Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Minorities and American TV today

It is no wonder as to the reason why the hit HBO TV. series "entourage" has won numerous amounts of awards. The story line is outstanding, the setting is spectacular and the cast has been chosen perfectly. An actor by the name of Rex Lee plays the character of "Lloyd", an Asian homosexual secretary/assistant to a very successful, overly confident, eccentric entertainment lawyer who takes advantage whenever possible. In the season currently airing, "Lloyd" has approached his boss "Ari" with a proposition to be promoted from desk boy to super agent! His only hardship is surviving through his boss' rigorous 100-day training regimen.

I think the reason why “Lloyd” has been portrayed as a stereotype is because the network wants to show that barriers can be broken; that there’s no such thing as a glass ceiling anymore. His personality and sexuality defines “Lloyd’s” characters’ actions and personality as well as his sexuality reinforcing and defying the stereotype of a homosexual man in American media however, the show elaborates on the fact that demographics don't affect the outcome of successful people.

In today’s world, regardless of a persons race, sexual preference, gender, or even religion and aside from the few that are against equal rights, at the end of the day a human is a human and if that person is qualified then they will be elected to perform those duties.

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  1. Sarah Nelson WrightAugust 5, 2009 at 8:04 PM

    Abe, I think this is an interesting point about using a stereotype to show that people who are stereotyped can succeed. Though the intention may be to promote an ideal about how the world should be, many scholars have argued that these sorts of portrayals can make people believe that these barriers no longer exist, when for some people they still do. Still others have argued that showing these barriers as overcome can help overcome them in the real world.

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