Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Broadcasting...Whiteness
The article that I read today is called "Broadcasting a World of Whiteness." The author of this article name is Jon Caramanica. In "Broadcasting a World of Whiteness" it talks about how their aren't many other races on the television shows but their are mostly white people. The article includes that Whiteness is too often invisible on television. For example, "Girls" is one of the shows that they point out. I do agree with the fact that there are not that many shows on network television with diverse casts but if it is a hit and magnificent show, then people should keep the side comments away. I also think that television producers have a responsibility to put on shows that have diverse casts. Some of those types of shows are sometimes funny and good. But Im still on the side with author. One day I saw a television show called "Family Guy" which I thought was really racist. I noticed them making asian jokes, mexican jokes and black jokes but never white jokes. Sometimes they would throw a hill billy in their once or twice but that is the furthest they go but the other races they go all in to detail. I also saw another show called 'Dave Chapelle" that was racist. I find this show hilarious but there are here and their comments that are racist.This show is mainly aimed for a white audience. I hope they change the fact that it is not enough diverse cast in television and continue on to keep those hit shows.
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