The podcast was a very interesting listen, as it really highlighted the problems of bias and stereotypes in our lives. As said in the podcast, biases are very dangerous and negative for a group of people, especially minorities. Because American culture has historically been centered around white culture, other groups are constantly excluded from the “classic” American. Especially harmful are the stereotypes present in Hollywood–white, blonde, blue-eyed individuals are the common archetype for heroes in movies. Like stated in the podcast, movies hyper-focus on negative minority stereotypes to extenuate in their narratives. Although a shift is beginning through more representation of POCs in the media, there is still much progress to be made.<\/p>\n
As a Colombian-American, most of the representation I see in films is centered around drugs and Colombians as drug dealers. Not only is this stereotype negative and offensive, but it perpetuates judgement about ALL Colombians. The same type of judgement is common for other minority groups. American culture is made up of all groups, not only white people, after all the US is a country of immigrants, so all Americans deserve and are entitled to representation in the media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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