Film Representation- Easy A

Easy A is a film that follows the story of how an 18 year old girl, Olive, creates a stereotype for her self. A rumour begins to spread that she is sleeping around, when really she is just confirming that she is to give the guys at the bottom of the schools social status a new more 'manly' reputation. This lie was never to benefit her self- she only held the persona of the school slut up because it was what people wanted to believe; she fed the idea to keep others happy. This shows us that really, Olive is a countertype character. Most teenage girls would not be comfortable with having such a widespread, untrue rumour being spread about them.

As a teenage girl, I know that one of the biggest, most degrading insults a girl can take is for someone to actually think and call you a slut. Teenage girls would typically be very upset about this stereotype, as it is also such a hard one to escape. So for Olive to take this in her stride and actually continue to strengthen the rumour just proves how against the grain her character really is.