1. Yes, I do believe that negative stereotypes exist in the media today. How many times hav
e we seen the dumb cheerleader or the popular prom queen, the jock that acts like a jerk or the geek that has no friends on television? There are plenty of people in the world who are counterexamples to these stereotypes themselves. It seems as though the media thrives on highlighting these different “cliques” relentlessly. Although many of these stereotypes are unfair and judgmental, I understand that biases are ever present, inevitable components of the media. Also, certain media has its negative stereotypes on some political topics. With the upcoming election, certain channels on television and certain newspapers clearly have their negative stereotypes on the political parties that they do not support. Even though the media is not supposed to show bias towards any political groups, it is hard to conceal feelings for something that you disagree with so strongly.
2. If people overly distance themselves from the outside world, they would live in a “la-la land” where everything went the way they picture the world in their minds. These unrealistic people would not be in tune to the happenings in the world and ultimately be unaware of things that are making history. They would never know what was going on outside of their “perfect” life and if they were ever reemerged into the outside world, they would most likely not know how to deal with the harsh realities that happen each and every day. Depending on the age of
this person, they would be in for a huge culture shock. These kinds of people do exist today. In the Amish community, they distance themselves from the rest of society and live each day in an orderly fashion. They provide for themselves and most of them are unaware of things going on in the outside world. Even though they are still well off while being distant from the real world, they miss out on the normalcy of life in a busy city or the joys that come from technological advances.
e we seen the dumb cheerleader or the popular prom queen, the jock that acts like a jerk or the geek that has no friends on television? There are plenty of people in the world who are counterexamples to these stereotypes themselves. It seems as though the media thrives on highlighting these different “cliques” relentlessly. Although many of these stereotypes are unfair and judgmental, I understand that biases are ever present, inevitable components of the media. Also, certain media has its negative stereotypes on some political topics. With the upcoming election, certain channels on television and certain newspapers clearly have their negative stereotypes on the political parties that they do not support. Even though the media is not supposed to show bias towards any political groups, it is hard to conceal feelings for something that you disagree with so strongly.2. If people overly distance themselves from the outside world, they would live in a “la-la land” where everything went the way they picture the world in their minds. These unrealistic people would not be in tune to the happenings in the world and ultimately be unaware of things that are making history. They would never know what was going on outside of their “perfect” life and if they were ever reemerged into the outside world, they would most likely not know how to deal with the harsh realities that happen each and every day. Depending on the age of
this person, they would be in for a huge culture shock. These kinds of people do exist today. In the Amish community, they distance themselves from the rest of society and live each day in an orderly fashion. They provide for themselves and most of them are unaware of things going on in the outside world. Even though they are still well off while being distant from the real world, they miss out on the normalcy of life in a busy city or the joys that come from technological advances.
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