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Originally posted by preciousjeni:
Plus, James, you are talking about the media - the number one perpetuator of false (and generally negative) images and ideas about those who are "minorities" in the United States. Think about this...who do you see most on t.v. and movies? "White" people? I should say so! But, are "White" people the world's majority? I think not!!! What does that say about the media?
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The media always has an angle, a bias. It ostensibly reflects its publics tastes and obviously in fact the ideologies of those behind it. But it seems when you talk about the media you mean the media
you see - i.e. in the USA - and not the entire world, where those who are "minorities" are a (sizeable) 'minority' in that country. There's no question which skintones you see most on TV I agree but
are separate networks like BET exacerbating the problem - we all know what a good idea 'separate but equal' wasnt? Does mainstream media provide a less balanced and societally reflective set of images because it's unfortunately believed "Oh BET (or whatever) already takes care of it?". We saw groundbreaking actors like twice Oscar winner Sidney Poitier in Hollywood mainstream films which was then almost unheard of; it paved the way for actors across the cultural-ethnic color divide. Do media outlets such as BET etc take us a step back and contribute to the 'mainstream' networks faults?