Stereotypes Of African Americans
Has anyone noticed the negative view of how the African American people are being portrayed in the media? It seems as if the media constantly displays African Americans in a negative light, including films, shows, and especially on social media. It seems that it is less often that African Americans are being shown from a positive standpoint. The media often portrays all black males are violent, and also African American women are misinterpreted, but also the depiction of African American people as a whole.
African American males are more often portrayed as being violent individuals. The media quickly display black men more often to get into altercations and being more violent. Of course, social media is the main culprit when events occur. Now …show more content…
In scripted shows and film, it displays African Americans as being violent, and less reconciled. It seems that more viewers engage in watching physical altercations. "Overall, media outlets created a narrative that portrayed African Americans as lazy, violent individuals who were prone to crime." (Jr) The issue with this stereotype is that crime should not be categorized by particular individuals because crime can occur in good neighborhoods, but also crime can be caused by anyone, not just African Americans. In television shows and films, the media displays the majority of African American characters of encountering poverty, which is accurate in today's society. In today's society, African Americans encounter struggle on a daily basis, due to the reason of the jobs in the industry, but a majority of the films do not display the actuality. It was found among the respondents that those who watched more television news were more likely to conclude an African American's lack of socioeconomic status as a result of lack of motivation and not from the lack of job opportunities. (Kulaszewicz) Recent studies have discovered that the common stereotypes within the media that targeted African Americans actually is inaccurate. For example, the stereotype that African Americans are the poorest in the society has proven to be inaccurate. Black families represent 59 percent of the poor portrayed in the media, according to the analysis, but account for just 27 percent of Americans in poverty. Whites families make up 17 percent of the poor depicted in news media, but make up 66 percent of the American poor, the study said.
African American males are more often portrayed as being violent individuals. The media quickly display black men more often to get into altercations and being more violent. Of course, social media is the main culprit when events occur. Now …show more content…
In scripted shows and film, it displays African Americans as being violent, and less reconciled. It seems that more viewers engage in watching physical altercations. "Overall, media outlets created a narrative that portrayed African Americans as lazy, violent individuals who were prone to crime." (Jr) The issue with this stereotype is that crime should not be categorized by particular individuals because crime can occur in good neighborhoods, but also crime can be caused by anyone, not just African Americans. In television shows and films, the media displays the majority of African American characters of encountering poverty, which is accurate in today's society. In today's society, African Americans encounter struggle on a daily basis, due to the reason of the jobs in the industry, but a majority of the films do not display the actuality. It was found among the respondents that those who watched more television news were more likely to conclude an African American's lack of socioeconomic status as a result of lack of motivation and not from the lack of job opportunities. (Kulaszewicz) Recent studies have discovered that the common stereotypes within the media that targeted African Americans actually is inaccurate. For example, the stereotype that African Americans are the poorest in the society has proven to be inaccurate. Black families represent 59 percent of the poor portrayed in the media, according to the analysis, but account for just 27 percent of Americans in poverty. Whites families make up 17 percent of the poor depicted in news media, but make up 66 percent of the American poor, the study said.