Hispanic Women Stereotypes

Hispanic women on television are mostly portrayed as sexy or fiesty and the roles they play are stereotypical such as maids and housewives. When called sexy, one may easily take it as a compliment but when it is consistently portrayed in the media, it’s an objectification of the Hispanic woman for her body and sensuality.
The small representation is not even the worst part of Latinos/Latinas in the media, the negative portrayals and encouraging stereotypes are. “Latinos are likely to find familiar faces on nearly every network. Yet, Latinos continue to be bound by stereotypical roles. Latinos remain playing the role of a ditsy but forgivable housewife, a confident but compassionate prison inmate, cold-blooded and calculating drug dealers, and devious and seductive housemaids” (Thompson). A majority of Latinas on television are portrayed as either maids or temptresses. For example, the hit television show, “Devious Maids,” depicts a group of Latinas that are maids, …show more content…
Many people would describe Latinas as having fierce personalities and a passionate side when angry, which is what most see on television. When this personality or way or being is the only thing shown in the media, it is easy for those that do not personally know a Hispanic woman to assume she acts this way, which exacerbates a negative opinion. In the television show, “Modern Family,” Gloria played by actress Sofia Vergara, is the only character that is constantly dressed provocatively on the regular. She is married to a much older, rich white man, which is the reason she and her son are able to live in the United States. One of the most common factors about her in the show is how she is constantly butchering words and yelling in Spanish. It makes many believe that Latinas go after rich, old men so that they can inherit the wealth once their husbands have passed or gain visas so that they can live in the