Gender Changes In The Media

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Today in media we see that a lot has changed over time. In television we have seen shows go from black and white to color, a huge upgrade that has happened in our world. We see shows changing before our eyes. They went from favorite sitcoms to now reality shows to see if you can survive out in the wild. Many things have grown, changed and become better. One thing that we still see the same though, is the representation of race, color and gender in media. In the media I believe we see a representation that is predominately harmful towards African Americans more than other races.

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