I will be writing about Inequality when it comes to job opportunities. I want to specifically focus on stereo types towards African Americans and Gender roles on television and in the industry. I will discuss racial politics and how division between the two has caused lack of opportunities. I will also use am article i read named
It Poussaint, Alvin “Why Tv so segregated” &
“Distribution of TV viewers for series with a predominantly black cast or black main character in the United States in 2016-2017, by ethnicity”
I will also use a clip i saw on you tube of the sequence intro to the classic TV show named a different world . In this clip it will show the different career positions and faces of blacks on television that we would rarely see portrayed. I will also talk about the limitations of gender roles in the industry and how social constructions plays a part in it.
Overall i really want to highlight the roles women play and men play on sitcoms, movies etc. One example to give an idea is that usually black men and Hispanic men who plays characters in films or shows are portrayed as a kid on the streets affiliated in gangs or a thief. As far as women they play the roles of nurses, prostitutes etc. For some reason its always a negative or stereotypical light shed upon them . Other races have attached stigmas to them as well, such as Chinese people seem to play a role of being extremely smart. I will find more examples and add them in my paper.
I’m not sure where you found that article. Can you please link it in your post and/or email it to me? Without seeing the article it’s hard for me to give you good feedback. I think the general idea is good, but I want to be sure this is the best artifact for you. Some other ideas would be to pick one show and analyze the way black women (or another group) are represented. You could use A Different World, which was one of my favorite shows growing up 🙂 Or maybe you could compare A Different World which was a late 80s/early 90s show with a show that is currently on television to see if representations have changed. Another might be looking at an all-white show like Friends as a direct copy of the predominately black Living Single and the difference in their reception – this has been discussed a lot on the internet in the last 6 months.
Hi professor ! Thanks for your feed back those are some great things to point out and helps a lot !
Also this is the link to the article iv’e read https://www.familyeducation.com/fun/media-literacy/why-tv-so-segregated