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Re: Trial Begins in SF Hate Crime Case (Score: 1)
by Gabby on Tuesday, July 20 @ 00:23:59 EDT
(User Info | Send a Message) | Let us start by looking at the most powerful element involved in the characterizing of groups of people. As a former reporter for a prominent newspaper and producer for CBS News, I know first-hand the colossal power the media has in shaping people’s opinions about others.
Newspapers, magazines, radio, television, motion-pictures, and even books seem to have the same thing in common – the way they portray particular groups of people. The scariest part is how often people let a six-inch newspaper article, a minute and 30-second television news package, or a feature film imbed a commonality in their beliefs, negative or otherwise, about entire groups of people.
Asians, of course, are made out to be a submissive culture, people who are weak and dominated by society.
Gays are typecast as effeminate and, more often times than not, perverse child molesting sex freaks.
Blacks, well of course all Black people know what a jail cell looks like, right?
Producers, writers, movie-makers, and the like need to start being more cognizant of the affects their “creativity” is having on society. However, because these seemingly insensitive, power-hungry, attention-striving people have the “free speech” curtain to hide behind, we will just have to be even more careful and selective of what we let our children watch – thank God for the V-Chip!
Never believe everything you hear – be more intelligent and responsible to do a little research of your own on the topic. Teach your children to think for themselves.
Never underestimate the predominance the mass media has in influencing us!
And remember this statement is coming from a journalist.
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