Blog 5: Research Paper Topic

The research topic I have chosen is similar to what we discussed in class last week, "Is there a misrepresentation of women of color in the media, in particular, television? And is this an issue and how.

I will gather examples that I have found on television today, mostly in TV shows, and discuss how women of color are being misrepresented, why I think they're being misrepresented, and how and why I feel this is a problem. I also want to discuss the inevitable stereotypes and racism that is used as a means of comedy in TV shows and why I feel its more important to accurately reenact the lives of families of color, as opposed to making fun of them and exposing and subjecting them to be ridiculed, stereotyped, and judged even more. One show in particular that I will be using as an example in my paper is the new ABC show called "Blackish", which I also brought up in discussion last week in class. I think this show is a perfect example of how the media will only give big roles or sitcoms to people of color contingent upon their depiction of the race, rather than hiring people of color to gain knowledge on how they might REALLY act, and not just what people think they act like.