Blog Post #2 - Representation

In my travel magazine, I plan on representing and appealing to families and their vacations. 
Typical travel magazines include content that families of the middle class would read, 
since this tends to be their largest audience. A majority of these families go on yearly 
vacations, like my family and my peers. The middle class family is represented 
in generally the same way, like in these examples:

In the magazine, Travel + Leisure, they have an entire issue based on Family Vacations. 
Some modules are labeled “How to Plan an Amazing Trip With Your Kids,” or “I Took My 
Daughter on Her First Girls Trip.” There’s also other content that is based on a single location 
or vacation spot, but generally it’s about families. There’s also many pictures that show mothers 
and their daughters, sons and their fathers, and vice versa. These pictures form an idealistic 
dream family that isn't’ always the case. Yet, the magazine still draws in readers.

Another example of such content is, ROAM family travel, which is an online travel magazine 
whose main purpose is to assist in planning family vacations. Again, the photos place an ideal, 
probably fortunate, family exploring the world together. ROAM’s slogan is Real Families, Real 
Adventures, Real Fun, which is ironic since not all representations are real.

This representation is not necessarily a “bad” thing but it tends to generalize. No 
representation is “fair” because it always depends on the scenario. I would still retain content 
based on families and vacations, but challenge the representation by also appealing to more 
audiences and those who seek adventure in general.