“Ethnic minority viewers accused all broadcasters of tokenism and stereotyping, screening exaggerated and extreme representations of minorities and failing to reflect modern ethnic minority cultures.”-http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/passtheremote/2008/07/top-soaps-accused-of-stereotyp.html
‘Top Boy is a multi-stranded, ensemble piece’
‘Top Boy and how he aims to give audiences an accurate portrayal of growing up in London.’ Yann demange http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/880078-yann-demange-being-a-teenage-boy-in-london-now-is-scary
“Whether intentionally or unintentionally, both the news and the entertainment media 'teach" the public about minorities, other ethnic groups and societal groups, such as women, gays, and the elderly”
http://www.medialit.org/reading-room/long-way-go-minorities-and-media
http://www.medialit.org/reading-room/long-way-go-minorities-and-media
The quote related to the media theory of Marxism and Hegemony (neo-marxist) and puts into perspective that the media plays a vital role in forming our views and opinions. The media seem to repeat and continually portray a certain group negatively or positively it forces the audience to believe in what they see, for example ethnic minorities such as Muslims as terrorist due to 9/11 and Blacks as criminals.
“Minorities realize — supported by research — that the media influence not only how others view them, but even how they view themselves. So minorities and other ethnic groups have long attempted to convince industry decision-makers to seek better balance in news coverage of minorities and to reduce the widespread negativism in the fictional treatment of minorities by the entertainment media.”
http://www.medialit.org/reading-room/long-way-go-minorities-and-media
This shows the media has so much power to persuade those who are being negatively or positively represented in the media that they are right and change their views on themselves
Creating Reality
“They watched television primarily as a vehicle for entertainment but also as a learning tool and a point of entry into the wider world.”
“Black students were the heaviest TV watchers and were also the group most likely to use television as a learning tool. Of these students, over half said they learn a lot from TV and one-third said it teaches them things they don't learn in school. In light of these findings, it is perhaps not surprising that blacks were also the group most likely to see television as a reflection of real life.”
This shows that the media does not address stereotypical views of ethnic minorities because the media theory of ‘Copycat’ is happening, where the youth (the audience) uses the media’s information as a guide of how their live should be and get influenced easily.
“ Stereotypes act like codes that give audiences a quick, common understanding of a person or group of people—usually relating to their class, ethnicity or race, gender, sexual orientation, social role or occupation” http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/index.cfm
This relates to the previous quotes, the stereotypes definition and what it does. This is what i will be talking about.
“Nearly nine out of ten African-American females were victims of violence (twice the rate of white females)...79 per cent of African-American males were shown as verbally and physically aggressive, compared to 57 per cent of white males”
This shows even video games are perpetuating stereotypes not only tv series such as TopBoy
“A moral panics refers to the reaction of a group of people based on the false belief that another sub-culture or a group poses danger to the society” & “The major impetus for these panics is provided by the media”
This shows the media may have some exaggeration as it creates moral panics and the main cause of it is the repetition on the television and creating movies and television series on them.
“Asians were 6.3 times more likely to be stopped than whites”
“Black people 'are 26 times more likely to be stopped by police”
This shows how the police have been affected to stop and search Asians and Black people
“Black men 'to blame for most violent city crime'... but they're also the victims” - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1290047/Metropolitan-Police-crime-statistics-reveal-violent-criminals-black--victims.html
Schoolboy, 14, charged with murder of Leroy James (black boy)
The accused teenager was also charged with the possession of an offensive weapon and will appear at Enfield magistrates’ court on Monday.
This shows black youths feel they need to keep their identity
“when it comes to imagery surrounding black people; I’m used to relentlessly negative - knife crime, underachievement representations” http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/05/london-black-children-awards
http://www.infiniteunknown.net/2011/08/01/and-now-daily-mail-safest-place-for-black-men-is-in-prison-says-report-that-found-they-are-half-as-likely-to-die-while-behind-bars/- Safest place for black men is in prison, says report that found they are half as likely to die while behind bars (Daily Mail, July 31, 2011)
“when it comes to imagery surrounding black people; I’m used to relentlessly negative - knife crime, underachievement representations” http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/05/london-black-children-awards
http://www.infiniteunknown.net/2011/08/01/and-now-daily-mail-safest-place-for-black-men-is-in-prison-says-report-that-found-they-are-half-as-likely-to-die-while-behind-bars/- Safest place for black men is in prison, says report that found they are half as likely to die while behind bars (Daily Mail, July 31, 2011)
“The stereotype of young black males and crime also exists in the United Kingdom. Robbery, drug use, and gang violence, for example, have been associated with black people since the 1960s” Marsh and Melville, p. 84
“The stereotype of young black males and crime also exists in the United Kingdom. Robbery, drug use, and gang violence, for example, have been associated with black people since the 1960s” Marsh and Melville, p. 84
Police forces cease recording race of people they stop- http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/22/police-record-race-stop
“Police forces with some of the worst records of targeting black people have decided to stop recording the ethnicity of the people their officers stop and ask to account for their movements”
“Police forces with some of the worst records of targeting black people have decided to stop recording the ethnicity of the people their officers stop and ask to account for their movements”
More black people jailed in England and Wales proportionally than in US- http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/oct/11/black-prison-population-increase-england
" Excess of 145,000 stop and searches in 2008. It notes that black people constitute less than 3% of the population, yet made up 15% of people stopped by police."
http://westudymedia.wordpress.com/2008/07/
http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/passtheremote/2008/07/top-soaps-accused-of-stereotyp.html
http://www.yale.edu/ypq/articles/oct99/oct99b.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/race-in-britain-2012-has-life-changed-for-ethnic-minorities-6286786.html
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The population has changed since 1993: then ethnic minorities accounted for 5.1 per cent in England and Wales; the latest figure is 8.7 per cent."
"Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System, also found that ethnic minority defendants received longer sentences in almost every offence group. For sexual offences, white defendants received an average of just over four years in jail, but black defendants were sent down for more than five years"
"There is strong evidence that black people are over-represented throughout the criminal justice process. In the last two decades we have seen a punitive trend in criminal justice policy, and the changes in police practice that accompany it have negative consequences for BME communities."
"For violence against the person, the average breakdown was 16.8 months for whites, 20 months for blacks and almost two years for Asian defendants. "
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Key-Themes-Media-Theory-Laughey/dp/033521813X
" Excess of 145,000 stop and searches in 2008. It notes that black people constitute less than 3% of the population, yet made up 15% of people stopped by police."
http://westudymedia.wordpress.com/2008/07/
http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/passtheremote/2008/07/top-soaps-accused-of-stereotyp.html
“Viewers cited Asian corner shop owner Dev in Coronation Street and black single mother Denise, who had two children by two different fathers in EastEnders, as examples of stereotyping and tokenism in soaps. The report was commissioned by Channel 4 following the furor over the allegedly racist abuse of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Celebrity Big Brother.”
“Black people, particularly Afro-Caribbeans are often portrayed in the media as criminals.”
“Although black people are often portrayed as criminals to be feared, they 36 times more likely than white person to be a victim of a violent attack.”
“Asian families are often shown to be cold and overbearing forcing daughters into loveless marriages. Forced marriages are rare occurrences. This is one of the portrayals of Asians that Asian viewers have complained about as a survey by Ethnic Focus (2003) states.”
“The media also tends to portray some Asian people as unnaturally smart. Although this could been seen as a positive portrayal it can lead to unfair expectations of Asian people.”
“ethnic minorities are portrayed as a threat in different ways. Ethnic minorities, particularly asylum seekers, are portrayed as people going to the western world to exploit the welfare state and steal the jobs, housing, and other facilities of the people of the western world.”http://www.yale.edu/ypq/articles/oct99/oct99b.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/race-in-britain-2012-has-life-changed-for-ethnic-minorities-6286786.html
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The population has changed since 1993: then ethnic minorities accounted for 5.1 per cent in England and Wales; the latest figure is 8.7 per cent."
"Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System, also found that ethnic minority defendants received longer sentences in almost every offence group. For sexual offences, white defendants received an average of just over four years in jail, but black defendants were sent down for more than five years"
"There is strong evidence that black people are over-represented throughout the criminal justice process. In the last two decades we have seen a punitive trend in criminal justice policy, and the changes in police practice that accompany it have negative consequences for BME communities."
"For violence against the person, the average breakdown was 16.8 months for whites, 20 months for blacks and almost two years for Asian defendants. "
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Key-Themes-Media-Theory-Laughey/dp/033521813X
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