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The 2015 Hollywood Diversity Report, published by UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center, said that while minorities account for more than half of frequent US moviegoers, the representation of those minorities has dipped since 2013. The report describes that year as a “breakout year” for black films, including 12 Years a Slave and The Butler. In 2015, Straight Outta Compton made over $60m, which was $20m higher than expected. (Hollywood Diversity Report). The report says black audiences are repeatedly undervalued. What the report is proving is that the lack of diversity in the film industry is actually costing Hollywood money. The problem and solution seem almost obvious when looking at these specific examples – do not underestimate minority audiences and how much money they will collectively spend watching movies with diverse

What really is considered too white? Why doesn't tv show more of a color diversity? Should television even be used to demonstrate equality between whites and people of color? Although it may be true, there are statically more white's than black's in the U.S. ranging from 75.1% to 12.3% according to the Demographic Statistics. However as the years continue on, equality between African Americans and whites are still being battled throughout the U.S. as African Americans are still being slandered for the color of their skin. So as a fellow African American citizen myself, television wouldn't be a bad start to show how people of color and whites can actually get along on the big screen.

The world we live in today is surrounded by media. The media goes anywhere from the television set in your living room to the browser on your cellphone, and even the radio in your car. In short, we cannot escape the media since it has become a natural part of our everyday lives. This five letter word seems so insignificant, yet it is so powerful. Since we are in touch with media everywhere we go, we always seem to believe everything that is shown to us. Many things are shown in media but that does not necessarily mean that they are always true. There are times in which certain ethnic groups are falsely portrayed. An article from 1998 titled, “No Chicanos on Tv” by Cecilia Alvear, talks about the lack of diversity that one might find in the media. In this case, she mentions that Chicanos are hardly ever shown in the media and that when they are, it is not in a positive way. Alvear mentions that they are only shown when they are being arrested or when there are illegal aliens fleeing. The media as a whole is responsible for the stereotypes,discrimination, and violence minority groups may face due to their portrayal of these races.

Racism and discrimination continue to be a prevalent problem in American society. Although minorities have made significant strides toward autonomy and equality, the images in media, specifically television, continue to misrepresent and manipulate the public opinion of blacks. It is no longer a blatant practice upheld by the law and celebrated with hangings and beatings, but instead it is a subtle practice that is perceived in the entertainment and media industries. Whether it’s appearing in disparaging roles or being negatively portrayed in newscasts, blacks continue to be the victims of an industry that relies on old ideas to appeal to the majority. The viscous cycle that is the unconscious racism of the media continues to not only be

Jada Pinkett Smith, the wife of Will Smith, an actor made a video that went viral calling on other Black actors and actresses to boycott the Oscars because she believes it lacks diversity. The ‘All white Oscars nominees’ with no Black actors or actresses was seen as racial bias to some African-Americans. They believe that Black actors and actresses have made tremendous contributions to the success of the movie industry, and need to be appreciated on their works just as the white actors and actresses.

In Mallory’s essay, the articles that she found did a great job of explaining the Missouri protests in a positive manner. The article references were good examples of how a discussion about race can be done in a mutual, non-attacking manner. Because race is a sensitive topic in this society, it is also important for the media to give people the correct information about what is happening in today’s society, while being respectful and understanding of all sides of an argument. Although Mallory was able to find articles that showed how journalists were mutual, I was not able to find such articles. The ones that I found talked about what was happening in Missouri was either a burden, unnecessary, or the focus was not even on the protests, but rather the money and the politics of the whole situation. However, I do definitely do agree that Doing Race was a great article that had key points that were relevant to the discussion about the Missouri Protests.

This event highlights how minorities are mistreated because of their race, and how people of white decent have better resources. You might not think this is a great example but, this author also describes that in a job workplace “blacks were half as likely to get a call back or job offer relative to an equally

You don’t sit down and write a story and say, “I’m going to write a story that involves four black people, three Jews, and a dog,”—right? That’s not how stories get written. If you don’t understand that, you don’t understand anything about how stories get written.

I am currently at a placement site, where there is not much diversity when it comes to race. Many of my students consider themselves white or non hispanic with the exception of seven students. Out of those seven, two identify as African American, three identify as hispanic and the other two identify with two or more races. Besides race, I have diversity amongst gender, socioeconomic status, learning styles, accommodations, and modifications. My classes are comprised of more females than males who come from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Some of the students come from well off families with occupations such as pastors, educators, military personnel, business owners, and doctors while others come from farmers, grocery store workers, restaurant employees and construction workers. Though there is nothing wrong with the occupations of the parents, it is obvious that there is a difference between the

It will also show you how we have a long way to go to stop racism completely. The first article was about a Latino shooting in Los Angeles, California. A man named Oscar Ramirez, who was Latino and got shot by police. People believed that it was racially influenced, but no one said anything about it. “ There have been 23 shootings in Los Angeles and 14 of them have been Latinos”(Latino police shootings). Latinos in Los Angeles are getting mad that whenever a black person gets hurt by a cop everyone starts yelling and making a big deal, but when a Latino gets hurt no one knows or worries about it. This shows that racism has changed, but it's not where we want it to be. In the article it said that Ramirez was spotted with a knife and ran away when asked to be questioned by police so he could have been something wrong(Latino police shootings). That is what is leading people to believe he wasn't shot for no reason. The second article that I saw was about a thing that Chris Rock had said. He stated that “Racism has changed, but it isn't the blacks that have changed, it is the whites who have changed”(Chris Rock). He said that “Whites have changed their views on blacks and the blacks have been doing the same things”(Chris Rock). Whites are more accepting of colored people than they used to be. I believe that he was correct when he said this because

The two articles show discrimination in the way of anecdotes. In “FOB’s vs. Twinkies The New Discrimination is Intraracial” Grace Hsiang starts with a story of when she was in her sociology class discussing discrimination. Hsiang states “today in my sociology class the teacher asked the students to volunteer our own experiences with racism or ethnic harassment” (342). In Black Men and Public Space Stables gives the example “my first victim was a woman- white, well dressed, probably in her late twenties. I came upon her late one evening on a deserted street in Hyde Park, a relatively affluent neighborhood in an otherwise mean, impoverished section of Chicago.

You made some very valid point in your discussion. This country was founded on social and economic diversity in which it does tend to categorize everyone into a certain group to feel a sense of validation of whom they believe they are or should be. European Americans did this categorization as a means to ensure that society will embrace them as the superior race and blacks and Indians as the inferior race. This segregation of humanity was denoted as “high” and “lower” class groups that became interconnected within the social and racial institution. Additionally, these distinctions such as skin color differences in America today are thought to explain perceived differences in intellectual, physical and artistic temperaments and to justify the

During the 20th Century, it can be noted that minorities have made significant strides in securing their dreams and reaching equality in America. The advances such as the right to own land and the right to vote has defined America to be the “land of opportunity”. Despite the political advances obtained, minorities still suffer from the racist beliefs that have also been ingrained into American society. Although it has been long since these bigoted practices have been upheld by the law, it could be argued that supremacist ideologies and derogatory stereotypes are still seen in the entertainment industry. Historically, the portrayal of minorities, especially African Americans, has been less ideal.

Some may say that the portrayal of racial minorities on primetime television have remained the same for decades, and that it has a negative impact on the way we view minorities. Others may say that the portrayal of racial minorities on television has improved drastically. I believe that the representation of minorities has not improved.

Michèle Lamont used examples that are much too specific and very one sided. Her evidence consist of a white man named Tony Sansone, the US example, who claims that once the work shift ends black people will happily walk out planning to work for life while him, a white man, will stay and ask what else can be done. This is something that may exist in some work places; however, there are several flaws to this example. Such as how she wrote about Tony Sansone’s view, and none of the black workers, and the black workers for all we know could be going to another job. Lamont is taking advantage of using a one sided opinion in which may not be proven to be true. These black workers who are happy to do this work and leave early may have come earlier and did more work before Tony Sansone even came to work. Lamont also included in her example that Tony stated that the black workers are happy working as they are while Tony Sansone himself does not like the job, but how could Tony Sansone know how these men feel about their jobs. Black or white people can dislike the same things, and since he does not like his job surly others do not like the job. Tony Sansone is grouping all the black men together in his statement saying