In the article, “The Media’s Image of Arabs” by Jack G. Shaheen, Shaheen demonstrates how the media portrays the Arabs in a negative manner within America’s culture. The Arabs have been stereotyped and it had an effect on Shaheen and his children since he is an Arab as well. They can’t avoid being stereo typed because it constantly comes out on TV or books. He gives examples of several sources of media that use racial slurs against Arabs. Overall, he is stating that the Arabs are seen as enemies in the eyes of the media, and in the process, people who are not Arabs believe that they are bad people. Shaheen wants everyone to treat the Arabs fairly and with respect.
Shaheen informs us that Arabs are being discriminated, and it …show more content…
We should trust him when he says that the Arabs are being portrayed as bad people because he is an Arab himself. In Shaheen’s view, his children also experience the negative effects of stereotyping when they watch Television. Shaheen says, “But my children and others with Arab roots grew up without ever having seen a humane Arab on the silver screen.” His children have been affected because they have to endure this constant mockery. His kids had trouble blending in with American Society and culture their early …show more content…
He has a family background in which his parents came from Lebanon and he uses his family ties to helps us understand that his experiences are painful. This article has facts when Shaheen mentions the movies that stereotype the Arabs. Some movies show that the U.S is always in battle with Iraq. Arabs had always been discriminated against but what increased the furiousness of the racial insults were the 9/11 attacks. The nation turned against them because the attackers were Arabic and the public blindly accepted that all the Arabs were the ones to
Shaheen informs us that Arabs are being discriminated, and it …show more content…
We should trust him when he says that the Arabs are being portrayed as bad people because he is an Arab himself. In Shaheen’s view, his children also experience the negative effects of stereotyping when they watch Television. Shaheen says, “But my children and others with Arab roots grew up without ever having seen a humane Arab on the silver screen.” His children have been affected because they have to endure this constant mockery. His kids had trouble blending in with American Society and culture their early …show more content…
He has a family background in which his parents came from Lebanon and he uses his family ties to helps us understand that his experiences are painful. This article has facts when Shaheen mentions the movies that stereotype the Arabs. Some movies show that the U.S is always in battle with Iraq. Arabs had always been discriminated against but what increased the furiousness of the racial insults were the 9/11 attacks. The nation turned against them because the attackers were Arabic and the public blindly accepted that all the Arabs were the ones to