Australian Studies: Guided Issues Study - Indigenous people in the media
"Aboriginal people are not able to counter mass media stereotyping". Discuss
One of the biggest problems with Aboriginal people gaining widespread acceptance in the Australian community is the negative stereotyping created by the mass media. The average media stereotype of an Aboriginal person is uncivilized, ill tempered, unemployed, violent, and often inebriated. While not all media portray this, the few that do not only have a relatively insignificant influence as their readers and viewers only form a minor perce…
