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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 11:02:00 EST
- Sender: International Intercultural Newsletter <XCULT-L@PSUVM.BITNET>
- From: PDAVIS@LIUVAX.BITNET
- Subject: Re: Media/communicatioons
- Lines: 55
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- Janet,
-
- I'm on the receiving end of racism. If I'm looking for work and the policy
- is not to hire black people, (Recently a New York City employment agency
- was proven to be systematically screening out black applicants) OR I get
- to a job interview and latter discover that I've been turned down for a
- less qualified white applicant, the NET EFFECT IS THE SAME. So, to me it
- there is no difference.
-
- I would like to raise the question of how "African Americans" are portrayed
- in the media?
-
- The original message cited examples of intentional lopsided coverage of how
- African Americans are portrayed in the media. Again, I LIVE in Crown Heights
- Brooklyn, NY. I happened to be in another city talking with someone who
- works at a TV station where the people who produce the news were told in
- no uncertain terms, not to air footage of Jews attacking African-Americans.
- The reverse images could be aired.
-
- Can we agree that it at least looks a little strange that in
- cartoons, most of the bad guys have brown skin? Doesn't it look a little
- strange that on TV dramas, an inordinate number of criminals have brown skin?
- Doesn't it look a little strange that so many of the criminals on the
- nightly crime shows have brown skin? Does not it seem equally strange that
- when we talk about teen pregancy and "entitlement" programs that more times
- than not the finger is being pointed at brown people? Speak to these issues
- please.
-
- If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must
- be a duck? Or doesn't it at least strangely ressemble a duck?
-
- Injustice anywhere is a treat to justice everywhere. It the public (media
- informed) debate around entitlement programs is framed in terms of
- African Americans being the major receivers, then our improverished white
- sisters and brothers (and don't kid yourself, there are lots of them
- and will be more as the economy continues to restructure itself) will suffer
- as well.
-
- By the way, what's the difference between bailing out the Savings and Loans and
- and entitlements?
-
- It appears to me as if the media conspires to distort the facts about
- the lives of people of color and many other issues. The net effect is that
- we all suffer in one way or the other.
-
- I say that in no uncertain terms, the media conspires against African-Americans
- and that until we all recognize that, we will fail to see the larger
- threat that it poses to everyone.
-
- What do you say?
-
- Peace,
-
-
- Phil
-