Men In Black Sociology

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Recently on TAM airlines a 50 year old called for the air hostess when she realised she had been seated next to a black man. She informed the hostess that she needed her seat changed immediately as she could not sit next to a coloured man. The hostess announced that no one should have to sit next to such a vile and unpleasant person and that a spare seat in first class had been arranged. Turning to the black man asked him to grab his bag and follow her to his new first class seat. All the passengers that had seen the scene unfold gave a standing ovation to the air hostess and the captain. In 2008 with the election of Barrack Obama, first black president, racist attacks and acts of discrimination have increased exponentially. Racism seems …show more content…

Since then this representation has changed dramatically. In 1994 these representations were deemed ‘negative and stereotypical’. In 2000 a study showed that blacks portrayed in televisions shows had similar qualities to that of their white counterparts, with black women appearing virtuous and black males being cast in law enforcement positions. This evolvement is perfectly represented in the Movie Men in Black where Will Smith, a highly regarded black actor, plays a secret agent for a government agency hunting aliens. In this movie Will Smith plays J an extremely talented cop who is recruited by a government agency and becomes a widely renowned alien hunter. While there was an increase in media representations for some time, during Obama’s election campaign and after he was elected the media soon slipped into their old ways. After Obama’s election in 2008 an AP poll showed that more than 51 percent of Americans had anti-black attitudes and most believe that this number has only increased in the years since. During Obama’s presidential campaign news stations and papers used his skin colour to deter voters and insight fear in the American

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