Let's Define Whiteness
These minority groups are portrayed as terrorists in the media today.
Arabs, Muslims, and Arab Americans
An idea, image, video, or phrase that spreads in a culture, particularly via social media.
Racial Meme
This recent drama had an all white, cisgender, and heterosexual lead cast.
Gossip Girl
This movie character is defined as the quintessential Native American woman.
Pocahontas
This percentage of the US population is white.
63%
Name one stereotype that us typically given to Latino men.
Drug Kingpins, Gangbangers, and/or Petty Criminals
Maria Kopacz and Bessie Lee Lawton found that this media have the potential to counteract stereotypes.
Youtube Videos
In Grey's Anatomy, the character Cristina Yang was portrayed as this Asian stereotype.
(either Dragon Lady or Butterfly)
Dragon Lady
This was the first non-English language film to win best picture at the Academy Awards.
Parasite
This percentage of film leads are people of color.
17%
This sitcom from the 20th century portrayed black people as "stupid, lazy, and/or disgusting"
Amos n' Andy
This media surpassed the average amount of time Americans spent online/on social media.
Television Viewing
This show, not cancelled until 2020, negatively portrayed cities in the Middle East.
Homeland
In these years the Academy extended new membership invitations to include more film productions that were produced by people of color.
2016/2017
This percentage of film directors are white.
82%
Name one of two terms used to represent Asian women in the media?
Dragon Lady or Butterfly
The hashtag that went viral for criticizing the lack of diversity within the Oscars.
#OscarsSoWhite
This American sitcom was the first prime time series in two decades to focus on an Asian American family.
Fresh Off The Boat
This Indian American Actor was the first to be nominated for an Oscar in thirteen years.
Dev Patel
This percentage of film leads are people of color.
17%
Name one of three stereotypes that are used to portray African American women in the media.
Mammy, Sapphire, Jezebel
Websites that seek to deceive web users by appearing to have a neutral stance but actually give false information supporting a white supremacists outlook.
"Cloaked" Websites
This show set the stage for improvements of portrayals of black people in the media.
Issa Rae's HBO series "Insecure"
This was the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar.
Mahershala Ali
This percentage of Academy Award Winners are people of color.
7.8%