Gender and Culture in the Media

This presentation on gender and culture really made me think. The group pointed out that even in a society where minorities are just as prevalent as the "normal" white people, the most influential type of media, television, has yet to acknowledge it. With the ending of "Ugly Betty" (a show I love love love!) there is no other show on TV where the main character is Latina. Yes they may play a supporting role but really what other show is there where the the Latin culture is celebrated. Take a minute and think, its really hard to think of one. And why is that? It is even more distressing if you add the gender issue. Latina, African American and even Canadian women rarely make an appearance on our American TV shows and when they do its only in supporting roles as the best friend. If I were an outsider watching American TV I would think that everyone in America was white and rich (as we are most often thought of in other countries). I would never believe that there is any diversity in a country that we as Americans see as the most diverse. So TV can you please add some color to this line up?