Afro-Asian

Racial Diversity in Television The lack of diversity in modern day television is almost criminal. With television stations pretending to have racial diversity they run into the wall of using racial stereotypes for comedy to entertain the masses. The lack thereof racial diversity in modern television has led to many awful things such as; stations claiming to be racially diverse but just end up making fun of cultures with outdated stereotypes, also many holly wood block busters have little to none…

ANALYSING AND UNCOVERING “INTENT” The racial stereotypes present in Disney/Pixar movies are intentional because the dialects used by the characters of the said stereotype promotes negative connotations. If a person unconsciously and without intentions draws a character that looks like a racial stereotype then it can be truly seen as an accident, but if that person also says they “unconsciously” and “without intentions” gave that character a voice that perfectly fits the stereotype as well can…

The education of women, starting when they are young girls, is a step towards establishing equality and freeing girl from a life of violence and poverty. Through this education, girls will learn practical skills such as family planning; how to be independent as well as confident in their own choices; and finally that respect and equality are rights, not a privileges. However, education is not sufficient and needs to be paired with multiple other steps in order to permanently improve the quality…

Superior Man Each person strives to be the best possible person they can be in all aspects of their lives. We may value one aspect more than another, and work harder at our jobs vs our relationships or the other way around, but what would take to become a superior man? Within the Confucianism and Taoism religions there is a concept of a superior man. This paper is going to look at each religion and the principles that embody the superior man. Then this paper will compare both concepts of…

their outer appearance. ‘Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies’ this shows how black males are also effected by societies view of black beauty the text suggests men who have nappy hair are seen as unattractive it just insinuates the ideology that afro-kinky hair is seen as undesirable because it’s not seen as a norm of society. ‘corporate wasn’t hiring no dreadlocks’ this highlights how black beauty is not seen as it conforms to culture and heritage, the stereotypes that a person who has…

The United States of America is a country built off of the hard work of immigrates for become a place of undeniable rights and equality to all people regardless of race, religion, or gender. However, since the beginning years of this nation, African American woman’s rights have been either nonexistent or modified because of the color of their skin. The pigmentation of African American women skin has restricted them to exercise their God-given rights and opportunities presumed by even African…

Before I can touch upon rap and its hyper masculine message, first I have to give some cultural context as to why rappers rap about the things they have claimed to experience. This started because of the decimation of the black family. Throughout history especially during the slave trade black family have been broken up whether on the selling block when mothers and fathers would be separated from their children by slave masters. To present day when a father is sent to jail away from his family…

The author I will be writing about is James Baldwin. James Baldwin is known for his essays, playwrights and novels. He is also known as one of the greatest 20th century writers. His writing is great because he wrote about controversial topics which include racial and social issues. He is also known as a civil rights activist. James Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924 at Harlem Hospital. Baldwin’s mother, Emma Jones, was a single mother at the time of his birth. She never revealed to James the…

There are few restrictions on how Special Interest groups can operate. Their strategies and tactics mostly deals with lobbying and litigation. In addition, others also use letter writing, Internet campaigns, and stage public demonstration to gain media coverage (Thomas). In theory, pluralism conveys that there is a balance of power between interest groups because of constant competition to have their voice heard. In contrast, an elitist perspective conveys the elite interest groups who represent…

Paul Lawrence Dunbar was one of the most famous poets of his time. His poems were all different ways of expressing slavery, racism, and discrimination. He grew up in a time when black people were being separated from white people, when black people were being hung by different groups of white people, and when trouble was being pointed towards them (Williams). All of these situations he grew up with affected the people that he talks about in his poems (Williams). Even though Dunbar never…