Media for most is a way of self expression. A way of showing our changing America and what the world looks like today. Sadly, Hollywood is not doing a very good job as showing what America truly looks like. Minority groups such as African Americans, Native Americans, Asians, and Hispanics are not represented in media and if they are shown, are portrayed in a negative way. Researchers of the University of Southern California conducted an experiment stating that of the top 100 films in 2014 73.1% of the actors and actresses were white. Out of the 100 films surveyed, only 17 of them had non white leads or co leads. Minority groups such as African Americans, Native Americans, Asians, and Hispanics are not represented in media and if they are shown, are portrayed in a negative way.
AFRICAN AMERICANS
Native American roles are not given in media and if they are, all of the roles are stereotypical. Native Americans are associated with poverty, addiction, and a lack of formal education. The American Census Bureau reports that 2.9 million people in the United States are Native American; However, the percentage of Native Americans in media ranges for 0 to 0.4 percent. Native American's have been here in America longer than anyone else. Wouldn't it make sense that they are shown in T.V and media as much as everyone else? Although Latinos make up a good portion of American people, they are not shown in media. Latinos are about 18 percent of the population. Out of 11,000 speaking characters in film surveyed, only 5.8 percent of them are Latino. The Comprehensive Annenberg Report on Diversity found that Latinos are among the least represented roles on film and Television. When Latinos are shown in media they are very often associated with a crime. From 2012 to 2013 17.7 percent of Latino film characters and 24.2 percent of Latino T.V characters were linked to a crime. PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION. Latinos are a huge part of our society and Hollywood isn’t showing what they have done to help us and why they are an essential part of our changing America. Asians are also very under represented in media, and aren’t even given roles that were obviously written for people of the Asian race in mind. One example of this is in the movie depiction of classic book Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In the movie depiction Asian character I.Y. Yunioshi is played by white …show more content…
Media is not. America is a place for opportunities, dreams, and greatness. Hard working people come to America everyday for opportunities and some have been living here their whole lives. What's wrong, is that people who came here for these opportunities and for this American dream are not getting the same opportunities as everyone else because of the color of their skin or their race. African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos do not get the same opportunities white people do in America, especially when it comes to media. People of color have been discriminated against enough in every aspect. Media should be the place where everyone can see someone who looks like them, and enjoy themselves, but sadly this is not the case. Hollywood needs to take a step back and see people for the talent they have and who they are, not just for their skin
AFRICAN AMERICANS
Native American roles are not given in media and if they are, all of the roles are stereotypical. Native Americans are associated with poverty, addiction, and a lack of formal education. The American Census Bureau reports that 2.9 million people in the United States are Native American; However, the percentage of Native Americans in media ranges for 0 to 0.4 percent. Native American's have been here in America longer than anyone else. Wouldn't it make sense that they are shown in T.V and media as much as everyone else? Although Latinos make up a good portion of American people, they are not shown in media. Latinos are about 18 percent of the population. Out of 11,000 speaking characters in film surveyed, only 5.8 percent of them are Latino. The Comprehensive Annenberg Report on Diversity found that Latinos are among the least represented roles on film and Television. When Latinos are shown in media they are very often associated with a crime. From 2012 to 2013 17.7 percent of Latino film characters and 24.2 percent of Latino T.V characters were linked to a crime. PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION. Latinos are a huge part of our society and Hollywood isn’t showing what they have done to help us and why they are an essential part of our changing America. Asians are also very under represented in media, and aren’t even given roles that were obviously written for people of the Asian race in mind. One example of this is in the movie depiction of classic book Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In the movie depiction Asian character I.Y. Yunioshi is played by white …show more content…
Media is not. America is a place for opportunities, dreams, and greatness. Hard working people come to America everyday for opportunities and some have been living here their whole lives. What's wrong, is that people who came here for these opportunities and for this American dream are not getting the same opportunities as everyone else because of the color of their skin or their race. African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos do not get the same opportunities white people do in America, especially when it comes to media. People of color have been discriminated against enough in every aspect. Media should be the place where everyone can see someone who looks like them, and enjoy themselves, but sadly this is not the case. Hollywood needs to take a step back and see people for the talent they have and who they are, not just for their skin