Exam 4: Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Compare and contrast media stereotypes of African American women as Mammy, Sapphire, and Jezebel with stereotypes of both Latina women as hot-blooded, subservient, and dependent, and Asian women as dragon lady and butterfly.

What do racially-stereotyped media portrayals of people of color tend to indicate about White people?

African Americans, on average, are paid less than Whites.

Define enlightened racism and provide a concrete example. Your example may be a television show, a movie, or some other contemporary media depiction of people of color you have seen or have read.

Athletics represent one arena where Blacks and Whites are represented relatively equally in the media.

According to Monk-Turner, __________ are the most likely group to be portrayed negatively in film and television.

Define the concept of new racism. How do racial stereotypes exemplify this new racism?

Which racial/ethnic group has been largely absent from meaningful roles on prime time television?

The media often portray Arab cultures as backward, barbaric, patriarchal, and in need of Western civilization. This portrayal works to:

Describe the "sidekick" character played by Black men in American film and television. Identify and discuss a film or television show that depicts such a character. What parallel can you draw between this character and the "wise man" character played by Native American men?

When an African American male is portrayed as a thug, it is an example of what Patricia Hill Collins calls:

Portrayals of Native American men in contemporary popular culture show them as:

Most Arabs on television are portrayed as foreign, instead of Arab American.

What is one negative aspect of social media that allows people tends to perpetuate racial stereotypes?

Controlling images in the media:

In recent years, television portrayals of African Americans have improved considerably thanks to shows like Insecure and black-ish.

Describe the three stereotypical portrayals of African American women identified by Harris-Perry in her study of racial depictions in the media: Mammy, Sapphire, and Jezebel. Provide one current example, from either the readings or real life, of one of these stereotypical portrayals.

Current depictions of non-Whites in film, television, and other media show no trace of the stereotypes that existed in the early twentieth century.

When people of color are the creators of popular media, non-Whites are always depicted in less stereotypical ways.

What conflicting findings did Kopacz and Lawton find in their study of online YouTube videos?