The art of representation, though quiet and discreet, changes people’s perspective immensely. It acts like a potter who molds and shapes his creation; the representation of ideas controls human brains and reactions. It is rather absurd how representation has so much control over the way people think, act, speak, write and believe, but with the help of media, representation causes both positive and negative influences in different aspects of our culture from humanitarian aid to sports. The representation of people involved in and images associated with these events indirectly influences our understanding of the situation and thus, our beliefs and choices change. Living in this technologically advanced society, people need to be critical when
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In our current-day society, sports have become a more unisexual activity. Sports which were once perceived as dangerous and fit for men are now open for women as well. The emergence of women in sports indicates that our culture is striving for more equality and more accepting of women stepping out of the stereotypes that were placed on them. Through the acknowledgement of women in sports, people believe that we have reached gender equality, but through critical analysis, the result of gender equality has not been reached and society still places an acceptable standard for women by comparing them to men (Sterkenburg & Spaaij, 598). Women who play sports that are predominantly for male receive only a fraction of the attention that the men get and also the wage difference for both genders is quite extreme. Take a look at basketball, there is the National Basketball Association (NBA) for men and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The existence of WNBA is rather unpopular compared to NBA, both basketball and non-basketball fans know about NBA, but it is rare to hear news about WNBA. This shows that even the audience, both females and males, prefer watching men’s basketball as they perceive men’s games as more hyped and more rigorous. Another than gender inequality in sports, race and ethnic inequality represents silenced issues in sports. …show more content…
Generally, media broadcast news that people demand to satisfy the customers and in doing so, edits and distorts the news. It is a simple concept of supply and demand, media supplies the news that is demanded and cuts down on unwanted and less exciting articles or clips. The mass population, especially millennials, are straying away from important affairs in both their immediate and global community and fixate their minds on the fame and fortune. They only care about what the rich and famous do, in such manner that if they act upon the same path, they will become rich and famous. The lack of concern for these controversies thus, leads to the misrepresentation of news due to declining demand and attention. The most important question to figure out is why are people so hung up on the idea of being rich and famous? Why are they ignoring the most significant events that are happening around the world? How can we prompt and spark interest for them to be concerned about these issues? It is crucial for the next generation to be involved with putting aside differences and helping one another as
In our current-day society, sports have become a more unisexual activity. Sports which were once perceived as dangerous and fit for men are now open for women as well. The emergence of women in sports indicates that our culture is striving for more equality and more accepting of women stepping out of the stereotypes that were placed on them. Through the acknowledgement of women in sports, people believe that we have reached gender equality, but through critical analysis, the result of gender equality has not been reached and society still places an acceptable standard for women by comparing them to men (Sterkenburg & Spaaij, 598). Women who play sports that are predominantly for male receive only a fraction of the attention that the men get and also the wage difference for both genders is quite extreme. Take a look at basketball, there is the National Basketball Association (NBA) for men and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The existence of WNBA is rather unpopular compared to NBA, both basketball and non-basketball fans know about NBA, but it is rare to hear news about WNBA. This shows that even the audience, both females and males, prefer watching men’s basketball as they perceive men’s games as more hyped and more rigorous. Another than gender inequality in sports, race and ethnic inequality represents silenced issues in sports. …show more content…
Generally, media broadcast news that people demand to satisfy the customers and in doing so, edits and distorts the news. It is a simple concept of supply and demand, media supplies the news that is demanded and cuts down on unwanted and less exciting articles or clips. The mass population, especially millennials, are straying away from important affairs in both their immediate and global community and fixate their minds on the fame and fortune. They only care about what the rich and famous do, in such manner that if they act upon the same path, they will become rich and famous. The lack of concern for these controversies thus, leads to the misrepresentation of news due to declining demand and attention. The most important question to figure out is why are people so hung up on the idea of being rich and famous? Why are they ignoring the most significant events that are happening around the world? How can we prompt and spark interest for them to be concerned about these issues? It is crucial for the next generation to be involved with putting aside differences and helping one another as