Media Stereotype

http://web.media.mit.edu/~ayah/MediaTheories/

In this link above, it tells about the stereotype of multiple representations of some groups in the media. In this research report, it focused on the Arab community representations in the media. It mostly occured in various type of media, even cartoons. For me, stereotype act like codes that give audiences a quick, common understanding of a person or group of people—usually relating to their class, ethnicity or race, gender, sexual orientation, social role or occupation. There are lots of personal experience from me about this media stereotype. One of it, the villain in a movie always come in a bad looks or bad style. It reflects a perception to everyone that every nice looking human is a nice people. It does not make sense at all. But it seems movie nowadays did backtrack in this stereotype a little bit.