Media Moment - Aziz Ansari thoughts on racism

http://teamcoco.com/video/aziz-ansari-racist-grandma

The link wasn't on youtube, but I found it refreshingly funny and relevant to what we have talked about in regards to portrayals of Asian people in the media.

Media Moment: Bechdel Rating Added to Theaters

Swedish Movie Theaters Add a Bechdel Rating
via Vulture;

"Well, four of them, but it's a start: the Swedish cinemas in question have added gender-bias rating to all of their showings. In order to get an A, the films must pass the Bechdel test (in which two female characters talk about something other than a man). Sundays are for A-rated films — like the Hunger Games — only. Meanwhile, in America, we get pink football jerseys on Sundays. Keep it up, Sweden."

Had to share this with you guys.

Reflection - Yearbook/Publication Coverage

So I've noticed that within the movies/video clips that we see in class, usually focusing on a racial or ethnicity based issue, there is a predominance in male representation. This has led me to think about how many groups of people are left out or excluded from media coverage. Having this knowledge in the back of my mind, I had a shocking, yet not so shocking, revelation during an annual conference that I attend.

I go to the CSPA convention every fall to attend workshops for journalistic publications, such as yearbooks, newspapers, and literary magazines. Today was my 5th year attending the convention and I noticed a number of concerning things. A large amount of the students attending the convention, I'd say 90% at the least, were white. What was worse than that, however, was that the yearbook designs (photo-packages of students smiling) all featured predominantly white students. This suggested to me that not only do white students belong within the pages of a publication, but also that only white students should or would be attending this convention, so why bother advertising for any other race?

I was not the only one to notice. A friend of mine came into the room, and being black male, commented on how he was the only person of his race in the room. Sadly, even among 100 other students, he was right.

I wonder who is to blame for this. CSPA for their $42 conference fee, which is pricey for most students, but not so much for those who attend the workshops that come from private schools, or is it because of the lack of advertising to other racial and ethnic groups? We see this in magazines and advertisements around us, so could this same type of exclusion be happening earlier on, in the supposed safety in academic institutions?  What do you think?

Side note: A lot of the students that attend are also female. But the same photo-packages presented to them have mainly males within them. How does this all add up in your minds?

Media Moment- Derewko Torres- Extra

Perhaps a taste of their own medicine may do the trick...

I just saw this video that was posted back in May and I love it! Partly because I can relate to it and its just too funny. Enjoy!

Women in the Media: Media Moment #3, "Saturday Night Live"

This season, "Saturday Night Live" cast six new cast members, none of them of color. Furthermore, only one of those new members is a woman.

Kenan Thompson, now a veteran cast member, was asked to address the issue earlier last month, and his response was negatively received. When asked why "SNL" is lacking black female cast members, his answer insinuated a lack of talented black female comedians to choose from.

Tonight, Kerry Washington was host, and the cold open poked fun at the show's diversity problem, asking Washington to play Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Beyonce in a single four-minute sketch. The sketch is attempting to find humor in this problem, but it simply isn't a laughing matter.

Solving the MBI problem in fashion ? Judah F

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17450275

Also called the photoshop law ,

What do you guys think ? 

Reflection
     Too further what others are reflection regarding the lack of Asians/orientals in the media. I also was taken back by not realizing how there is almost no representation of Muslim in the media. The class deClass discussion was very insightful and respectful, although I did find the film we watched to be counter productive to the class session ,since there was almost no mention of woman and there struggle. Struggle against there misunderstood "oppression" from the western perspective and oppression to where is factually exists. 
I walked away from class wishing that we would actually discuss issues in depth  vs just avoiding them. 
Judah