Question

1. How does the institution of the media shape racialization?

2. Is language significant to maintaining one’s culture? Why or why not?

Answer 1

The institution of the media shape racialization as currently our entire media is dominated by the white community. The media depictions are generally of transracial violence, further is promotes the stereotypes through its depictions.

Language plays a significant role in maintaining one’s culture as the most powerful media outlets have always focused on specific language and frames for generating polarizing narratives around race, while distracting the attention from, extremely complicated questions of the day to day life. People express their views and promote their culture through the use of language as a medium in the various forms of media.