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Stereotypes In Appalachian Culture

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Throughout the history of media, stereotypes have developed a big role in decision making for producers. In the article “Appalachian Culture and Reality TV” by Angela Cooke-Jackson and Elizabeth Hanson, there was a lot of discussion about how these unscripted shows such as the The Real Beverly Hill Billies, were depicted in a negative and unethical way. This show showed footage of uneducated, ignorant, ripped clothing individuals who live in the Appalachians.Producers of the show used humor to depict these individuals instead of real emotions. This angered many individuals who are considered to be in within the subculture. The stereotypes depicted makes it hard for groups of the subculture to value themselves. In this day and time, we have come to a new era where representing false stereotypes of different subcultures is okay to produce on media. The first TV show that comes to mind that comes across unethical is the Jersey Shore. This show is about 8 stereotypical Italian American 20-25 year olds which they have never met each other prior to moving into the beach house. Their days consist of tanning, going to the gym, and partying. Based off the TV show, these individuals “represent” how living in New Jersey is like. The guys were depicted to only care about going to the …show more content…

To the views of this MTV show, they assume that the whole population of New Jersey is the exact same. Based off the questions by Angela Cooke-Jackson and Elizabeth Hanson, this show is considered to be unethical in many different aspects. The first question asked in this article was “Are the people portrayed fictional characters or real people”? If yes, then you ask if the stereotype is misrepresented. If it is a yes, then the use of the stereotype is unethical. The decision tree depicted the traits of the Jersey Shore to be unethical and harmful the subculture being

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