Analysis Of Cast Of Shameless

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Shameless: U.C (Upper Class) While you are aimlessly scrolling through Netflix deciding on which TV show you are going to binge watch next, Shameless U.S and U.K will grab your interest. This popular drama demonstrates some of the real life struggles of poor families whilst making you laugh and delivering a serious message. Nothing compares to the real life examples of the lower working class of the world; how they are slaves to our economic system. The true shame lies in how the media misrepresent the working class. Kimberley Barnes reports. The door slams closed. After an unruly ten hour shift, Fiona puts on another work uniform to attend her next job. Hopefully she will earn enough for groceries next week, as she plans what shifts she has …show more content…

Cast of Shameless (L-R): Debbie, Fiona, Liam, Frank, Lip, Carl and Ian In Shameless, there are many examples of the terrible treatment of the working class. Frank Gallagher is a perfect model. His character leads the typical stereotype of a homeless, drunken criminal who abandons his family, leaving his oldest daughter to take care of them. Because of his alcohol abuse, he is a regular member of the local bar called “The Alibi”. Whenever he enters, he is met with abuse and judgement from people around him. Even the bartender Kevin does not converse with him, just pours his usual drink. In Frank’s case, he is not only judged for being poor, which is unfair. He is judged for being an alcoholic who cannot take care of his children. This is a result of stereotyping and using the negative image society has of the lower class to portray his character in a certain way. However, his kids are cursed with the family name of “Gallagher”. They are known as the broken family with a terrible father trying to fend for themselves. They are bullied and seen as lower than the rest of …show more content…

We unconsciously, but sometimes intentionally, discriminate against these people because of what they are wearing or how much money their family has. These judgements are unfairly destroying our already damaged society. How are we meant to work together and be a peaceful society if we are being fed negative and inaccurate representations, which cause us to discriminate against them? However, the representations presented in Shameless are helping this group. The TV show provides insight into the cruelty and unjust actions against the working class. Especially since this show is so popular, there has been some societal change in treating the lower class differently. I wish I could say the same with how they are represented in the majority of media. There is still a long way to reaching a place where the lower class are not misrepresented. A part of the problem is how they are portrayed in the news. Not just on TV, but articles describing the link between lower class and income and crime rates. This implies that people of the lower class are all criminals, encouraging others to immorally look down on

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