How ethnicity is represented across american and British TV

1. How Ethnicity Is Represented
Across American And British TV
Dramas
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4. ALVARADO THEORY
 The Exotic: Ethnic groups are seen as exotic or represented as being the
‘other person’ and unusual or strange.
 The Dangerous: Minority groups can be represented as a threat to
society. They can be called criminals, rapists, drug dealers, or people
who take advantage of society’s benefits.
 The pitied: The representation of ethnic groups may be seen as
deprived victims or groups that experience natural disasters or
sometimes even conflicts.
 The Humorous: In the 1970’s race was major vehicle for comedy.
Programs removed the threat of different races by them making them
the butt of the jokes.

5. MELL HOOKS
 The colour codes: Lighter skinned women are considered more
desirable and fit better into the western ideology of beauty.
 Black women are objectified and sexualised in hip-hop reflecting the
colonialist view of black women (sexually disposable).
 Commodified blackness, a mediated view of black culture that is
considered the norm.

6. How US Represents Ethnic Minorities In
TV Dramas
 Young black people have been demonised by some areas of the media
and are presented as linked to violence and gang culture.
 Some programmes have representations of ethnic minorities. These
tend to focus on the stereotypical aspects of that culture, for example
Treme.