This course has certainly opened my eyes to the role that cultural, racial and gender minorities play in the media. I had always thought I was perceptive in recognizing and gauging stereotypes perpetuated by the mass media, but I never had an opportunity to explore the nuances of stereotyping before this class. Now, as I read the newspaper or watch TV, I feel like I am hypersensitive to the portrayal of minorities, their roles as characters and the images they represent. Now that I have taken this class, I feel like I am more educated as to why certain minorities are depicted the way they are and how the media functions to continually perpetuate these portrayals.
To me, it was especially disturbing reading about diversity quotas in employment practices and the current discrimination minorities are facing in the workplace. The fact that anglicizing a name on a resume to secure a second glance even has to cross a person's mind, to me, is an indicator of a terrible societal trend. This class has taught me that there are still so many racially fueled issues that exist and although we have made sizable strides since the Civil Rights era, we still have a very long way to go to be able to enjoy a truly equitable and harmonious society.
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