Shonda Rhimes

Race in Media has been and always will be a topic under fire and conversation. More recently how Cultural appropriation is used in media has been a point many have been arguring about. When looking at both concept of race and nation in media it is a common theme that media stays commonly patriotic to the country that it is filmed/made in. Media that goes against the grain in a diplomatic style, for instance ‘Black Mirror’ a controversial TV series by Charlie Brooker that went against the norms…

it. Moreover, the authors oppose this inferiority to any extent where they suggest death is better. In their works, they add similar stories that illustrate the unethical racial culture in the United States. Today, African-American writers like Shonda Rhimes are still influenced by the work of other African-American writers and use their work as a tool to comment on issues plaguing society and black…

In this paper I will discuss how gender is portrayed in the media, define mainstream media, identify the different gender portrayals and then analyze how the different forms of media present today effects our society. I will focus on how mainstream media encourages and reinforces gender discrimination and inequalities on a regular basis. Every day Americans are bombarded with images of how gender should be interpreted and played out within our social environments, so much so, that many people…

The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Scandal are both television shows that have independent and professional women as their main characters. The Mary Tyler Moore show was revolutionary in its inclusion of a career focused and single woman while Scandal is also revolutionary for its featuring of an African-American professional woman as its main character. Both of these television shows left a mark on history for their inclusion of controversial topics into the series. Even though The Mary Tyler Moore…

Impression management skills are very apparent in Private Practice, a TV show in which doctors co-collaborate in a private practice called Ocean Wellness. Violet Turner is a psychiatrist who interacts with patients ranging from kids to criminals. On the occasion when her patient is a pedophile, she exercises impression management skills and attempts to eliminate any judgments in order to do her job. In the second scene, Dr. Turner interacts with a psychiatric patient introducing Goffman’s front…

Abraham Lincoln once said “Achievement has no color,” along with a speech stating that the nation “shall have a new birth of freedom,” and will follow the constitution that “all people are created equal” (Wikipedia). Like his cry for equality, a woman by the name of Viola Davis at the Emmy’s, made a similar cry; although she may not be a president addressing the union, textually both have the same message— equality. No baby comes out of the womb hating another human being and as museumtv.com…

Throughout the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans gained more rights than ever before. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 made voting more accessible, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed racial discrimination in public accommodations, and public figures like Jackie Robinson revolutionized predominately white aspects of American culture. During their time on American soil, African Americans went from slaves, to compensated slaves, to oppressed citizens. Despite these significant advancements,…

Grey’s Anatomy is a primetime medical drama series created by Shonda Rhimes and is in the midst of its thirteenth season. The series focuses on the lives of a group of surgical interns during their training at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. Although each intern has a unique and remarkable backstory, the protagonist of the show is Meredith Grey. Her trials and tribulations are what kept so many viewers intrigued. The opening episode storyline begins with an introduction into the life of…