New study shows how the media over-reports black crime and goes out its way to hyper-criminalize us Terrell Jermaine Starr). This is very prejudice, due to the fact that it does not give African americans an opportunity to prove society wrong. In fact society tends to place stereotypes or name tags on us, but more so on young black males. Although the media negatively impacts the trajectories of Black adolescent´s academic readiness and pursuits, it causes young African Americans to make poor career choices; therefore, the media should accurately recognize African Americans in industries outside of sports.
Black men are more likely to be recognized for sports, rather than for their academic knowledge. Young black men are criticized for any …show more content…
Women are expected to do things such as: cook, clean, shop, etc.When women do these things, this is considered girly and classy.Things women are not expected to do is: Hunt, football, basketball, etc. Basically when women do these things it is considered unlady like or not feminine.
Another thing is that when it came to sports for women it was based on race which was very unfair. For an example black women don't get the recognition they deserve. Also, when it came to black women with ethnic features, there are often judged more harshly than other female athletes. On the other hand when it is a white woman they are recognized instantly. None of these facts or statistics should matter because each woman has the value in sports and each and every one of them should be …show more content…
Consider the case of Christopher Beatty, a small local rapper who was waiting on a friend outside a liquor store. Back in April 2013, former Army Staff Sergeant turned in rapper Christopher Beatty while he was standing outside of a liquor store waiting on a friend (Infowars). Meanwhile, he was drinking an arizona ice tea and was falsely accused by the officer to be drinking liquor and as a result, he was arrested but later the case was dropped along with the charges(Infowars). This is an example of an innocent person going about his day and minding his own business and it is interrupted due to an inconvenience.When this is displayed in the media it wont be shown as a small mistake, people will think that it's just another black male getting into some trouble, which is what people expect.This is when stereotypes start to take place and play a role in these particular