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Asian representati ons By Jaskirat, Navdeep, Aamina a nd Backy

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Asian representationsBy Jaskirat, Navdeep, Aamina and Backy

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Archetype representations of Asians.

Apu• Shop owner• Loads of children• Accent• Crafty • Stingy

Jaffar• Angry • Stern• Strict• Ostentatious

Muslims• Terrorist• Jihadi • Extremist• Bombs• 9/11• Bin Laden

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Archetypes.One big archetype portrayed in the media is that all Asians – specifically Muslims are portrayed as terrorists.

Due to the devastating terrorist attacks in the past decade, for example; 9/11 and 7/7, the media have taken advantage of the vulnerability of Asian and they have used them as a scapegoat to blame all of their issues.

According to the Alvarado Theory, Asians are shown as dangerous, pitied, humoured and exotic, as a whole. However we know that dangerous and negative representations of groups tend to strike people more.

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Alvarado Theory Exotic Pitied

Dangerous Humoured

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Historical RepresentationsBefore all of these stereotypes were created, many people had a different view on Asians. A lot of our historical stereotypes of Asians come from the time when Britain had colonised India, in the 19th/20th century.

India was one of Britain’s most prized possession. It brought spices, jewels and textiles to Britain as well as the Indian army. They played a big part in WW1&2, as soldiering was an honourable tradition and the soldiers formed a backbone of British military power.

This showed that Asians were determined and ready to fight as they were fighting for Britain. However, they were still seen as inferior to the white race. They were seen as puppets and tools. They were shown this way because the British empire still needed to have that power after they were weakened by the war. Suggesting that Britain had their hegemonic values to keep intact.

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Representations Today

Although time has moved on, these demeaning stereotypes have got worse. Modern day media depicts Asians to be evil, terrorists and heartless. Due to the ignorance of some people, innocent civilians are hit with racial abuse and hate crimes. The media are the root of this issue that has grown and they are solely to blame. According to the ‘cultivation theory’, the more that you are shown something through the media, the more you believe it. The media have planted a seed in the brains of ignorant young people, therefore the ideologies of people have not changed at all.

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Representations TodayThe racial archetypes are caused by groups like the ISIS and the Taliban. These jihadist groups have been the cause. The religion of the minor groups has been emphasised. Just like this Muslims are used as scapegoats, the religion of these people, is what people believe is the issue. Therefore they view all Muslims badly.As well as the representation being quite recessive, there are some people that are standing out of the crowd and are being quite progressive. For example Malala Yousafzai – a Pakistani activist for female education. She is the youngest ever Nobel Prize recipient, aged just 17. Another progressive example would be Anuradha Koirala – a woman from Nepal who founded a non-profit organisation which has helped over 12,000 women and girls from sex and trafficking and prostitution.

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Thank you for listening.