...Hispanic, even though today we see more Latinos in Hollywood than before, sadly the percentage of Hispanic representation in Hollywood is still extremely low. Latino stars have it tough. From inevitable accents to being bound to Latino stereotypes, each movie, commercial, and screen-time is an accomplishment. We are never aware all the arduous work that they had to do. We never know where they come from or the sacrifices that they had to make. Some of them changed their name just to be seen beyond their race, others are limited to roles because of their skin color or accent. Stars like Charlie Sheen (Carlos Edwin Estevez), Carmen Miranda (Maria do...
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...Throughout American history, Native Americans have become one of America’s most alienated minority groups. The American Indian’s population went through many different struggles, challenges, and progressive strides conveyed presently in time. The American film industry, focusing mainly on Hollywood, has long been misrepresenting Native Americans since the establishment of film. Just as American colonists ounce wrongfully forced Native Americans off their native lands, filmmakers deliberately neglect Native Americans to minor characters roles, that tend to showcase stereotypical, and inaccurate behaviors. Native American characteristics in Hollywood films have contained a range of different stereotypes including the common bloodthirsty, unintelligent, and noble savage ideas that have been prematurely developed. Pocahontas, created in 1995, was a motion picture portraying...
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...in the American entertainment industry have been discriminated against since the silent era of film. With rare exceptions, the basic caricatures of Asians are the same today as they were in the early years of film. The lack of evolution in roles available to Asians in American entertainment perpetuates the perception that Asians are alien, foreign, and “other.” Their absence from film and television demonstrates how underrepresented Asians are in American entertainment. The scarce representations that do depict Asians, are predominantly worn-out stereotypes, yellowface, and whitewashing of roles originally intended for Asian characters. Historically, Asians have been represented as a single group of “Orientals” instead of seen as individual...
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...POL128, Sec. 021,031 061, Politics and Film, Test 1 Study Sheets, Fall 2012 Instructor: Laurinda Hartt-Fournier (Ryerson University) Test 1 will take place on FRIDAY OCTOBER 5th in our regular FRIDAY classroom and at our regular Friday class time, but beginning no later than 15 minutes (rather than 10) after the hour and going until 5 minutes before the usual end of class. The test itself should take 30-40 minutes. § The test will consist of mostly multiple choice questions worth 2 points each, although there will be one short answer question (2 or three sentences) worth 4 points) and the final multiple choice question will be worth 4 points and will follow a slightly different format from the other MC questions (demonstrated in the sample test that will be posted shortly on Blackboard under Documents (or Course Documents). Grade Weight: This test is 20% of your final grade in this course. § If something is not listed below (under Films OR Concepts/People/Related Readings) that means it is NOT on the TEST. Films to Focus On (in order of importance): Ø Breakaway --study your own notes from the lectures/discussion and read the related online handout readings mentioned here and listed below, and understand how they apply to this Canadian film (a co-production with Bollywood), especially the “Notes on Althusser’s Theory of Interpellation (on Blackboard), particularly the concepts of the Ideological State Apparatuses (ISAs) of family and media and the Repressive...
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...II.LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………….5-9 III.DISCUSSION………………………………………………………9-11 IV.CONCLSUION………………………………………………………11 REFRENCE………………………………………………………………12 ABSTRACT This research objectively is talking about the negative growing relationship between Arab Muslims and the western world particularly after the world trade Centre attack, Arab phobia have been a part of the western culture. For centuries the Arab has played the role of villain, seducer of our women, hustler and robber-the barbarian waiting at the gates of development. Currently in the 20th century, Arab as seen as terrorists, murderers and enemies due to how media presents them, new images has been emerged to the whole world thanks to Hollywood film makers, this study also aims to reveal the truth image of the Arab Muslim world and to prove the unfair attitude against Arab and Muslims made by the media that was not careful to appear neutral and unbiased. I.INTRODUCTION Who exactly are the Arabs and Muslims? When we use both of these terms, we Are talking about more than 1.3 billion people, and the many more millions around, the world who are from the 22 Arab countries. The Arabs have made many donations to our world evolution. To name a few, Arab scientists encouraged many European thinkers like Leonardo da Vinci. The Arabs invented algebra and the concept of zero. A lot of English words—algebra, chemistry, alcohol, safari, tariff, coffee, and...
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...Stereotypes in films and tv Films and television shows are responsible for exposing racial stereotypes. These prejudice stereotypes often affect how individuals are treated in society. Since society watches these films and TV shows, their perception of certain races are altered or tainted. In the article, “In living color: Race and American Culture,” Michael Omi states, “In contemporary television and films, there is a tendency to present and equate racial minority groups and individuals with specific social problems. Blacks are associates with drugs and urban crime, Latinos with ‘illegal’ immigration, while Native Americans cope alcoholism and tribal conflict” (Omi 632). Television and films represent ethnic groups poorly and can therefore make society also think negative of them. Minorities can often become victims of racial stereotyping. These racial stereotypes are heavily influenced by TV shows and movies. Most of the times these stereotypes will have a negative effect on a certain minority and can cause individuals to be treated with prejudice and discrimination. Sometimes stereotypes can put these individuals in danger. It is believed that one of America’s most awful sins was the enslavement and segregation of nonwhites. America, since the 1600’s has been accountable for racism and discrimination especially in the south. Even today in 2015, America is still in the process of overcoming prejudice for good. For example, in August 9, 2014, an 18 year old African American...
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...The responsibility for the identity crisis among Native Americans lays on the Hollywood. It has assigned an abundant amount of unrealistic stereotypes to Native Americans, which are the reason that Native Americans don't know who they really are. Today, Native Americans struggle to fit into the mold of behavior and appearance that Hollywood has constructed for them. In “Smoke Signals”,a screenplay by Sherman Alexie, and later a film by Chris Eyre, two youths, Victor and Thomas, must journey to Phoenix Arizona to retrieve the ashes of Arnold, the father of Victor who left him and his mother years earlier. The journey of these two young men is, in a way, a metaphor for the identity search. Though “Smoke Signals” is a road movie, as claimed by...
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...Thesis Statement: Hollywood portrays African Americans in a way that reinforce many misconceptions by the majority, rather than projecting an objective reality. Often times limiting African Americans to star in “stereotypical” roles. After watching numerous films, I found that African Americans in Hollywood were generally depicted in service or blue-collar occupations, such as a house cleaner or a postal worker. Similarly, in an extensive review of Blacks in film, I found that Hollywood often portrayed African Americans in occupational roles, such as a servant, a crook, a cook, an entertainer, a musician, a sad non-White person, an exhibitionist, an athlete, or a corrupt individual. Moreover, in viewing various films they only affirm that most stereotypes about Blacks are...
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...Hayworth’s star quality is seen in the technicolor musical Cover Girl. She plays the protagonist, Rusty Parker, a woman who works at a nightclub and aspires to become a dancer on Broadway. The film exemplifies the idea of womanhood and labor during World War II. Parker is a dainty, feminine woman who works to achieve her dreams. Parker visits the office of modeling agency, although she initially rejected, the editor of the magazine, John Coudair sees her as timeless beauty. Parker reminds Coudair of a lost love. She fulfills her dreams of starring on Broadway with her connections with Coudair. This is an example of cosmetic femininity aligning with labor. Parker uses her feminine beauty as a tool to establish her career as a dancer (87). On...
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...There have been a series of disagreements in the way that films represent the indigenous people of America. Indigenous people in this sense are the Indians, who are sometimes misunderstood as the foreigners. When talking about foreigners, it is the Europeans who invaded and settled in America, not the Indians. But, on many occasions this is not the case, as many of the European settlers consider themselves as the indigenous people of America (Howells and Negreiros 27). These concepts have been shown in films, where the battle for what might appear as ownership is evident. There are many films that are about the indigenous people of America, among which are Smoke Signals and Fast Runner. The films try to demonstrate and oppose the stereotypes that people have for the indigenous people of America (Knopf 193). Comparing the movies, one can see the employment of cinematic applications such as sounds and shots, editing, angle, camera movement, framing, music, and lighting, and then see how they relate or contrast. All the same, the films are...
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...The film casts rap artists, Queen Latifah as Cleo. There is an association with Queen Latifah as a musician and Cleo’s relationship with “gangsta-ism” (Keeling, 36). Unlike her co-stars Queen Latifah does not have a petite body frame that we often see in Hollywood movies. The combination of her “gansta-ism” and a body type that Hollywood does not feminize leads to a de-feminization of Cleo’s character. Cleo’s character falls under a “butch lesbian” stereotype. She embodies a black masculinity found in “ghettocentric” culture. Cleo is seen glamourizing the lifestyles of a “thug.” When she steals cars to use as an escape vehicle, Cleo goes through the owner’s CD collection and throws out the discs that she considers to be “bullshit.” Cleo believes...
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... Hollywood is one of the most influential entities in the world. This industry shapes the perception of movie viewers in every aspect of their lives. In Hollywood movies, Americans and Indians are the key players as a result of their long interaction in the history of America. Therefore, Hollywood movies greatly affect the perceptions of the Americans and other audiences about Indians. In most cases, Hollywood stereotype Indians as savages, as well as primitives. They portray Indians as vicious and dangerous people headed for extinction. Even with the production of Indians and western films, this wrong perception of Indians still remains in the mind of many movie audiences (Aleiss, 35). The Native American has experienced extensive damage from mass media in the way it portrays cowboys and their process of moving in the west. These cowboys moved across the west conquering the lands while riding the horses. In real sense, they were driving the Indians out (Mihelich, 130). This example points out at some of the cultural misconceptions created by the Hollywood. The conception of the movie by young Americans is inaccurate, as well as highly damaging. This misconception especially in young children makes it difficult for them to learn about the Native Americans of the present days (O'Connor, 72). The stereotype on Indians has also affected the Indians in America. Many of them suffer from self-esteem deficiency caused by the stereotyped depicted by the Hollywood. Over the...
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...Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People,” Southern Illinois University Professor Jack Shaheen (2003) emphasizes that similar to how children use repetition to memorize letters of the alphabet, algebraic formulas, as well as historical dates, Hollywood too uses reiteration as a teaching tool in which it educates movie audiences over and over again by perpetuating certain stereotypes and clichés (p. 172). In particular, Shaheen (2003) not only underscores that Hollywood deliberately projects slandered images of the Arab people so as to get moviegoers to believe that they are unusual and constitute a threat to the West, but more importantly, that Hollywood strives to demonstrate that because of their religious fanaticism,...
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... American history of race has impacted the world and created problematic stereotypes. “I pointed out that cultural identities are formed and informed by a nation's literature. What seemed to be on the "mind" of the literature of the United States was the self-conscious but highly problematic construction of the American as a new white...
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...Asian and Asian Americans are handled with little attempt at creating authentic, three-dimensional characters and the humor surrounding Asians are written in poor taste. In this essay I argue that through the depiction of North Korean civilians, Sook, and Kim Jung Un, the film promotes fear of North Korean culture, “othering” of Asians, and strengthens prominent stereotypes of hyper sexualized Asian women and emasculated Asian men. In the opening scene, a Korean girl dressed in traditional Korean clothing is seen singing a song about wanting the United States to “explode in a ball of fiery hell”. Though North Korea is known for songs promoting their support of Kim Jung Un and hatred of Western capitalism, this opening scene seems to project xenophobic fears of American audiences rather than add to the plot. Attempting to find humor in songs about rape and killing almost comes across as a political message about North Korea rather than a comedic portrayal of the nation’s propaganda. The lyrics dismiss any common humanity of the North Korean civilians and the masses gathering around in support make it seem as though the topics being discussed are condoned or at least widely accepted. Throughout the film the common theme of “othering” Asians from Americans and portraying North Koreans as unobtainable, foreign and distant to American viewers is carried without the afterthought of what it might mean for representations of Asians in general. Though one can argue that at the end...
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