Luke Frantz
Mr. Cornell
AP Lang & Comp
12 October 2016 The notion expressed by Judith Ortiz Cofer in her essay "The Myth of a Latin Woman: I Once Met a Girl Named Maria” that the media perpetuates certain one-dimensional, curtailing stereotypes about Latin women is not just applicable to Latinas, but any frequently stereotyped group of people, particularly homosexual men. Homosexuals portrayed in media rarely stray from the fashionable, sassy, flamboyant characters whom viewers have become accustomed to.
One of the more common stereotypes of homosexuals is that of the gay best friend. What may seem like a great opportunity for gay visibility in media is truly a reductive generalization that does more to perpetuate stereotypes than to allow
Mr. Cornell
AP Lang & Comp
12 October 2016 The notion expressed by Judith Ortiz Cofer in her essay "The Myth of a Latin Woman: I Once Met a Girl Named Maria” that the media perpetuates certain one-dimensional, curtailing stereotypes about Latin women is not just applicable to Latinas, but any frequently stereotyped group of people, particularly homosexual men. Homosexuals portrayed in media rarely stray from the fashionable, sassy, flamboyant characters whom viewers have become accustomed to.
One of the more common stereotypes of homosexuals is that of the gay best friend. What may seem like a great opportunity for gay visibility in media is truly a reductive generalization that does more to perpetuate stereotypes than to allow