Ameena Haq - Question 5. How did you attract your audience?

The "weird" teenager is a role which may attract an audience because it is unique. Too often the image we see of teenage girls in the media is one of an anorexic, unhealthy, self-obsessed and unintelligent young woman. The creation of my charachter is a way of smashing my heel into this stereotype of teenagers, and creating a wider and more diverse record of the teenage experience. The role I created brought together various aspects of youth culture, and I aimed to present an image which could appeal to all teenagers and show that for all our cliques and imagined differences, we are all young adults with the same human needs.