Diversity in Media

In our last class, we worked in groups to search the internet to see if we could find examples of diversity in media.  It was easy to recognize that each member of my group found it easy to add in their own ideas as we were surfing the net.  My group and I not only looked for different examples of television shows, but we also searched for pictures showing diversity.  While looking at the pictures, we found they helped us to better understand how diversely gender is portrayed in media.  Some of the examples we found were of men and women with perfectly formed bodies.  Their appearances even followed current fashion trends such as hairstyles, makeup, and clothing.  We also talked about some of the diverse television shows and movies we have watched that show examples of diversity.  There was one episode of “Fresh Prince of Bel Air, I remember watching when Will and Carlton were accused of stealing the car they were driving because of their race.  This was a false accusation, but very common for Will since he was raised in a lower class society.  Carlton, on the other hand, believed the cop was only trying to do his job, but then realized after talking to his dad that Will was right about the situation really dealing with their race.  After watching that episode, it made me think about how common it is for people to be judged by their race, class, or gender not only in our society, but in the media.