In one of the first shots that the audience sees, the character Jay's mum and sister are doing the food shopping. Most things to do with food are do to with cooking which is seen as a typical woman's role within the family. Also, Neil doesn't call the woman by a name, he says "All right Jay's mum" as if subliminally, her name's not really important.
When Carly stops kissing Simon and tells him they need to talk, he replies with "oh, not talking" showing the character adores the girl and doesn't want to stop - this looks at the stereotype of like 'sex-starved teenage boys' and 'drugstore Romeos'.
When Carly breaks up with him, he subverses the typical idea of a 'hard' man and cries, something which you don't really expect teenage boys to do. This shows a much more feminine side to the character.
In this quick shot, we can see that the character Will holds a pink suitcase - pink being a typically 'girly' colour. This subverses the stereotype held against many young men/boys.
The girls in this clip and also throughout the film are considered more to be objects than anything else. Most of them dress provocatively, which you'd actually expect in this sort of film - one where boys are trying to score as many girls as they can.
Jay says "I better not get stuck with the fat one" showing that he only cares about the girl's looks and image rather than their personality. This is a typical stereotype that many teenage boys fall under where they're shallow when it comes to the opposite sex.
In this frame, Jay and Neil see the three girls by the pool and say "look cool" before being completely embarrassed and laughed at by the girls. This shows the males being in contorted and 'foolish' positions that are usually so reserved for females. The girls, in this scene at least, appear very dominant over the boys.
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