Hispanic Men Character Analysis

There are many female characters in television shows and in movies that are presented as radically marked, and they represent minority cultures in a stereotypical way. Although there are many radically marked female characters, I decided to focus on women of Hispanic decent since there has been an increase in directors choosing these women to be featured in television shows, but for the wrong reasons. Directors tend to choose these women in order to be considered diversified and keep audiences entertained. In turn, negative characteristics of the Hispanic culture are presented in these television series rather than a positive persona of the characters presented. In comedic television shows Latino women are portrayed as loud, less educated, …show more content…
Assumptions are made that conclude that of all people of Hispanic decent are involved in dugs, shooting or gangs and are never associated with knowledge, success or wealth. For example, in Modern Family, Gloria’s character is the comedic relief within the show. This shows that she is not taken seriously and the other cast members that she is surrounded by laugh at her lack of knowledge throughout the show. This is a serious stereotype that can be seen as very problematic in the real world since viewers start to believe that this is the standard for all women of Hispanic …show more content…
The women presented in these types of popular series also have similar story lines, which have contributed to creating the stereotype of the Hispanic woman in popular culture. This goes to show that media conglomerates have the power to persuade viewers into thinking that everything that is presented to viewers is real or based off of real facts. When in fact, a majority of the content presented to viewers is structured to get individuals to continue to watch in order to make money. Large companies do this, even if that means creating a negative atmosphere around a certain culture or hypersexualizing a single woman in a television series. The message that these media companies are sending are skewed and run along the lines of persuading viewers that all Hispanic women are loud, unintelligent, busty, and need someone of another decent to help them through any struggles. This is a stereotype that has been inflicted on both young and old audiences and creates a image of Latinas not having as much power as a white, wealthy male or