MEDIA STEREOTYPES

A stereotype is a commonly held public belief about specific social groups, or types of individuals.Stereotypes can have a negative and positive impact on individuals.Even so-called positive images of Black people can lead to stereotypes about intelligence. One theory as to why people stereotype is that it is too difficult to take in all of the complexities of other people as individuals.Even though stereotyping is inexact, it is an efficient way to mentally organize large blocks of information. Categorization is an essential human capability because it enables us to simplify,predict, and organize our world.These stereotypes often tend to make people to believe it is true
especially to those who don't know the real truth.


JIVABALAN BALAKRISHNAN
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MEDIA STEREOTYPES

Stereotypes used in media are often tend to influence the way people think.
People around the world are often influenced by things that media portray to us,
sychological effects of stereotyping, particularly its effect on African Americans and women.For example,a study which found that bogus feedback to college students dramatically affected their IQ test performance, and another in which students were either praised as very smart, congratulated on their hard work, or told that they scored high.The media stereotypes can effect others thoughts easily and make the thing to be in a bad way.

PAVITHIRA TIRUVALLUVAN
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MEDIA STEREOTYPES

The media portrays many inaccurate stereotypes about various races. Many movies, TV shows, and newspapers show a less favorable image of minorities than they do of other races. Example, African Americans and Hispanics, in particular are sometimes shown as being less intelligent, more vulgar, and more violent than their Caucasian counterparts. However these facts are not true. Actually most crimes among blacks and Hispanics occur in inner cities, which is a very small percentage of the total population. Still the media sometimes makes it appear as though most blacks and Hispanics are violent.


RUBAKUMARAN S/O SUPRAMANIAM
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MEDIA STEREOTYPES

A stereotype is a commonly held public belief about specific social groups, or types of individuals.(wikipedia) Stereotype that presented in all of the movies was the dependency of women upon men. Male characters always participated in helping a female-character to reach the success. In the movie A League Of Their Own most of the women lived with the thoughts about their husbands who were fighting in the war. What makes this example even more interesting is that one can develop a counter-argument, saying that the fact that in these movies men were helping women to achieve the success was instead a break of stereotype, which represents men as those who achieve high goals, and women as those who help to achieve these goals. If we compare the different ways, in which media depicts helping male and helping female characters, we will see that if men help with a wise advice and with their knowledge, then female helps by cooking and taking care of children. This is yet another stereotype in mass media.

SHASHI KUMAR S/O BALASUBRAMANIAM

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Media Stereotypes (Week 8)

Each and everyone in this world is unique and different. We are too complicated and abstract to be labeled or to be grouped into different types of stereotypes. And it is definitely unfair to brand people because of their skin colour, race or ethnicity.

The media played a major role in shaping the mind and the way of thinking of the people. For example the western media succeeded in portraying the Muslims or the Arabs especially as bomb-makers and terrorists, the Jews as stingy , Singaporeans as ‘kiasu’ (selfish, afraid to lose), and etc.

What causes these stereotypes to actually arise? One of the factors is current situation or significant tragedies for example after the 9-11 incident in the United States there was a sudden influx in movies and TV series showing Arabs/Muslims as the bad guys or terrorist. Before the 9-11 attack, the Westerns will usually make the Russians as the bad guy in a movie because of the Cold War and the involvement of the Soviet Union.

There are also positive stereotypes shown by the media for example the Japanese are always shown as very well cultured, punctual, disciplined and very well-mannered people.

Stereotyping to me is always bad and dangerous because it is a type of generalization. Just because an apple in the basket is bad, doesn’t mean that all the apples in the basket are bad too. Always think critically before judging or stereotyping someone.

Nurul Syahirah Maarof

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media stereotypes

Stereotypes is a based on limited and giving inaccurate information.It give propaganda by this media stereotypes.For an example,the life of Egyptians were being questioned in a wrong way.They were being potrayed as uneducated,desert animal raisers,ignorant and many more.In fact it makes me to believe that although it 's not true when the media brings up this kind of situation about the Egyptians lifestyle and it had affect the people who are living in a decent life. also.The media stereotypes can affect others thoughts easily and make the thing to be in a bad way.

PRAVINA SELVARAJAN
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Media Stereotypes

Media stereotypes had bring the people mind into bad thinking of some matters .For an example, African people were often portrayed as poor ,lazy,criminals and violent.This makes the society to think bad about the African people especially the kids were easily influence with this such kind of media.They will give bad reaction or scared when they saw this kind of people.This is how i react when i was kid as i scared to faced them.Media stereotypes can make people to believe the situation easily although its not true.

ANUSHA GENGAIAH

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Media Stereotypes

Stereotypes used in media are often tend to influence the way people think. People around the world are often influenced by things that media portray to us. For an example, media always portray Sri Lanka people as a refugee and a war country. This makes most people scared to go Sri Lanka. However, the truth is not all Sri Lankans are refugee. There are still rich people in Sri Lanka. Besides that, media also often portray Africa and India as a poor country. This made me to think India is a poor country until one day I went to India and I realized that India is not a poor country as what media show us. These stereotypes often tend to make people to believe it is true especially to those who don't know the real truth.

Niranchana Davadas

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Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies People

This groundbreaking documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged form the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters. Featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack Shaheen.

Media Stereotypes

The media often uses stereotypes and it is significantly accepted by the people. It has made us think and believe certain things should be this way and not otherwise, and thus this is wrong, because it not a fact, it is not true and certainly not what everyone thinks. For example, in magazines, they often portray models as beautiful women, who are young, have flawless skin, tall and thin. This has lead people thinking only skinny women are considered beautiful, while it is not. In movies, they are also a lot of stereotyping, like blonde women are always dumb and shallow, Russians are the mobs or the mafia, Mexicans are portrayed as illegal runaways, and American Africans are shown as people dealing with drugs or involve in gang fights. This had lead us, especially young children, who haven't had much experience, to be easily influenced by these media stereotypes. In most television series, they often show rich kids to be spoiled brats and pick on others, the popular ones in school and always surrounded by cool people. In addition, mostly these popular rich kids are always the cheerleaders for girls and football players for the boys in school. Everyone around the world who watches, would be influenced to think that rich kids are spoiled and often rules over the school. We should all be aware of all these media stereotypes as to not discriminate and group or categorize people.

Leong Lai Yee

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Media stereotypes (week 8)

Ever since I was small, I used to watch many English movies. By watching

those movies, I thought that Americans are people, who are friendly,

generous, and tolerant. but all that assumptions changed when one day I

heard my dad's conversation with his friend. according to him, an American

in his office is very arrogant and not friendly at all. My dad was telling

that the guy thinks that he is so intelligent thus he look down at the

other employees as if they are not good enough. when I heard about it, I

thought that not all Americans are friendly, generous and tolerant. some

of them are in the opposite way. this is one of the media stereotype that

I have experienced.

VITHIYAH SANTARA SHEERAN

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Media Stereotypes

Media plays a vital role in spreading stereotypes among people. Media like magazines,movie,TV and so on should receive the credit for this. Examples of stereotypes are; short men are short- tempered and fat people are lazy ones. Most of the movies nowadays, visualize fat people as lazy and incapable society. Its not true, not all fat people are lazy to do works. Besides that, in most western movies, short man will be picturized as the short-tempered person. I was scared to go near short people when i was still young because of this. I realise now that dwarfism does not cause anger in one person.

THIVASSINI SUBRAMANIAM

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