Gender stereotype is represented in the drama because the title is "our girl" which shows she is juxtaposition so she doesn't get a name. She is also in the army which is a counter stereotype because she is going against the stereotype than women shouldn't be in the army. She is a medic which is a stereotype because women tend to be medics and shows she isn't strong enough to be a normal soldier.
She gets ragged about which shows that she is a woman and they can treat them how they want and they are weak and light. She isn't allowed to ask questions which is because they believe women are less than men. One of the main Kenyan soldiers believes that white girls are vulnerable and worthy. She is referred too as a primary. The Kenyan soldiers don't know she is a soldier and this is because they presume she isn't because she is a woman.
They say that one white women is 1000 kids so it is saying she is worth 1000 kids. He uses Muslims as the terrorists which is stereotypical. But Apu is a white converted Muslim extremist which is a counter stereotype. He uses Muslims as a stereotype of being crushed when he says they are being crushed. Another way that extremist views were represented was because all of the terrorists were black and because Kenya is a black majority country, but one of the leaders is white which is a counter stereotype because it shows that not all terrorists are black and not everyone black in the country is a terrorist it is black people too.
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