Title: Where Am I? How A Lack Of Representation In Media Is Harmful To College Students | Her Campus
Headings: Where Am I? How A Lack Of Representation In Media Is Harmful To College Students
Where Am I? How A Lack Of Representation In Media Is Harmful To College Students
Sunahtah Jones (USF)
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Content: we tend to perpetuate those ideologies because it’s normalized and has been taught to us our entire lives. When the topic of lack of representation is brought up, victim blaming is common and some will say that minorities bring it upon themselves and do not try hard enough to be represented more accurately and more often. However, the lack of representation of marginalized groups is the fault of oppressive institutions and systematic oppression that has been normalized into our society, not the fault of the marginalized groups. A lack of representation creates a lack of opportunities and encourages marginalized youth to believe that they will never be qualified for various positions in the media, politics, student organizations, business and etc. simply because of the way the world views their identity or identities. Lack of representation is deep, systematic, and normalized in our society. However, it is not too late for us to make a change. We can make changes by making efforts to change our own problematic ideologies. We need to take steps to understand each other and embrace different identities, races, and cultures, instead of using the identities of others to create a further divide in our communities. The change starts with us, especially college students because we are the future, if we change for the better, the world will change with us.