Gay men are mom's boy.5. Gay men think sports are boring.6. Gay men are obsessed with fashion.7. Gay men love to dance.8. Gay men love fistining ass.9. Gay men are incompetent running machinery.10. Gay men families are the last to know.11. Gay men are clean.12. Gay men lack strong male models.13. Gay men always have a trust girl-pal by side.14. Gay men have ??? wrist.(you can help me on this one) -Limp? Many don't. Some do. • 15. Gay men are catty.16. Gay men are drama queens.17. Gay men pepper their lives with Pop culture references.18. Gay men are into water sport.19. Gay men value education.20. Gay are whinny bitches.

  3. WikiNotes about gay stereotypeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_stereotypes • In addition to being called effeminate, gay men are also identified with a lisp and/or a female-like tone and lilt. • Fashion, effeminacy and homosexuality have long been associated. A stereotype based on the visibility (within popular and consumer culture) of a reciprocal relationship between gay men and fashion; gay men who are visible in popular culture may purchase fashion as a means of expression; and gay men have high visibility within the industry creating said fashion. This has become a in recent years with the arrival of mainstream shows such as Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

  4. The character represents the typical attitudes of what people would associate ‘Camp’ Gay mean to be and act like. This is reflected through his outrageous clothing that the man wears. • A stereotype would be that ‘camp’ men always wear tight, shape- revealing clothing, thus making it obvious to the public that he is gay. • Also, ‘camp’ men are obvious to spot. • In addition, to follow the ‘camp’ mentally, Daffyd is quite loud and attention seeking- controversially the opinion that others view gay people.

  5. Theatre specifically Broadway musicals, are a component to another stereotype, the ' The stereotype generalizes that all gay men listen to show tunes and are involved with the performing arts and crafts. • This highlights the role of Daffyd conforming to invested stereotypes. This allows the audience to question whether the intention of the producers of the Little Britain Comedy was to reciprocate the general stereotypes of gay people. • Through their representation does this belittle the stereotype- making it so unrealistic- or does it enforce the believe and present this as a realistic representation ?

  6. Irony http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjUSdfKPVQk • That he overtly repeats that he is the only gay in the village, which suggests that he just want to be attention- seeking and unique to others. • So, the joke is that when ‘real’ gay people come around him he acts scared and not interested, which resonates truth within our first hypothesis about his character. • Which then makes the audience question whether is really gay or not? • Is it possible to interchangeably flit between sexuality? • Does he know he is gay but is turned off by men? – is that possible.

  7. Is homosexuality a choice? • This advert presented against homophobia within Italy has sparked much controversy between the religious figures and the government leaders. • The Slogan "Sexual orientation is not a choice", will soon go up on billboards across Tuscany as part of a drive by its regional government to curb discrimination against gays and lesbians. • The Vatican, which does not consider homosexual tendencies sinful but condemns homosexual acts, called the matter strange. • "I'm very much in favour of the advertisement because it expresses a concept that I've been convinced of for some time - that homosexuality is not a choice," said gay MP Franco Grillini. • Many would say no to this answer, thus making it more humorous – and insulting to others- that Daffyd is portrayed as a artificial gay. • "The only choice possible for a homosexual is to accept their sexuality or live unhappily."

  8. This character portrays an ambivalent role, which leaves the audience confused to how to understand the role of the character. • Are we laughing at the outrageous and dramatic attitude of a camp gay person? • Are we laughing at the isolation of his small welsh village and their very traditional way of life juxtaposed by his character? • Are we laughing at the fact that he is (questionably) confused about his sexuality? • Or are the producers and creators of little Britain and the Daffyd character, subliminally portraying a view that says gay people are confused in general?

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