Middle American Stereotypes Essay
The dramatic leap from friend to foe, human to demon, civilized to barbaric has created the mass hate and stereotype towards those of Middle-Eastern lineage through the media-
Reports Muanza (Gad) Tshitenga
Over the years, the media has created a negative depiction of Middle-Eastern people in society. For most of the world, the connection to Middle-Eastern culture is generated from movies, T.V., and so on…
When did we lose the will and power to evaluate others and ourselves? Since when have we allowed the media, whether in books, movies or magazines, decide what our positions should be towards other humans, especially Middle-Eastern people?
Hollywood has grown to the point that it has become the world’s greatest entertainer and the most …show more content…
Right? Well, it concerns you because society has led us to believe cultural discrimination is gone, but it still lingers in the government approved T.V. Shows and movies. Try and visualize yourself at an airport and travelling elsewhere for personal reasons, the chances of you being stopped just because of your visual appearance are unlucky whereas a man of Arabic decent who wears his traditional dress has a 60% chance of being stopped and questioned.
Godfrey Cheshire, film critic, voiced his opinion “Arab stereotype is the only vicious racial stereotype that’s not only permitted but actively endorsed by Hollywood”.
Post 9/11 T.V. Shows like“24, Homeland, and Tyrant” made an appearance. Sure, these shows create an entertaining experience, the majority of these shows just create chaos for those who are seeing the true form of what these shows are trying to portray. In this last decade, American-produced T.V. Dramas and movies have had a tendency of portraying the Middle East in disturbingly negative ways. This only helped the hate gap to extend.
The media, used to be a form of entertainment, but now a master and society the slaves. Like slaves society have fallen to the point that they cannot rely on their own conscience to come to conclusions, but most, like slaves to their master, ask what to do and what to
Reports Muanza (Gad) Tshitenga
Over the years, the media has created a negative depiction of Middle-Eastern people in society. For most of the world, the connection to Middle-Eastern culture is generated from movies, T.V., and so on…
When did we lose the will and power to evaluate others and ourselves? Since when have we allowed the media, whether in books, movies or magazines, decide what our positions should be towards other humans, especially Middle-Eastern people?
Hollywood has grown to the point that it has become the world’s greatest entertainer and the most …show more content…
Right? Well, it concerns you because society has led us to believe cultural discrimination is gone, but it still lingers in the government approved T.V. Shows and movies. Try and visualize yourself at an airport and travelling elsewhere for personal reasons, the chances of you being stopped just because of your visual appearance are unlucky whereas a man of Arabic decent who wears his traditional dress has a 60% chance of being stopped and questioned.
Godfrey Cheshire, film critic, voiced his opinion “Arab stereotype is the only vicious racial stereotype that’s not only permitted but actively endorsed by Hollywood”.
Post 9/11 T.V. Shows like“24, Homeland, and Tyrant” made an appearance. Sure, these shows create an entertaining experience, the majority of these shows just create chaos for those who are seeing the true form of what these shows are trying to portray. In this last decade, American-produced T.V. Dramas and movies have had a tendency of portraying the Middle East in disturbingly negative ways. This only helped the hate gap to extend.
The media, used to be a form of entertainment, but now a master and society the slaves. Like slaves society have fallen to the point that they cannot rely on their own conscience to come to conclusions, but most, like slaves to their master, ask what to do and what to