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Lack Of Representation In The Media Essay

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In the current society that we live in, there are many things that help shape our perception of sexual identity. In the discussion with the class, there was a consensus that family, media, religion were the major influencers on how we develop our sexual identities and how we view other’s sexual identity. From childhood, most of us are shaped by the view of our parents and often follow the same principles and views at them. Though many people usually divert from this thought process, it still serves as a foundation for our future views and principles, whether we agree with our parents or not. Going through our individual groups discussions, many people in my group felt that a large part of their perception about the LGBT community came from the media and how the community was portrayed in the media. We discussed that in our childhoods we were often presented with gay characters that were often very flamboyant, feminine …show more content…

As a straight female, I did not realize how the lack of representation in media can affect people’s lives. Though I am a minority and Indian women are not the most represented group in the media, it never bothered me. Listening to my classmates talk about how the lack of representation in the media negatively affected how they perceived themselves. While I understand that lack of representation in the media is a problem it never occurred to me how deep the problem was until I listened to the experiences of my classmates. Many of the shows and movies they talked about, I was not aware even existed. Our discussion exposed me to the many struggles that people with sexual identities different to mine experiences. As we go forward in the class, I want to learn more about the struggles that people in the LGBT community face because of their sexual identity and how we can eliminate these

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