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Latina Stereotypes in Mass Media
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Latina Stereotypes in Mass Media
Stereotypes have been a devastating concept in any group that suffers due to their application in the lives of that group of individuals and people. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie exemplifies this in ‘The dangers of a single-sided story’ as she tells of how her life when she came to the United States of America to study was faced by so many of these stereotypes. She states that stereotypes are true even though they are incomplete (Adichie, “The danger of a single story [Video file].” (2009): 154.). She states how her roommate thought she did not know how to put on a stove yet she knew. This is a reflective example of how Latinos have been stereotyped as weak and as people who do not fully fit into the American society due to their language as well as their general behavior. Therefore Latinas even though representing about 16% of the total population in the US are not fully recognized as important to American progress (Lopez, 100). The issue of Latina representation in media and films is a very crucial one as it talks of how they are viewed by the outside world and therefore their judgment. According to Bojórquez, in ‘Selena is on Netflix’, people of color represented only 24% of the total film population in a study done in 2018. In the 24%, 11.6% were black actors while Latinas were 6.6%. This representation can be seen as a very low number since Latino Americans account for almost 50 million of the US total population.
This situation has been in existence for a long time and it has been aggravated by the immigration of Mexicans into America. Therefore it can be said that the hate for Mexican immigration can be attributed to the advancement of Latina stereotypes and thus the undervaluation of this group of individuals. The stereotypes about Latinas and they are under-representation in film and TV can also be seen as a result of their flexibility and ability to play any role given to them with much determination. Therefore this means that they are always given jobs that are less needed by the other individuals. This can be seen in Bojórquez’s ‘Selena is on Netflix’ as one of the directors stated that mostly the people working behind the cameras were Latina.
Other examples of stereotypes of Latina people include the lack of educational inclusion of parents in the education of their children (Lopez, 101), Latinas seen as drug addicts and dealers (Lina Cardona) among other stereotypes. Therefore this is a very important topic for discussion since it is what determines the level of success of Latinas since how they are displayed on TV, film, and in reality, is what educates the world about them. Once the world learns that Latinas are drug dealers or sex addicts among other negative qualities associated with Latinas it turns out that they will not be able to interact with other people freely since they will always be judged and treated negatively.
The issue of stereotyping in any culture or environment is a very difficult and serious one. The problem develops with time and it is a very important one for consideration since it is what forms what a people become in the society and what opportunities as well as ability to perform better they get. It is therefore an issue of equality since when there are so many stereotypes about Latinas it is very difficult for them to be represented in TV and film effectively or in numbers that are just according to their population (Bojórquez). Therefore Latinos should be represented and portrayed not based on their stereotypes but on their real self of who they are and what their caring and motherly nature can do to the American society if employed appropriately in different situations (Lopez, 103). Therefore this paper discusses how Latinas have been stereotyped in connection with their representation in film and tv. the paper will discuss these issues along with the following sub-categories; portrayal as Sex addicts and practitioners, inability to get jobs due to issues being poor workers due to their fertility as they are seen to ask for permissions to take care of family business more than their work, satisfaction with low paying jobs, Low representation in movies and films as they can be seen as not fully reliable, Sexualisation of Latina girls, Latinas seen as drug dealers and addicts, Language barrier especially in schools which is never considered as important, the role of lawmakers inclusion into representation issues, Latino representation as newsmakers being low among other issues.
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Adichie, Chimamanda N. “The danger of a single story [Video file].” (2009): 154.
Boj, rquez, Kim. “‘Selena’ Is on Netflix. How Lawmakers Are Tackling the Lack of Latinos in TV and Movies.” Sacramento Bee, The (CA), 17 Dec. 2020. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=pwh&AN=2W61719303770&site=eds-live.
Cardona, Lina. “Mass Media and Society.” Mass Media and Society Latino Stereotypes in the Media Comments, Rampages.us, 13 Nov. 2015, rampages.us/linacardona/2015/11/13/latino-stereotypes-in-the-media-2/.
Lopez, Johana P. “Speaking with Them or Speaking for Them: A Conversation about the Effect of Stereotypes in the Latina/Hispanic Women’s Experiences in the United States.” New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, vol. 25, no. 2, Spring 2013, pp. 99–106. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1002/nha.20020.
LUGO-LUGO, CARMEN R. “100% Puerto Rican: Jennifer Lopez, Latinidad, and the Marketing of Authenticity.” Centro Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall 2015, pp. 96–119. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=hus&AN=111812585&site=eds-live.
Mastro, Dana E., and Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz. “Latino Representation on Primetime Television.” Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, vol. 82, no. 1, Spring 2005, pp. 110–130. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=eue&AN=507985296&site=eds-live.
McDade-Montez, Elizabeth, et al. “Sexualization in U.S. Latina and White Girls’ Preferred Children’s Television Programs.” Sex Roles, vol. 77, no. 1–2, July 2017, pp. 1–15. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s11199-016-0692-0.
Justice in Hamlet
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Justice in Hamlet
Shakespeare’s hamlet allows us to see the world through a different lens and this is a type of understanding whereby revenge is seen as a way to make things work and as a form of justice. Revenge works for several people like Fortinbras who travel for a long time to make sure justice through revenge is gained. It is upon these other characters whereby the story of hamlet is portrayed, compared, and contrasted bringing out the great extent to which justice was not achieved and hamlet lets the death of his father not be avenged due to his waiting which is seen as unhealthy. Therefore this paper discusses what is meant by justice in hamlet by Shakespeare and how this is not achieved towards the end of the book and how hamlet feels bad about the late killing of the executioner of his father.
The main discussion is between Hamlet therefore and Claudius and the other characters only act towards the addition of the ideas advanced by these two. Claudius is the person who killed Hamlet’s father and therefore hamlet keeps on trying to kill him however he is prevented by several issues and cannot effectively carry out his will and desire to kill him. The first thing is that Claudius is in love with Hamlet’s mother and killing him might mean hurting his mother which he never wanted to do. on the other hand, Claudius is most of the time appealing and praying to God therefore killing him while he is praying makes it very difficult because Hamlet does not want to send the same person who killed his father into heaven. This is because if he killed him while praying he could go to heaven directly.
Other reasons which have been suggested by different authors include the fact that Hamlet fears for his life and fears what might happen if he kills Claudius. His unconscious mind also leads him towards the delay in the execution of Claudius and finally, he does not fully believe that his father’s ghost was real and he keeps on trying to remind himself that it happened and he had to bring justice for his father.
Clouded by the judgment and love of her mother helmet in most of the times is unable to act. This is because his Mother re-married so fast and hamlet finds it very difficult to understand her and the reason why she is this way. The confusion in trying to understand his mother as well as trying not to hurt her because he loved her makes him delay his execution of Claudius.
The fact that Claudius is most of the time praying when hamlets try to kill him is brought out clearly and therefore this means him going to heaven. This is the most emphasized point and a reason as to why Hamlet does not act accordingly and therefore keeps on procrastinating his plan. The book, therefore, is religious and apart from justice, it tries to tell us how religion can be a deterring factor towards the achievement of something like it was for hamlet not to be possible to kill his father’s murderer because killing him and therefore providing him with eternal life and happiness were the least of the desires of hamlet. This is evident in act three scene three.
Other people have suggested that the ghost of Hamlet’s father haunts him and therefore it is a very difficult decision to make whether to kill Claudius. The confusion about this as well as her mother’s desire to get remarried to Claudius clouds his judgment and therefore seeing is impaired. This is because it is generally believed that ghosts would have brought problems to the person they appeared to.
Due to the failure of hamlet to execute his father’s murder, several other individuals within the play get to die, and therefore this is what makes it a delayed justice as its delay leads to negative influences. The characters that die include Laertes, Rosencrantz, Polonius, Gertrude, Guildenstern, and Ophelia. In the desire to keep him feeling bad hamlet presents Claudius with the scene of his father’s death and therefore this makes him feel bad. This is evident in the 3rd act scene 2.
In conclusion, therefore, the delay of the death of Claudius makes justice unachieved within the play and it is a significant loop that is viewed as a negative one since hamlet had almost every opportunity to kill Claudius but he does not.
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Cantor, Paul A. Shakespeare: Hamlet. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Still I Rise’ Outline
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‘Still I Rise’ Outline
Introduction
Brief introduction of the poem
Introduce Maya Angelou
Thesis statement
Historical background of the author
Where she was born
Her childhood
Her education
Her experiences leading to writing of still I rise
Title of the poem
Meaning in the title
Relation of the title and the poem
Title and the life of the artist
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The theme in the poem
How the these is portrayed
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Anaphora
Alliteration
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Summary of the poem
Summary of the theme
Summary of the literary elements
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Angelou, Maya, and Heywood Hale Broun. Still I rise. Jeffrey Norton Publishers, 1994.