Call A Spade A...Diamond?

10/3/2017

According to several news publications, in his possession, Stephen Paddock had 42 guns, lots of explosives and "several thousand rounds of ammunition." With some of these weapons, Paddock mortally wounded 59 people and severely injured more than 500.

However, as heinous as his crime was, it earned him the labels "lunatic," "psychopath," "crazed," "evil," "the gunman," "lone gunman," "desperate," a "lone-wolf," and many other woe-is-me type names. Also, pictures of Paddock and his family and girlfriend depict...a victim. Yet, unequivocally, not one media outlet will call him what he truly was: a terrorist.

Facts: all over social media, many people are expressing anger about the delicacy with which Paddock is being portrayed because they believe that had he been black or brown, the worst depictions of him would have been plastered all over social and traditional media within minutes of the massacre. They believe news stories would have ended with, "We'll update this story as more information becomes available," not waiting to report what's factual versus the character they want to present.

Something is seriously wrong in this country. And lately, with peaceful protests being defined as disrespectful, mothers being called SOBs by the free-world's leader, and racial injustice at its peak, America's makeup is starting to run and no one seems to know what to do about it. Do you?

Comment on the following prompt: How does the media's portrayal of cultural representations and practices influence society's behavior?

INCLUDE: First initial AND last name AND class period.

Respond in no more than 10 sentences and no less than five. You must also reply to TWO classmate's posts. You cannot post identical comments on different classmates' posts. Posting shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree" will not earn you a passing grade. Make sure your posts address the reply that you are responding to.

Be sure to--

Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content-Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Due: Fri., Oct. 6, 2017 11:59 p.m. CST

T.Dawson 4th

10/4/2017 02:38:57 am

As a society, we, the people rely on media to obtain information. As a result, the general population may be easily influenced by the media. Regardless of what media an individual relies on, there will always be bias and in some cases derogatory commentary. The way media presents information can change the perspective of the situation. Hypothetically, the media is one of society’s largest influences due to its large role in every day life.

D. Tonche 1st pd

10/4/2017 06:24:46 am

I concur with the statement you made, the press has grown its effectiveness towards the public thanks to social media. If people just get one side of the story, they will go on believing that is all there is to it.

S.Moncivais 4th

10/7/2017 09:06:14 am

I have to agree with you Ms.Dawson because society is influenced by media. We as young adults we prefer to go look in some media because we don't really go and watch the news. If we could spend time looking at different articles we could understand deeper on what we see.

C. Villanueva 1st

10/7/2017 09:41:19 am

I agree, media does have a large role in our everyday lives and that's why we are so influenced. Most news reports bandwagon so we only see what they want us to see not what is true. America has to look good so we aren't allowed to see the truth all the time.

C. McCowin 7th

10/7/2017 09:43:21 am

I strongly agree with your statement because I feel like society depends on the media and almost believes anything they put out there. The media is basically the main source of real life information and situations. And as in real life not always fair and balanced. But we do need the media and we need to make them accountable for all of their information. As a civilized society we can come together and make this happen.

T.Shelton 1st

10/4/2017 05:56:03 am

This story is really close to home for me because I claim Vegas as my home town but also because I had a friend that was there when it happened. It disgusts me that he’s not being called the thing he is , a terrorist . He killed innocent people but because his skin isn’t darker he’s a victim . If it would have been a Muslim or black person everyone would have been quick to say it was a terrorist attack or was gang related . I just saw a recent story about him falling in 2011 . I didn’t read the article I only read the headline but the instant thought of what was the reason to go back that far . I’m sick of seeing white people that do this being labeled as victim and troubled that the news would go so far back to show you how troubled they were . I’m glad people are standing up and saying something about the labeling .

D. Tonche 1st pd

10/4/2017 06:27:46 am

Your statement is true in my perspective because the media (and everyone else) always want to have a reason to justify why someone who appeared to be good committed a sinful crime, not even considering they were just evil.

T. Dawson 4th

10/5/2017 09:08:03 am

I have to agree with you, this man IS a terrorist. The media will portray him as the victim because sadly, white supremacy still has a significant role in the United States. Different complexions are nothing more than different amounts of melanin...people are finally realizing that ALL human beings are equal. Yet, white folks continue to get away with terrorism while POC are shot for breathing.

Keishala B. 1st hour

10/6/2017 06:49:47 am

As crazy as it may seem I don't actually like pulling the racism card out for either thing. However this is just teeming with injustice and racism s. So I definitely agree with what you're say saying. Because when a nonwhite does a crime you'l hear all the details about it while on the other hand if a white does something they magically don't have the evidence and facts. Or they'll even have the nerve to say its still a 'work in progress.'

D.Molo

10/7/2017 11:25:37 am

I agree that in some cases the card is in effect, but that’s always going to be a factor that everyone’s going to have to face time after time.

D. Parker

10/6/2017 07:37:55 pm

I feel some empathy towards you; what happened was an atrocity and there are no excuses. This was terrorism and it should be treated as such. And most of all, it was fueled by racism and spite. There was no mental illness involved because a mentally ill person doesn’t plan that carefully.

This makes me wonder what counts as terrorism or violence to this country - is it only applicable to people of color and Muslims when they commit crimes? Are white people not capable of being violent?

D. Tonche 1st pd

10/4/2017 06:17:52 am

The only positive representation people of color receive is in pamphlets for colleges or corporations to show how “diverse” and “inclusive they are. Majority of the portrayals in Hollywood of minorities are predominantly stereotypes, this will also include media outlets. Unlike Hollywood depictions gleaming with misconceptions, the media cunningly inputs negative connotations of POC. These recent events demonstrate the difference of treatment between minorities and caucasian people. The intentionally make Stephen Paddock look like a victim instead of the culprit. Oppose to Mark Hughes, the man who was wrongfully accused of the 2016 police shooting in a Black Lives Matter rally. The media quickly jumped to conclusion that he was the shooter and spread this false new to millions of people leaving them with a incorrect facts. Ultimately, movies, tv shows, and news we listen to all alter our perception of other people, it also take up a huge role into our decision making how we are going to interact with people who are distinctive from us.

T. Dawson 4th

10/5/2017 09:15:10 am

What you just described is reality. POC do not have the correct representation unless it is convenient for Caucasian people. The way the media portrays any POC shapes a persons mentality and how he/she perceives different people. The constant degrading of POC makes freedom something that is only available to those with lighter complexions.

T.Shelton 1st

10/5/2017 10:06:58 am

I agree with you 100% , wish I could use the clapping emoji to express my emotion towards your comment .

D. Parker

10/6/2017 07:34:15 pm

I agree with your comment because people of color are only seen by white people as proof to support their claim of not being racist and therefore regressive, even if they’re stereotypes. To put it simply, the majority of white people dont care about black, Latino or other nonwhite people unless they can gain benefits from them.

Had this man been nonwhite, he wouldn’t have been excused for his crimes and would receive worst treatment. I’m sure he would have actually been convicted as a criminal as soon as it occurred and wouldn’t have been able to murder people.

T.Tate 1st

10/7/2017 04:00:33 am

I believe your statement is true because whites don't care about blacks and any other race unless their gaining something from them like you stated . This just shows how blacks get treated differently from whites which is a shame and racist .

T.Tate 1st

10/7/2017 03:56:46 am

I believe your statement is true because the media just jumped to conclusions going off of what they heard or read not knowing if it's the correct information or not . Then it's leads to a whole lot of incorrect information .

B. Haynes 1st

10/7/2017 09:39:38 am

I agree with you, Diana. People of color tend to be represented in a negative way in the media, and this affects how they are treated in the real world unfortunately. In order for a change, people should realize that stereotypes are just stereotypes. We shouldn't base a certain group of people off of them just of because of what we see in the media.

Summer J. 1st

10/7/2017 10:18:11 am

What you are saying is absolutely true. The way the media describe a POC has or mind brainwashed and not thinking for ourselves.
. If this man were to be any other color besides white he would be instantly labeled but because he is white he is victim and not the suspect.

Z.James 1st

10/4/2017 08:18:01 am

The media tends to be the most reliable source in today's world. When it comes to cultural representation they give many culture negative potrayals which makes society create and believe these false stories and stereotypes. For example, in the media being black, heavy set, woman automatically labels you as an angry person. Another example is white people being the victims when they committed a terrible crime. However, if your of color you are labeled as a terrorist or monster, and you are trashed in the media. Theoretically, the media has one job...to give you news, however it does not prohibit them from how they give the news, one bad article can give a bad name to a group of people.

TysonThornton 7th link

10/4/2017 08:44:40 am

I agree there are time were I feel the news should not even cover this types of story with all the information they don't have

t.Shelton 1st

10/5/2017 10:11:17 am

I agree , I believe that if people didn't relie on media so much than we wouldn't have preconceived ideas in our heads .

Zakamion Murry 7th period

10/6/2017 04:31:48 am

I agree, because if social media was not created, us Young adults wouldnt know much about whats going on on earth.

D. Boyd 7th

10/6/2017 04:36:00 am

But if the media does their job right and stop making stories up there wouldn't be any "labels", I'm not saying the medias a bad place I'm just saying the media does this because it gets so much attention ,if people could stop giving it so much attention then made the label of a black, heavy set, woman as a angry person could stop.

D. Carter 1st

10/6/2017 08:16:19 am

The world often gives stereotypes to every race..... except whites.

J. Maple 1st

10/7/2017 10:11:13 am

I disagree, whites have many stereotypes. We think they're weird, too sensitive, and don't understand how the real world works. Every culture has a stereotype a part of it. The difference is that white stereotypes don't affect how they life.

I.Chancellor 1st period

10/7/2017 08:55:21 am

With all honesty, media does tend to be the source, we humans depend on for news. As a matter of fact, this is why a lot of minorities, are killed by the Anglo police officers and by Anglo people and some not. First of all, that is so crazy to judge someone because of appearance, because that person could be the nicest person, they would ever meet. Not only do they treat them as victims, but also give them the chance to go to a asylum, for special help, but however, if a minority was to do the same crime, they would go straight to jail. With all honesty, that is so sad that they think that type of stuff about people of color, just because we look different from them. Lastly, the media does have one job and that is to give us news, but if they do write something bad about a group, it can change their life, for the worst.

J.Solomon 1st period

10/7/2017 09:26:38 am

I have to disagree with your statement; simply because you contradicted yourself by only portraying one perspective of media. You must be aware of the danger of a single story.

B. Haynes

10/7/2017 09:35:47 am

I agree with you, Zion. Since the media can be very influential, people can have certain views on a group of people, a culture, or even a place, just from what they see/hear.

D.Moseley-4th/5th

10/7/2017 10:50:33 am

The media indeed does misinterpreted a whole culture from a few representatives we didn’t ask for but is it really our color their against? Or is it our ethnicity that their in such a rage about ?

TysonThornton 7th link

10/4/2017 08:40:57 am

See this is anther case of injustice for the longest of time people have been the same oh it's my race so it's different even with black people who say I can't be raceist cuz I'm black but back to the story this man should have been shown as what he is a terarist and a all around horbole person

kaleb washington 6th

10/5/2017 07:00:56 am

i think media is doing what its made to do and that is to inform us on whats happening in the world and without it we just be clueless about whats happening around us so i find the media to do what its made for

E. Hernandez 6th

10/5/2017 09:20:56 pm

I agree, the media is where we get our news and we'd have no idea what's going on in our world without it.

Zakamion Murry 7th period

10/6/2017 04:30:10 am

I agree because if something happens ,we always turn to social media for an exact answer. Social media can give u the whole story about what happens to something

Keishala B. 1st hour

10/6/2017 06:41:54 am

I'd like to disagree and agree all at once, the media can be bias depending on the location from which we are receiving it from. Yes it can provide us information, but if you simply just rely on the facts given by one media outlet then you are basically still clueless.

Z. James 1st

10/6/2017 08:45:02 am

Your opinion is correct however the way that they deliver the news makes the media look bad.

Hope a 1st period

10/6/2017 08:56:49 am

I strongly agree with your statement. Many people are saying that social media isn't reliable, however, social media is more than Instagram and Snapchat. When you we hear about something crazy that happened, what is the first thing we do? We look it up. We shouldn't even try to lie to ourselves and call media inaccurate, because we use it for everything.

J. Maple 1st

10/7/2017 09:57:11 am

Just because we use it for most things doesn't mean it's accurate. We base our opinions based off the facts, and when we use media we do that before we look at the opinion based articles. We don't lie to ourselves, because we already know what's really going on.

J.Bonilla- 4th Period

10/7/2017 11:31:04 am

So you are saying that because we use it for everything it is correct? In reality how are you so sure what you have seen or heard is correct? Even with knowledge that we think we know about such as religion, there are always loopholes and contradictions that make us question such intrinsic knowledge.

B. Criss 4th

10/7/2017 08:32:21 am

You are not understanding what the prompt is asking because if you did you would have noticed that we are talking about why all the negative thing such as the Las Vegas Terrorist is being called something he is not.

D.Moseley-4th/5th

10/7/2017 10:54:01 am

The media is doing their job by portraying this maniac terrorist as just a mentally ill man who could help his actions ? The media is doing their job by not showing us real news when it comes to what’s happening everyday to our young people ? Or is real news to you about Trump and every stupid move he makes? It’s all in how you perceive it but the media doesn’t get out what we need to know they give us what seems hot at the moment.

J. Jackson 7th

10/5/2017 09:32:17 am

For some reason those on social media(Whites) would sometimes or most of the time will think of guns, fights, or violence in general to be black people. I can understand why, but before shifting the blame on a certain race because of things that are known to be done by the race, the person posting the so called "facts", they should get the actual facts. This man has made a name for himself by killing and injuring innocent people. Me personally i don't watch the news so i would have never found out about it without social media. While receiving the information from social media it could have been inaccurate knowing that people like to lie and stretch the story to make it seem way bigger than it was.

E. Hernandez 6th

10/5/2017 09:25:24 pm

I agree, people on social media just rely on stereotypes and don't try to get actual facts.

Zakamion Murry 7th

10/6/2017 04:28:10 am

I agree only because we dont try to get actual facts about whats happening to our country . Us young adults dont rely on people to tell us facts about our country , we always rely on media for the answer

Z. James 1st

10/6/2017 08:47:13 am

Social media is where we get most of our news, however the news cam go in one ear and out the other one.

Makayla Williams 7th

10/7/2017 10:07:19 am

Not exactly when you say news cam go in one ear and out the other because some people do know about the problem its just its not constantly posted on media. Meaning other people don't have a chance to know about the situation because like I said we the people rely on media

D.Molo

10/7/2017 11:28:27 am

I totally concur with the comment, also to add people tend to only hear what they want to hear. “That’s facts”!

E. Hernandez 6th

10/5/2017 09:19:29 pm

Society is effected by the media because that's where we get information. The media is what puts news out there, good or mad. Society depends on media, because that's where we get our information about our world. Also, media can twist up stories, and they can make society believe anything. We need to stop depending on the media because it's easy to twist up stories and make us believe things that aren't true.

Zakamion Murry 7th period

10/6/2017 04:25:03 am

As young adults , we always rely on social media to obtain information for whats going on in the U.S or in another country.

D. Boyd 7th

10/6/2017 04:29:03 am

Over half of the people in this country rely on social media to know about stuff like this, not a lot of people get up and check the news for things that have happened they get up and check there phones, computers, tablets etc. People don't look up actual "facts" about things anymore they look and see what social media says an since social media has so much of an influence on them they believe it, but maybe if they actually look up the facts they wouldn't think that. As for the man, he killed so many innocent people for no particular reason at all and people aren't calling him a terrorist is absorb to me. Our country has a lot of things to work on and this just adds to the list.

J.Bonilla - 4th Period

10/7/2017 11:15:53 am

Yes many people tend to gather their information from social media. But what makes you think that everything said where you supposedly find the "facts" is true? They may also alter, and become a tad bit biased with what is being presented. This is why it is not always in the best interest to rely on one news source.

R. Garcia 1st

10/7/2017 11:41:41 am

I agree, i think that it is because of the big influence the media has in our everyday lives, that we believe most if not all of the things that we see. I also think that because so many people are busy, they only get to hear or read headlines, which many times they are biased and misleading.

Sherrell Jones

10/6/2017 06:32:36 am

Public knowledge of crime and justice is largely obtain from the media. The influence of media consumption on fear f crime, harsh attitudes and perceived police effectiveness. People who watch more television are feeling a huge threat to crime. Most of the creative focus on media protrayal's of police officers and finding reveals conflicting views

Keishala B. 1st hour

10/6/2017 06:38:55 am

The media is powerful, no... media is some people's reality. My own mother firmly believes that if it is broadcasted on TV it is true. The media is her reality and I believe that it is plenty of others reality as well. So when the media dodges and dips around the blatantly obvious topics and phrases such as calling this man what he is, a terrorist, then people who accept these medias as their reality also follow suite. If it is broadcasted on television to millions of people and nobody, who 'matters', is saying anything then society clearly will see that it is OK to think that way and show that they think that way.

D. Carter 1stperiod

10/6/2017 08:14:24 am

This Is complete racial injustice. That man was a terrorist but the people of America refuse to call him one because he is white and not brown. They call him names like "lone wolf", however if he was Arabic the first thing we would have called him was a terrorist. The medias portral of cultural representation and practices influences societies behavior by giving white people a pass. It gives them a pass that excludes them from reality. If it were somebody black up there what do you think they would have called him? My guess is a thug.

Hope aleman

10/6/2017 08:48:52 am

Its clear that racial injustice is a huge part of what makes up our society. Media's portrayal of cultural representation is a harsh one. People of color are often not portrayed as successful, or things of that nature. Because of this, society behaves in a way that is chaotic physically and verbally. What i mean is, i feel that many (but not all) Caucasian people take advantage of their race and use it to commit heinous acts of crime and racial violence. So, media's portrayal of cultural representations very heavily influence the way society behaves by allowing people to take advantage of the fact that they aren't colored.

victor ajuobi

10/6/2017 06:32:06 pm

I agree with your statement, because the media never talks about how black people influence alot of people through music and how they start trends. They always display black people as criminals and don't ever talk about the success of a black person, without some kind of accusation or conspiracy behind their success.

victor ajuobi

10/6/2017 06:29:58 pm

The affect that the media has on cultural depictions of minorities is very influential and can lead to misconceptions of a specific race. As the media provides us with information, we has the listeners take in what they say and use that to determine life choices. This can affect how people see minorities in the sense that, if the media portrays all black people as criminals and puts up statistics about how blacks commit a lot of crime but completely ignoring all the bad stuff that all races and instead making a perception of a group of people causes problems. This causes the effect in which minorities are looked upon as a nuisance instead of actual people, all because the media portrays them as criminals, when in fact any race can be criminals. The media is used as a platform that can spread hate if not discussed or talked about in the right way, thereby discrediting or misrepresenting a cultural minority group by grouping them all in the criminal category. The media's display of culture can be twisted, which causes all the stereotypes about a group of people and a twisted representation of their culture.

S.moncivais 4th

10/7/2017 08:54:01 am

I have to agree with you Victor. Minorities can been seen as less because that's what media portray. We as society discriminate other races because we are treated like that, therefore media can change the perspective that other have in different cultures.

J.Solomon period 1

10/7/2017 09:13:18 am

I strongly agree because when the majority feeds the minority there’s no way of knowing what’s true unless it is seen through their own eyes

R. Garcia 1st

10/7/2017 11:36:13 am

I also think it is because of the huge impact the media has come to have with us, that it is capable of affecting the way people are perceived.

D. Parker

10/6/2017 07:29:58 pm

Media is used to spread information and entertainment. When people see something presented as fact, they usually believe it and incorporate it into their lives. Portraying minorities a certain way can be harmful (or beneficial) and can result in real world issues. An example is how Latinas are shown as being sultry and sexual so many people see them as being promiscuous and unfaithful to men. Another real world issue is how trans women are only shown in negative lights, such as being confused gay men or sexual predators, which contributes to them being murdered and having laws created against them.

Representation is always important and can influence people.

T.Tate 1st

10/7/2017 04:11:40 am

Media is just people saying what they want to say and saying false information that they heard or read not knowing if the information is true or false. Its just a a lot of judging and racists people talking just to talk . Social media always points out what blacks are doing wrong or what blacks did but when it comes down to a white person it's sympathy for them because they are white which is wrong . I'm not saying all white People do this but it's a hand full of them and it's just wrong and racists it seem like they don't even see us blacks as a human just like they are .

J.Solomon

10/7/2017 04:32:07 am

All that glitters is not gold. You often hear the phrase “I’ll believe it when I see it”. But what happens when what you see is a lie? Media broadcasting networks keep societies informed. However, they have fuled the fire of tension and separation for years with cultural appropriation and false prejudice. Overall, Their negative connotation and discriminative portrayal of specific cultures determines the way in which members of society interact with other cultures.

C.villanueva

10/7/2017 09:37:03 am

I agree, the media does do false judgement and we do believe what we see even if it's a lie. We as people are so gullible in society that we can't even process that their portraying false judgement.

Brianna Brundidge-6th

10/7/2017 05:20:22 am

If we didn't have social media we would know so much about the world.

D.Molo

10/7/2017 06:32:49 am

The way that the media tells it is what society believes. This is because society is too gullible. So this means media’s perspective is too credited. Not everything that is written or on the internet is true and that’s what people have to start figuring out.

I.Chancellor 1st period

10/7/2017 07:39:22 am

With all honesty, I think media's portrayal of cultural representations, greatly influences society's behavior. Also, media can really give minorities a bad representation, in the eyes of society, but white men, except Donald Trump. For example, they make some Anglos scared to be around black men, who are in suits coming out of a downtown federal building, thinking the black man( who they think is a thug) will steal their money, because of the media showing, only a small percent of black robberies. Another example, is how people of all races, are terrified to be next to a Muslim man/or women, thinking they might blow or shoot up a place.But for some reason, all the most evil crimes done in America (past and present), were done by all white men and some white women, who just got called notorious criminals, crazy, insane, and who needed help, on media websites,but if a minority does anything crazy, they are quick to try to commend the whole race and put us in jail and not asylums.

*I.Chancellor 1st period*

10/7/2017 07:46:03 am

With all honesty, I think media's portrayal of cultural representations, greatly influences society's behavior. Also, media can really give minorities a bad representation, in the eyes of society, but white men, except Donald Trump. For example, they make some Anglos scared to be around black men, who are in suits coming out of a downtown federal building, thinking the black man( who they think is a thug) will steal their money, because of the media showing, only a small percent of black robberies. Another example, is how people of all races, are terrified to be next to a Muslim man/or women, thinking they might blow or shoot up a place.But for some reason, all the most evil crimes done in America (past and present), were done by all white men and some white women, who just got called notorious criminals, crazy, insane, and who needed help, on media websites,but if a minority does anything crazy, they are quick to try to condemn the whole race and put us in jail and not asylums.

B.Criss 4/5

10/7/2017 08:28:50 am

Social media does not always depict what needs to be shown. If a black man was to re-enact this same event he would have been noticed as a terrorist but because this man was white he was labelled as sick and psychopath. Race always plays a big part in situations such as this one. Why is it that a country who seen as the place to be can not live up to it? The media is full of everything negative like the president who acted a plum fool when visiting a country that is considered apart of this country. And as a society we condone some of these actions and sometimes we do not. At this point as a generation who is watching this go down all around us we want better and we intend to do better.

S.Moncivais 4th

10/7/2017 08:39:24 am

Media is the most reliable medium that we have in society, because nowadays people do not find out the whole truth by watching the news. Caucasians are always the victims regardless of what they do. But If a terrible event had been done by someone of color it would have been a terrorist attack. The way media portrays the information can be interpreted in many different ways. This event was a terrorist attack no matter what other people say. He injured more than 500 people and killed 59 others. Just because he is white does not mean that it's okay and that he cannot be called a terrorist or psychopath. Media has a big impact in society because it's something that we use everyday 24/7.

J.Grant

10/7/2017 08:46:36 am

I agree with what you say because society is basically messed up because like I say by roles were switch then it wouldnt be a big problem

I.Chancellor 1st period

10/7/2017 10:05:59 am

With all honesty, media is the most reliable medium for us to use in today's world and sometimes it can also have its problems, when people watch it, for news. They also get the chance to go to asylums, to work out their issues, due to them being the victim and not the people they killed or hurt. With all honesty, that is so sad that they would call out an event, that a person of color did, faster than they would call it out for a white person. This makes the media a scary thing, because they can give us what they want us to know. In like manner, it was a terrorist attack, because he took some many lives and injured a lot of people. In agreement, it does not justify a white person to do evil, because they are white and he should be given another name, than the ones stated. In conclusion, media has impacted our world, because it is something that can get our hands on easily,and something that cannot be taken away, nor destroyed.

J. Grant

10/7/2017 08:45:13 am

I feel like society is so messed up. If it was black "on "people then they would've had him all over the news or better yet let down quicker then they let him down because they are quick to say to say he's sick and he did he was out of his mind but there is if the roles was vice versa then it would've been like oh well he did it now he got a separate but I know this man who shot up all these people I said "" he sick and that's not fair and I feel like society need to step their game up basically because it's not fair

W Sapari

10/7/2017 11:59:07 am

I too agree Mr.Grant. If it was a black guy, he would be deemed all over channel 5.

J.Solomon

10/7/2017 08:50:08 am

B. Haynes 1st

10/7/2017 09:06:37 am

The media tends to create a single depiction towards a certain group of people, and when society is being told this over and over, people will eventually have only that one view. For example, a lot of terrorists are seen to be Muslims because of 9/11, and that creates the single story that all Muslims are terrorists. Nowadays, the media is seen as the truth, and when people see something presented as a fact, they will usually have it incorporated into their mindset. This is why we have certain perceptions of people, or even places, before we’ve even seen what it’s like. In my opinion, it’s important to remember that representation is essential, especially in the media, in terms of changing how people will react to certain situations (like avoiding calling Stephen Paddock what he is—a terrorist).

C. McCowin 7th

10/7/2017 09:11:52 am

The media's portrayal of cultural representations and practices have influenced society's behavior for many decades now. Something's have changed and something's have stayed the same. The media will have different points of view from all of society. Overall, I believe the media tries to do a fair and balanced job. The media is part of our Constitution and we all can benefit from the media. We just need to continue to work together in harmony. Finally, I believe that this man was a terrorist as is all people of color who commit these heinous crime.

J.Maple 1st

10/7/2017 09:15:38 am

As a society, we rely heavily on the information given to us through the various digital media. The writers and editors of these medias control what they want us to see and can evoke different emotions in us. These evoked emotions can trigger different reactions towards a race or cultural group that might be responsible for that news. The media most definitely influences our behaviors by portrayal of cultural representations. The media creates most of the stereotypes we see and conform to because of how they portray it. For example, when we see the commercials about the starving children of africa, it evokes the emotion of generosity, and makes us want to donate everything we own. It also adds to the stereotype that all of Africa is impoverished and starving.

C. Villanueva 1st

10/7/2017 09:34:23 am

We all count on the news to update us on what's happening around the world, so the way they display it that's the way we see it. We don't get to witness every event or just simply be part of the lives affected by these situations so we wouldn't really know details. Media makes us see the way they want us to view it by using certain words or jumping into conclusions for us. It's hard to judge things on our own because our minds are already made up for us and we're so use to it that we don't see it anymore. By doing this they show us what "good" and what's "bad" therefore they influence society's behavior.

Makayla Williams 7th

10/7/2017 10:02:44 am

Social media is a powerful subject and we teenagers and adults rely on it to know whats going on in this world. Its probably true that if Stephen was a black man we all would be over this case because majority believes black lives matter more. Also people see blacks as '' always in the wrong/trouble makers''. So majority did not know about this case because maybe he wasn't black or had others...that wrong terribly hurt and were black.

W Sapari

10/7/2017 11:50:52 am

I agree with this.

Summer Johnson 1st

10/7/2017 10:11:10 am

As a society, we rely on the information we receive from social media outlets. We are heavily influenced by the media because it covers things on a day to day basis. The media can alter details in certain situations to get us to see one thing and not the other. The things the media wants us to see negatively about a certain thing affects us because we thinks it all true meanwhile some things are false.

D.Moseley-4th/5th Pd

10/7/2017 10:47:25 am

As a generation derived from 21st century knowledge, we live for social media. Individuals are allowed to be displayed, examined, and dissected as a specimen through social media. Social media is a make or break and how ever you’re portrayed, you are judged upon that or when ignorance is present you’re judged based upon the knowledge of the examiner of your assumed culture. With white supremacy circulating globally, other cultures are always criticized more intensely due to white people being superior in the eyes of their own. Minorities are irrelevant in the US and we have allowed that mindset to leak and start to poison our global economy.

J.Bonilla- 4th Period

10/7/2017 10:56:15 am

Being in the 21st century, everything now revolves around the media. The media can alter or add information that may not be factual and even biased. According to a recent tweet from Donald Trump he claims that “some news coverage is fake” when it comes to the Puerto Rican incident in which he is seen throwing napkins at an audience. Many rely on media to gain information of what is going on around the world. With the media justifying people’s actions depending on the color of your skin lets others feel that they are allowed to do the exact same. Media also influences the way you view things because it is place that people seek to find your sources.

R.Garcia 1st

10/7/2017 11:30:42 am

Ever since the first form of media emerged, it has served the purpose of informing millions of people about current events happening all over the world. Because of its prominence among these millions, some forms of media such as the news developed a credibility. They use this to exhibit propaganda and allow them to affect public opinion. That is for example, if a news channel that is widely supported and credited, displays a headline that is biased, it would lead people who follow that channel to be in agreement with them.

W Sapari

10/7/2017 11:57:18 am

For example, there have been several police brutality incidents within the past 3 years, & social media has made it to where only blacks are the ones being harmed in it. In this case, stephen would be predicted as an American Terrorist, for the weapons he was carrying & for the number of people murdered. The media deems too much of the crimes, problems, and incidents that we have goin on in the United States.

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