Minorities In Tv Shows Essay

Minorities have always been represented poorly in television. Typically, in television shows, the main roles are dominated by the white male. We usually do not see the main characters played by minorities or women. If we do indeed see a minority is a show, the role that they play is typically a small stereotypical role based on their race. For example, in many shows we see Indians that play doctors, cab drivers or even shop owners, which is very stereotypical in society today. Also, we typically never see black characters that have main roles, which means they also play stereotypical roles fitted for their race. For example, in many crime shows, we see that the main suspects are sometimes black men, which portrays that black men commit crimes …show more content…
Also, all three doctors play roles that give authority over other characters. Doctor Webber is the chief of surgery, Doctor Burke is the head of heart surgery and Doctor Bailey is in charge of all the residents. This shows that blacks can also have power in shows and play main roles just as whites do. Another show that we watched this semester that challenges the roles that minorities play is Stranger Things. Stranger Things is a very atypical show where the majority of the main characters are young kids and one of those kids is black. The show focuses on the search Will Byers, who disappeared without a trace. Wills’ friends try to figure out where he went and how he went missing, but along the way, they meet a strange girl named Eleven. Eleven plays a huge role in finding Will and the show focuses on her and the group of friends. The thing that is weird about the show that challenges minorities in tv is that all the show focuses on a young group of kids. We usually do not see that in tv shows, because shows typically focus on adults, and not young kids. Also, I would consider Eleven a minority because she is a girl and is the main focus of the