Racism stemming from subtle media stereotyping and classical racist bigotry. Being a bit of a media watchdog the way blacks are portrayed in advertising can only be described as stereotypical. In one credit counselling ad the white guy lived in a fancy house and had only minor credit problems, whereas the black man lived in what looked like an apartment and had much more severe credit problems. Thus perptuating the 'blacks are poor' stereotype. A fast food commercial for fried chicken of all things has a black woman doing the narrative with thick southern accent. Luxury car commercials as on CNN, Fox, and MSNBC almost never have blacks of non-whites featured. Watch advertising critically and you'll see a lot of this sort of stereotypical depictions of ethnic minorities, and preferential bias for whites.
I see more television ads where men, especially fathers, are portrayed as bumbling idiots.
In most cases ... Their children and wives are far more intelligent, coordinated, reasonable and equipped to handle everyday life.
I don't see where that has influenced a lot of men around here to believe they are stupid dipshits.
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