Friday, February 10, 2017
Racism and Our Younger Generations
As the younger generation of todays society grows older, amicable and political program media be bonny increasingly more influential. In a world where everything any wizard sees is continuously be shared, liked, and posted or reposted by peers, teens are being brainwashed to accept what the media says is democratic  or correct Â. Racism, among numerous an other(a)(prenominal) of other prejudices in the world, is one of the very things being pushed on young adults and teenagers through the meshing and social media apps, as surface as newspapers, books and Television.\nThe short legend The Medias Image of Arabs Written by Jack G. Shaheen is astir(predicate) the Arabs of forward-looking society (and maybe heretofore historical society) who are perpetually being figureed as the poisonous fathead or the lesser man in American movies, television shows, and books. Shaheen wrote, A dictionary informed my youngsters that an Arab is a vagabond, drifter, rear and vag rant.  (pg 86) Even one of the almost official of books includes stereotypical definitions of what a certain person is ground on their culture and/or skin color. Shaheen also wrote about American television shows which broadcast the Arab as the bad guy of the show. These racial separations and injustices still run today in many television shows and can be seen daily. Shaheen wrote When all image-makers rightfully originate to treat Arabs and all other minorities with respect and dignity, we may let d deliver to unlearn our prejudices.  (pg 87). This quote is a subtle way of coitus the leaders of the media (society) that if they hitch showcasing racism, racism would not exist. Although there are other things which influence and give lessons racism to people, racism will slowly come to a halt when the internet, books, and papers stop making racism the never-ending subject of America. \nZora Neal Hurstons short romance How It Feels to be Colored Me is a view of racism from her own perspective the eyes, mind, and soul of a black woman. Hurston does not view ra...
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