The new black

3:58 p.m. I’m sitting on my dark brown, leathered chair, watching an episode of Orange is The New Black, while Mark is walking around the apartment in a hastily manner. As Mark is walking a marathon in here, I notice that our apartment looks peculiarly similar to that of Joey and Chandler’s in the sitcom Friends. We have an entertainment center that takes up at least 27% of the room. We have a 40 inch flat-screen television. We have a foosball table near the kitchen. We even have a portrait of a…

“Orange is the New Black” on Netflix on Monday, November 9th from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. Before watching the episode, I created a chart listing the possible racial-ethnic groups that could appear in the episode. Then as I watched the episode, I took a tally of the number of characters that belonged to each racial-ethnic group and wrote down words that described the characters of each racial-ethnic group and how they were portrayed. While watching an episode of “Orange is the New Black”, I observed a…

Narcos, Orange Is the New Black, and House of Cards are all popular shows that are watched on Netflix by the millions of viewers or subscribers. Unfortunately, these popular shows lack the diversity of an American family and tend to generalize and/or stereotype families that are non-white. The second finding is that gender and relationship roles are viewed differently based on race, culture, and status in all three shows. Thirdly, the last finding that was brought to my attention was the lack of…

forms of popular media have tried to portray the justice system in various ways. Some shows, like Daredevil and Law and Order try to put a dramatic spin on many of the events surrounding the criminal justice system. Other shows like Orange is the New Black, which is the show I have chosen to review, try to portray the events as realistically as possible, with some slight alterations to make it more appealing to the audience. The episode that I choose to review is the first episode of the first…

Orange is the New Black: Various Portrayals of Femininity & Masculinity Orange is the New Black is a Netflix original series depicting the lives of women in prison. This show highlights several feminist issues such as racism, sexism, discrimination and other feminist issues. One thing that they show indirectly displays is the various definitions of what it means to be masculine and feminine within its characters. From the women and guards to the warden, each character displays a spectrum of…

going to have to keep her head down, and not make a big fuss so she can be able to pass time quicker. 6. Has reading Orange Is the New Black altered your views of the criminal justice system? Or does the memoir basically confirm what you believed? - My views regarding the criminal justice system has not shifted at all, as a matter of fact reading Orange is The New Black gave me another example of why the system is flawed. It shows that inmates are still handled with disrespect, as Piper was by…

Orange is the New Black is an example of cultural hegemony and the social injustices women and minorities face within the judicial system. It also portrays how the different social statuses of inmates dictates the treatment during incarceration. One inmate in particular that we see struggle is Sophia Burset. Unlike the other ladies, Sophia struggles on a level most do not in this particular setting; she is an African American transgender. I feel like Sophia’s character is a breath of fresh air…

American society. Ethnic stereotyping has been made common throughout entertainment television. The fairly current and popular Netflix series Orange Is the New Black is a well-known series containing episodes rich with racial and ethnic stereotyping. The plot of the season 4 episode entitled “Power Suit” is focused on an ethnic division in a New York women’s prison between the Latina and…

Prison on television and films is portrayed a lot more innocent than it actually is. They do not go into very much detail about the most intense parts. In this book, Orange is the new Black by Piper Kerman, the readers are given a perspective on the inside view of the women 's criminal justice and get to see how horrifying it actually is. There are a variety of reasons why one would say that prison changed piper for the better knowing that once she came out she would be more cautious about her…

Netflix is an on-demand Internet streaming service, similar to cable; which allows the consumer to stream media content: TV Shows and Movies, in high-quality for a monthly fee. All the consumer needs is a reliable Internet connection to be able to enjoy the experience of watching Netflix. This streaming service provides a platform on the web where movie lovers and TV show fanatics can explore a wide range of media content anytime anywhere. Now that you know what Netflix is, it 's time to go more…