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Melissa Mendez BLOG 2 Prompt #1 : (Gender Representation in Movies) The cultural artifact that I chose was the movie She’s the Man. The reason I chose this artifact was because this movie is known for the many stereotypes it has against boys and girls. In other words, it has an understanding from both sides and I feel like that is fair for everyone overall. This movie is one of my favorites because it holds a memory of me as a teenage girl watching and trying to understand how genders really act when they are alone in their social groups. Prompt #2: (Analyze) Authorship- When incorporating Griswold's cultural diamond the receiving audience is a teenage audience while the creator is someone who exemplifies how we are all equal. The social world of this movie can be described as a teenage/college community where it is primarily nothing but teenagers who just moving into college. The message this movie is sending is that stereotypes can be proven false by either gender