Sarah Prather
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Sarah Prather started the topic Week 6 in the forum Weekly Takeaways 7 years, 1 month ago
1. Drag Race was the first TV show to show Drag Queens in a good light. TV shows before usually depicted drag queens as victims. However, Ru Paul waited for the best time to premiere the show.
2. The show also showed difficulties with their parents and siblings, as well as the hardships of staring drag as young as middle school.
3. Unlike…[Read more]
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Sarah Prather started the topic Week 5: Gender in the forum Weekly Takeaways 7 years, 1 month ago
1. Gender may or may not depend on biological traits. Gender encompasses the cultural meanings attached to what it means to be a man or woman. Gender involves norms created by society that dictate which activities are more appropriate for one sex over the other. These norms stem from what society deems as “masculine” or “feminine.” However, sex…[Read more]
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Sarah Prather started the topic The Gentrification of City-Based Sitcoms in the forum Weekly Takeaways 7 years, 1 month ago
-“If you were a black young adult living in an expensive city like
New York, you needed to be an urban professional; if you were white, you could survive on creative loafing.” The author of this article explains that an all black cast had to have more character development than the all white cast of “Friends” in order to be successful, regardless…[Read more] -
Sarah Prather started the topic The Gentrification of City-Based Sitcoms in the forum Weekly Takeaways 7 years, 1 month ago
-“If you were a black young adult living in an expensive city like
New York, you needed to be an urban professional; if you were white, you could survive
on creative loafing.” The author of this article explains that an all black cast had to have more character development than the all white cast of “Friends” in order to be successful, regardless…[Read more] -
Sarah Prather started the topic Colorism and Racism in the forum Weekly Takeaways 7 years, 1 month ago
– Colorism among people of the same race is considered a form of internalized racism. This is caused by european phenotypes being seen as “superior.”
– There isn’t much of a difference between colorism and racism. They both are based on prejudice against someone for their genetic make-up.
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Sarah Prather started the topic Week 3: Race, Privilege, and Power in the forum Weekly Takeaways 7 years, 2 months ago
-White privilege does is shape the way in which we view the world and the way in which the world views us.
-Unlike race and racial identity, the social, political and economic meanings of race, or rather belonging to particular racial groups,have not been fluid.
-Race is not biological. It is a social construct.There are no two people alike.…[Read more]
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Sarah Prather changed their profile picture 7 years, 2 months ago
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Sarah Prather changed their profile picture 7 years, 2 months ago
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Sarah Prather started the topic Study examines television, diversity, and self-esteem in the forum Weekly Takeaways 7 years, 2 months ago
1. Children are still developing their outlook on the world and more importantly their view of themselves, therefore they are far more impressionable than adults. Consequentially, they commonly use fictional television characters as role models. This becomes a problem when children don’t see people like them (people that look like them)…[Read more]
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Sarah Prather became a registered member 7 years, 2 months ago