Quote: "If a television network proposed a "real life" show treating poor Afrcan-Americans, Latinos, American Indians, Asians or Jews as curiosities, they, and all Americans of good will, would be justifiably outraged." (O,Brian, 2003)
Reaction: I believe this statement holds alot of truth to it. It's not the fact that mainstream media depicts certain groups of people in a less than flattering way such as the typical imagery used when describing country folk that angers me. Rather it's the medias willingness to mock one sect of society while not daring to ever mock other groups for fear of retaliation. However, one cannot place the blame squarly on the shoulders of the media because if we as a society do not make an effort to rid ourselves of this behavior then why should they.
Reference: O'Brian, J. (2003(. Tall Tales of Appalachia. The New York Times, Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/10/opinion/tall-tales-of-appalachia.html?src=pm
Related Resource: An essay from a high school student depicting bias in the media.
http://tfcus.homestead.com/Markea_Hannah.pdf
Amen! I couldn't agree with you more in stating your opinion.
ReplyDeleteI almost chose this exact same quote, for the exact same reasons you stated!!! I love how everyone always tries to be so politically correct, unbias, etc. and this quote couldn't hold anymore truth.
ReplyDeleteThis is true. It is like picking on the geeky kid in high school. That kid wont fight back, but a jock might.
ReplyDeleteDaniel, I really like this quote also! Your stands and viewpoint on this is very understandable.
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