Monday, 6 December 2010

Stereotypes of Black and White in the media.

White
Black
-Law abiding
-Blonde/ big breasts- ‘perfect’
-Drink alcohol- Wine and Beer
-Class structure- upper, middle, lower
-Stresses/ worries a lot
-White trash
-Trailer trash/ hillbillies
-Educated/ academic
-Formal speech
-Eloquent
-Sarcastic
-Nerdy
-Uptight/ still (upper lip)
-Play stupid characters
-Usually okay bad character (especially British)
-Bitchy
-Size zero
-Protestant Christian
-Different hair colour
-‘White men can’t jump’
-Not very fast runners

-‘Big booty’
-Cant swim
-Black characters usually die in movies
-Rappers/ slang/ lingo
-Criminals/ pimps/ gangsters
-Relaxed
-Religious
-Power hungry (Robert Mugabe)
-Cooler than white people
-More muscular
-More musical/ rhythmic
-Big lips/ nose
-Colour black is always mentioned when crime is being reported
-Loud/ friendly/ bubbly
-Attitude/ swagger
-Black men make bad dads




We were also asked what we would think of if someone said describe a black British male in their 20's.

The first thought that came to my head was, Gangs, knife crimes, hoodies, music, intimidation.

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