The world is known to be very diverse. This diversity causes many stereotypes to happen depending whether one is white, black, asian, or many others. Today, many advertisements are being promoted by different races. “Many races, ethnicities, and cultural groups are often misrepresented in advertising through stereotypes that advertisers exploit under the pretense that they are attempting to identify with a specific audience” (www.writingcommons). When it comes to race in advertisements, what is mostly looked upon is what race the promoter is trying to sell. For example, a Chinese man may be promoting his new restaurant and invites everyone to come and try their food. Some people will think that just because he is asian that he’s only reaching out to those of the same race. This creates a compelling argument about how stereotypes get in the way and negatively impacts our society today. People view advertisements by who the target audience under what the promotor identifies as but do not really focus on what the promoter is trying to sell. In author Michael Eric Dyson’s article “Frames of Reference” he argues about how media representations can shape our identity and how we all think of others. He goes on to talk about how a young black man loots for his food after Hurricane Katrina has destroyed the surrounding while two white man and woman who were also affected finds their food. Advertisement is about promoting something or someone. It is mostly about trying to convince the intended audience to buy or purchase an item. Advertising can also be known as notice. The media is trying to make an audience notice what it wants to say. Just like in the article “Frames of Reference”, it was based off how the media was critical in framing perceptions of people. Whether or not one is black or white, creating false stories about them leads to misjudgments and racial reference. But because the
The world is known to be very diverse. This diversity causes many stereotypes to happen depending whether one is white, black, asian, or many others. Today, many advertisements are being promoted by different races. “Many races, ethnicities, and cultural groups are often misrepresented in advertising through stereotypes that advertisers exploit under the pretense that they are attempting to identify with a specific audience” (www.writingcommons). When it comes to race in advertisements, what is mostly looked upon is what race the promoter is trying to sell. For example, a Chinese man may be promoting his new restaurant and invites everyone to come and try their food. Some people will think that just because he is asian that he’s only reaching out to those of the same race. This creates a compelling argument about how stereotypes get in the way and negatively impacts our society today. People view advertisements by who the target audience under what the promotor identifies as but do not really focus on what the promoter is trying to sell. In author Michael Eric Dyson’s article “Frames of Reference” he argues about how media representations can shape our identity and how we all think of others. He goes on to talk about how a young black man loots for his food after Hurricane Katrina has destroyed the surrounding while two white man and woman who were also affected finds their food. Advertisement is about promoting something or someone. It is mostly about trying to convince the intended audience to buy or purchase an item. Advertising can also be known as notice. The media is trying to make an audience notice what it wants to say. Just like in the article “Frames of Reference”, it was based off how the media was critical in framing perceptions of people. Whether or not one is black or white, creating false stories about them leads to misjudgments and racial reference. But because the