Do you think that the media portrays African Americans more negatively than Whites? When the media talks about white people protesting it is called unrest, but when African- Americans protest they are considered violent thugs. In the article "Stop Calling Quake Victims Looters," Guy-Uriel Charles writes how the media stereotypes African-Americans and Haitian Americans as "looters" after a natural disaster. I agree with Charles when he states the media does portray African Americans more negatively than Whites.
The media treats white people differently than African-Americans and Haitian Americans in the event of a natural disaster. The Washington Post conducted an experiment where they asked participants to decide how much money should be awarded to victims of Hurricane Katrina. They were able to view photographs of victims of the hurricane and read narratives of victims looting businesses for food to survive. The participants chose to award more money to White looters than to Hispanic or Black looters, and they awarded more funds to the photographs that depicted White victims than to the photographs that showed Black or Hispanic …show more content…
The text states, “In the throes of the civil rights movement in the United States, many states made looting a crime. Almost all of these states were southern states that had a history of criminalizing behavior that they associated more with African-Americans than with Whites” (Charles 245). This shows how African-Americans have been stereotyped even in history. Being that almost all of the states that associated looting as a crime were southern states it made it harder for black people to feel equal which led them to being inferior to Whites. Because laws were created that targeted to target Blacks, they were viewed as criminals causing Whites to be even more fearful of Blacks. This can explain why Black people are stereotyped even to this day by the
The media treats white people differently than African-Americans and Haitian Americans in the event of a natural disaster. The Washington Post conducted an experiment where they asked participants to decide how much money should be awarded to victims of Hurricane Katrina. They were able to view photographs of victims of the hurricane and read narratives of victims looting businesses for food to survive. The participants chose to award more money to White looters than to Hispanic or Black looters, and they awarded more funds to the photographs that depicted White victims than to the photographs that showed Black or Hispanic …show more content…
The text states, “In the throes of the civil rights movement in the United States, many states made looting a crime. Almost all of these states were southern states that had a history of criminalizing behavior that they associated more with African-Americans than with Whites” (Charles 245). This shows how African-Americans have been stereotyped even in history. Being that almost all of the states that associated looting as a crime were southern states it made it harder for black people to feel equal which led them to being inferior to Whites. Because laws were created that targeted to target Blacks, they were viewed as criminals causing Whites to be even more fearful of Blacks. This can explain why Black people are stereotyped even to this day by the