Friday, April 27, 2012
Teens Comment on Race & TV
The NYT asked teenagers to comment on if they think TV is too white. (Yes, Girls was the launching point for this. I wonder what the 2-12 demo thinks of Girls. Probably not enough ponies.) And some of the comments indicate that there's a serious need for media literacy education among teens; e.g.: "I watch TV shows that are mostly white orientated, but I don’t know why the Black population can’t enjoy those types of TV shows."
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Thanks for this, Chris! This seems to dovetail with a study that came out a few weeks ago on how whites claim not to watch shows with people of color because they don't perceive the shows to be "for them". Obviously, still more work to be done. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteIf you have a link to that one, I'll add it to this post.
ReplyDeleteLooking and not finding easily. Kicking myself for not archiving! I'll continue the search, update if I come across it.
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