Media and Racism

Media broadcasting is a mode used by numerous individuals to proliferate unbearable and intolerant schemas. In recent years, racism has turned out to be a key element of numerous media outlets and platforms as individuals have utilized them to stimulate their xenophobic principles. It has instigated division amongst the black and white community in the United States. This has kept on since the media offers individuals the prospect posting their beliefs in disguise without having to be accountable for their activities or experiencing the outcomes and consequences linked with them (Leen 140). These broadcasting platforms have exposed just how much abhorrence is prevalent in the United States and around the globe. It has confirmed that regardless of the numerous movies, shows, and productions geared towards “educating” about America’s xenophobic past, most citizens principally view them for satisfaction resolves instead for purposes of educating.

According to Alamo-Pastrana, every day media racism is a ‘glitch’ or breakdown of a network intended for the broadcasting of a signal that is high jacked or contaminated by the pirate racism (155). The black and white community is filled with abhorrent and derogatory terms articulated from one individual to another. Moreover, the gaming community is considered as an insecure platform for women as they are exposed to substantial amount of oral abuse involving their womanhood and proposed sexual promiscuity.

While Titley insinuates that this is as a result of glitches, I think it is important for the media fraternity to take some form of accountability for the atmosphere they develop (2386). In 2016, the United States Treasury department pronounced its scheduled reshape of
the twenty-dollar bill. The novel would highlight the well-known abolitionist and party-political activist Harriet Tubman. The declaration ignited delight from advocates that had fought for female exemplification on the currency and for persons that advocated persons of color to grace United States greenbacks (Squires 41). Moreover, individuals infrequently offered noteworthy roles in the broadcasting industry. This makes them appear inferior or unimportant since they are not characterized in the ideal manner. The similar aspect can be considered in regards to the racism (Chávez 139). This falsification, and absence thereof spreads beliefs and falsifications of persons.

Works Cited

Alamo-Pastrana, Carlos, and William Hoynes. “Journalistic Whiteout.” Racialized Media: The Design, Delivery, and Decoding of Race and Ethnicity (2020): 155.

Titley, Gavan. “Racism and media, in a moment of crisis and opportunity.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 43.13 (2020): 2386-2394.

Squires, Catherine R., and Aisha Upton. “Redesigning a Pocket Monument.” Racialized Media: The Design, Delivery, and Decoding of Race and Ethnicity (2020): 41.

Leen, Catherine. “DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (2014).” The Encyclopedia of Racism in American Films (2018): 140.

Chávez, Christopher. “Rethinking the American Public.” Racialized Media: The Design, Delivery, and Decoding of Race and Ethnicity (2020): 139.

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