Rajesh Koothrappali

THE BIG BANG THEORY REPORTING SAFE SPACE’S IN THE COMMUNITY JILLIAN PIKE CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 2. The Big bang Theory, series 1 episode 14 – The Nerdvana Annihilation 3. Literature 4. Observation of The Big Bang episode 5. Analysis of The Big Bang episode 6. Recommendations 7. Reference list INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this report is to determine whether or not the environment within an episode of the television series “The Big Bang Theory” is considered a safe space.

There has been a lot of research done on the influence media can have on society, in particular the degrading images of women that are often seen in media. Since the second wave of the women’s rights movements these images were the object of scrutiny and an easy example of how women were viewed. In modern society where women have made many strides towards equality why are there still instances in popular media were women are negatively depicted? Have women come as far as they think? The popular sitcom

their incapability to speak or even seem attractive to the female gender, their ignorance of anything that isn't math or science, their butchered, exaggerated accents. And these similarities are exactly where the problem lies. Chow is Chinese, Koothrappali is Indian, Nguyen is Vietnamese and Lee is Korean. Yet the characterization of these characters, which conveniently neglects to incorporate their completely different nationalities and their respective cultures, is exactly of the same collective

for a mother figure. These ideologies are wrong but it continues to predominate in the mass media, which wants us to believe that those who are very smart or academic are not attractive to the opposite sex. One character on The Big Bang Theory is Rajesh "Raj"

Native Americans do not experience enough social, political, and economic equality today because their stereotypes are portrayed in media, they do not have enough government representation, and they are not as well off as most Americans. Education plays a big part in how Native Americans are represented. Many schools, according to “The Coddling of the American Mind,” are overprotective of their students, thus censoring and limiting some important topics that students are required to learn. This

Hofstadter are both splendid physicists working at Caltech in Pasadena, California. They are associates, closest companions, and roommates. They are also companions with their Caltech associates mechanical designer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Rajesh Koothrappali. Although in all limits their relationship is constantly tested fundamentally by Sheldon's controlled, profoundly unpredictable, and non-traditional ways. The foursome invests their time and energy dealing with their individual work tasks, playing

The Big Bang Theory. Sheldon Cooper is a theoretical physicist at Caltech who shares an apartment with his best friend, Leonard Hofstadter. The show primarily takes place in their apartment where they are often visited by their two friends, Rajesh Koothrappali and Howard Wolowitz. All four of them often find themselves involved in funny situations, at first with just Penny, who happens to live next door to Leonard and Sheldon, but later on with other characters. Most of the television series is

Characters: Dr. Leonard Hofstadter: played by Johnny Galecki. The character also works at Cal Tech and performs research under theoretical and experimental physic. Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali: Played by Simon Helberg Howard Wolowiz: Played by Kunal Navyar Analysis: The Big Bang Theory is a sitcom about the four male characters that lack of normal social skills, but they are very intelligent. The name of the show refers to two different meanings. The first one is about the beginning of

Fighting Stereotypes of Asian Americans in the Media According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website in 2013 Asians made up for 4.8 percent of Americas population with 14.7 million individuals. That population is expected to increase to 40.6 million, or 9.2 percent of American population by the year 2050 and consist of over 30 different ethnicities. Teresa Mok of Purdue University stated in 1998 that “Despite their increasing numbers and heterogeneity, little reflection of the

In the push for quality and acceptance within the community, entertainment has began to include minorities that haven’t been portrayed in the past in an attempt to normalize them within the general population. One such minority would be those who suffer from mental disorders. While the intentions behind such films and characters is good hearted, the actual depictions themselves turn out offensive and discriminative. These depictions leave society with a skewed perceptions of mental disorders, and