Not intentionally.By media I don't just mean the news. I mean the entertainment media as well such as television and movies and even commercials. Do we still see negative portrayals of black people?
I'd love to see an example that supports your vote.As stated, I have a hard time understanding how anyone could vote "no." Of course some media presentation somewhere presents a negative view of black people. If the question is, instead, whether the media predominantly portray black people negatively...I think the answer is probably complex. There are divided medias in this country. Most people seek out books, movies, articles, and stories that complement their existing biases. So there are some media that do present a negative image, and some that do not. But the ones that do have a nearly captive audience, and that's a serious problem.
Dooble said:Someone voted "Yes". I'd love to see an example.
Someone voted "Yes". I'd love to see an example.
By media I don't just mean the news. I mean the entertainment media as well such as television and movies and even commercials. Do we still see negative portrayals of black people?
The Klansman is utter trash - not a good example of normal mass media...there is also Limbaugh, Nazi hate, child porn, all sorts of filth our there.. The price we pay for our free speech.Pick up any copy of "The Klansman."
If you want a more mainstream example, most episodes of "Cops" or "The first 48" present black people doing bad things--things not typical of all black people.
earthworm said:The Klansman is utter trash - not a good example of normal mass media
Pick up any copy of "The Klansman."
If you want a more mainstream example, most episodes of "Cops" or "The first 48" present black people doing bad things--things not typical of all black people.
Generally, I do not.By media I don't just mean the news. I mean the entertainment media as well such as television and movies and even commercials. Do we still see negative portrayals of black people?
Generally, I do not.
I feel that portraying people as they are is neither negative nor positive.....if they are that way, then so be it.. This cannot be ignored..A high percentage of what I see, hear, feel, TODAY is a good example of fairness to the so-called black...Granted, it was not always this way..
I have never heard of nor seen the "Klansman"...
Now, this is our media of which I talk, but , as for the people, the American people, I know that there are many haters, many nazis, even in our Congress..It will take many years for this sickness to fade away.
Pick up any copy of "The Klansman."
If you want a more mainstream example, most episodes of "Cops" or "The first 48" present black people doing bad things--things not typical of all black people.
Pick up any copy of "The Klansman."
If you want a more mainstream example, most episodes of "Cops" or "The first 48" present black people doing bad things--things not typical of all black people.
Plus, the program is supposed to be showing real life criminal activity as it happens. It's a "What you see is what is really going on out there" scenario.Cops definitely does not show bias against black people. Whenever I've watched it I've seen a pretty equal representation of all races. I don't know what the first 48 is, though. But to say that Cops is biased against black people is just ridiculous.
By the "Klansman" I believe he must be referring to the movie The Birth of a Nation. The Klansman is the play that film was based upon. However, that movie was released in 1915, which makes it a really old example, almost a hundred years. The movie contains numerous racial stereotypes and portrays the KKK as a heroic organization that saves white women from evil black men. If any such movie were released today, there would be widespread outrage. There was even a lot of outrage back when it was released.
Sonic said:Cops definitely does not show bias against black people. Whenever I've watched it I've seen a pretty equal representation of all races. I don't know what the first 48 is, though. But to say that Cops is biased against black people is just ridiculous.
Fisher said:They show white people doing bad things that are not typical of all white people. Why would a black person have to always be placed in the light most favorable to all black people?
MaggieD said:Helloooooo. These are reality shows.
I posted these two links in response to Sonic:
Representation and Reality in the Portrayal of Blacks on Network Television News
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Part of the problem is white privilege. When a white person is depicted doing something wrong, he's thought of as a "bad white person." When a black person is depicted doing something wrong, it's thought of as being typical of black people. The classic study on this phenomenon (which is just slightly more complex than I've sketched here--though what I've said is one well-studied consequence) is Barbara Flagg's "Was Blind, But Now I See," which will be available at good libraries and bookstores.
That is certainly not my thoughts. If they are yours, seems to me you are the racist one.I posted these two links in response to Sonic:
Representation and Reality in the Portrayal of Blacks on Network Television News
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Part of the problem is white privilege. When a white person is depicted doing something wrong, he's thought of as a "bad white person." When a black person is depicted doing something wrong, it's thought of as being typical of black people. The classic study on this phenomenon (which is just slightly more complex than I've sketched here--though what I've said is one well-studied consequence) is Barbara Flagg's "Was Blind, But Now I See," which will be available at good libraries and bookstores.
Whenever I've watched it, most of the suspects or perpetrators are African American. Now, in the sense that the people filmed behaved as the film depicts, there is no bias. But the upshot is nevertheless that people seem to get the idea that African Americans behave that way, or tend to behave that way.
See, for instance:
Representation and Reality in the Portrayal of Blacks on Network Television News
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The second directly addresses "Cops."
Plus, the program is supposed to be showing real life criminal activity as it happens. It's a "What you see is what is really going on out there" scenario.
MaggieD said:By whose yardstick? Why do you make that assumption? Are you black? Are you white? How do you know what goes on in people's minds? Please 'splain to me "white privilege."
Sonic said:I'm not agreeing that there is an unfair representation of blacks. I don't know anybody who assumes that because they see blacks doing illegal things on a tv show, that every black person does so.
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