Analysis Of The Article 'Black People' By Zeinabu Davis

Another article was about Black people in media production. This article was written by Zeinabu Davis. Davis speaks on her experience as a Black woman in media production that makes movies. She explains how more times than not in movies, African American people are portrayed as being the bad person, with a bad reputation, especially Black men. She explains how Black people are not included in many shows, movies, etc. Davis says that she has to tell her children not to behave like the Black children in the Disney shows her kids watch. She says she has to explain to them not to act like those kids because if they do, they will not be happy with the outcome of their smart talking, misbehaving, etc. (Davis, 2014). She explains how she believes …show more content…
She said, “Whenever I see movies where the Black man is successful and having status in society, like the show empire, they are still shown as being criminals who are in and out of jail, committing crimes. It’s so rare to see a black male role that portrays a pure man who is genuinely a good person with great goals, and is overall successful. I’ve never personally even seen a show or movie like that.” When I asked her if she believes the image of Black men in the media could change over time she responded, “No, because it’s not just media portraying them like this, it also has to do with how they carry themselves and who they are, and the media does not show the educated Black men who are making a life for themselves, they only focus on the bad.” Later though, she changed her answer and said, “I do eventually think the image of Black men could change, but it would be way down the road, like our children’s’ …show more content…
He said, “Generalization is my largest negative point toward media. As far as general population goes the majority of young black men is actually not good as far as statistics are concerned, but why can’t the awesome, powerful, strong, intelligent, young black men be brought to the for-front in representation of the whole Black community as a generalization? There’s just as many smart Black men than there are uneducated Black men. When I asked him if he believes the image of Black men could change in the future he answered, “Yes, but of course it takes time to change an engraved prejudice that most races, even our own, have on us. We need to start with ourselves and then work our way out. I think if we believe we are great people with aspirations to be successful, then we would act like it, and other races would see it for themselves, which in the end would change their perspective of us as a