Check out the article on Viola Davis's historic Emmy win. Think about the representation of minorities on television and on the big screen. Do you see people of your race in Hollywood? What about your race AND gender? What kinds of roles do they play? Are they winning the top awards?
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I find this article inspiring, to see such a beautiful black woman receive this award is truly amazing. She is an example that a lot of young black females should want to be like, successful. I don't see many young black teens my age being awarded for anything. If they do get roles in movies or anything it's always something little. why aren't we in the media ? it seems like we only are when we are being killed.
ReplyDeleteI loved the quote "you can't get an emmy for a role that isn't there''. because it is true, you don't see that many diversity in movies which is weird because in real life there is many people from different cultures. but they seem to ignore it as if the world is only full of white people, or even worse when they do put someone from different races they make them look bad because of many stereotypes they use.
ReplyDeletein the article she said something about black women wearing their natural hair and how we are judged on that, people well tell us "its not professional". I enjoyed this article because it was nice to see a black women being acknowledged.
ReplyDeleteIt's inspiring to see a minority earn an award that is given to so many white people. Actors are diverse. We live in a generation where actors and actresses in films are of many different ethnicities. Its about time we begin recognizing colored actors. An Emmy is a prestigious award most people have heard of and I'm glad Viola Davis won one because she deserved it!
ReplyDeleteThis article is very intriguing. I was surprised that Viola Davis was the first African American actress to received an Emmy award. There are so many great African American actresses out there, it is so obvious that there were only white actresses who won the Emmy award in the past. I believed racism still exist nowadays, there are diversity of actors and actresses in this entertainment industry, they should treat everyone equally. Viola is definitely a great role model ,and she proved that she deserved the award no matter what her skin color is. Awesome article, and I was really enjoy reading it.
ReplyDeleteLike Abraham said, if there are so many different groups people in America, then why do we mainly see one group? Kind of like they are the most intelligent, beautiful, and talented group of people.
ReplyDeleteI don't see many Latinos on TV or in films. Many Latinos are portrayed as sexy, bad, and/or dumb people. Like Sofia Vergara's role in the TV show "Modern Family" as a stereotypical Latina.
I agree with you, Juan. I think we are starting to see some actors of color in television roles, but a good deal of those roles seem to be in comedies that rely on the racial stereotypes as part of the humor. Viola Davis noted that "you can't get an Emmy for a role that isn't there," which Abraham also noticed. Wouldn't it be great if we saw more minorities in meaty roles that made audiences laugh, cry, and think about themselves and their choices?
ReplyDeleteI thought this article was an amazing article. To notice such a beautiful woman who's black and to receive an Emmy this person is a role model where other African Americans and blacks should follow
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ReplyDeleteI liked this article because it shows that everyone should be acknowledged and should be treated the same. This arictle showed how for the first time ever a beautiful black woman finally got a chance to win the Emmy award and its would be nice if more people got acknowledge for their talents.
ReplyDeleteThis article showed how anybody can be rewarded for doing something right and it really doesn't matter what race they are.
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