May
25
MdSt 20: “Whitewashing” in media…
- Students started by composing a list on their handout of tv shows or movies that have minorities in them.
- Next, we looked at each of these shows and put an X beside the shows where the minorities are simply secondary characters or there for comic relief as opposed to being main characters. An example of this is Fez from That 70s Show or Appu from The Simpsons.
- We discussed the theory that mainstream media reflects only white people and by excluding minority or disabled groups of people we give an impression that they are not valued groups within our society.
- The handout had two readings attached. We began reading the first and will continue with the discussion on Monday.
- There is a Unit exam next week that will be staged in two parts. One part will be based on questions regarding all the handouts and discussions we have had in this unit. The other will be a choice from a few topics to research online and write an educated opinion on.