Typecast As A Terrorism Summary

Many people may not realize that everyone, whether you are white, black, asian, etc, have to deal with some form of racism on an almost daily basis. Imagine walking through an airport trying to catch your flight and you get pulled aside for looking as a terrorist. A major contributor to false accusations of different races in America is through the use of the media which portrays negative connotations. In the article Typecast as a terrorist by Riz Ahmed written in 2016, there is a clear connection to the media and the negative actions to races, especially Islamic people. Media depicts races in a while they feel will be appealing to their audience even if that means portraying race in a way that is not the truth. Ahmed is an actor and as his “acting career developed, [he] was no longer cast as a radical Muslim.” However, in the article Ahmed discusses the …show more content…
Many times the media will depict false representations of these different ethnic groups for audience attention. The media wants people to continue watching their reports which means if they were to show the truth, no one would watch. The people are going to believe the media is telling the truth and will begin to lean towards their opinions. For islamic people, the media creates these biases that all islamic people are terrorists which is a form of ethnic profiling. Ahmed’s focus on pathos through the use of his own examples is effective to the reader of his article. Overall, Ahmed shares experiences of being racially profiled, examples and how the media influences these races. Ahmed knows the end to racial profiling is not going to be an easy task however, with people becoming more aware of what is going on, there could be a drastic decrease in profiling. Become aware to put an end to races being manifested in the wrong way due to the