Title: Race in the Media: Is Representation a Problem? | Dreams Come True
Headings: Race in the Media: Is Representation a Problem?
Race in the Media: Is Representation a Problem?
Content: According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American will spend a total of nine years watching TV in their lifetime. If this activity can eat up so much of our lives, it’s reasonable to think that it has some power over how we see the world. If the shows, movies, commercials, and news that Americans watched included more racially diverse people in diverse roles, viewers would probably become used to and more accepting of people of different races. In addition to this, media exposure could be a positive thing for members of minorities who feel ignored in American society. Lack of representation can be seen as a form of racial erasure, which is naturally disheartening for the people who are being overlooked. Many people even suffer from poor self-image because of their color and how it is portrayed in the media. This anonymous post on the Experience Project demonstrates how lack of representation in the media can make people feel insecure: “All the time on TV and in the magazines, I see these beautiful white girls with long, silky blond hair and flawless pale skin. And I ask myself: why am I stuck with almond brown skin and a head full of curly hair?”