Discussion Board 1

Read the attached MANAA (Media Action Network for Asian Americans) document http://manaa.org/?page_id=543

view their suggestions to Hollywood on how to reduce stereotypical portrayals of Asians in film ad TV "Restrictive Portrayals of Asians in the Media and How to Balance Them." After reading the article, prepare a 250-300 word essay responding to the following items. You do NOT have to include outside research this week.

1. How does the media portrayal of Asians in film and television impact on Americans?
2. Provide at least two examples of Asian characters in films or on television for that you are familiar with. Do you believe these characters represent stereotypes of Asians? Explain why or why not.
3. What do you recommend that media organizations do to better represent Asians in television and film?

The discussion guidelines for this assignment are:

1. All postings for this assignment should be well-written using correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation, and any references should be presented in APA style. Refer to the APA style resources link on the left navigation bar of our Blackboard course site for information about APA style.

Discussion board 2

Oscar winning actor Geena Davis leads a national effort to combat the gender imbalance in the film industry. The Geena Davis Institute sponsors research on gender portrayal in film at its website SeeJane.org. Among its research findings are statistics documenting the under-representation and stereotyping of women in film. See the 2017 Family Films Report findings: https://seejane.org/research-informs-empowers/the-… Below are a couple of highlights of this report:

• Male characters outnumber female characters two-to-one when it comes to leads (59.0% compared to 26.0%), screen time (60.9% compared to 39.1%), and speaking time (63.7% compared to 36.3%).
• Although the number of female leads is a long way from parity, the percentage of family films with female leads has doubled since 2013.
• Female-led family films grossed 38.1% more on average than male-led films, a pattern that has remained consistent over four years.

In 2016, Davis discussed the need for gender balance in film in a 7-minute interview at .

After viewing her interview, prepare a 250-300 word essay responding to the following items:

1. How does the media portrayal of women in film impact on girls and women?
2. Provide at least two examples of female characters in films for young girls and boys that you are familiar with. Do you believe these characters represent stereotypes of females? Explain why or why not.
3. What do you recommend that media organizations do to better represent women in television and film?
4. Consult other findings at the Geena Davis Institute Website as your outside research this week: https://seejane.org/

The discussion guidelines for this assignment are:

• All postings for this assignment should be well-written using correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation, and any references should be presented in APA style. Refer to the APA style resources link on the left navigation bar of our Blackboard course site for information about APA style.