Although very long, I enjoyed the documentary we watched in class about the black newspaper. I didn't know this aspect of black media existed, and for so many years. All of the journalists who were interviewed seemed to have really enjoyed what they did and took pride in reporting the news that was being ignored by the mainstream press. Something that struck a chord with me were the cartoons they discusses being in white newspaper, painting a very derogatory picture of black people. I am currently taking an ethnomusicology class as an elective, (Popular Music in American Culture) and we recently discussed "black face" and this type of character and how popular it was in so many minstrel shows throughout the United States. I think it's this image of a black person that appeared in these shows, loud, clumsy, etc., that has carried through so many years and has given people this ridiculous stereotype, and gave way to the images that were painted in these newspaper cartoons.
It was obvious that the Mexican sportscaster story struck some chords with people yesterday. In my opinion, based upon her Today Show interview, it didn't seem like it bothered her that much. Harassment is a really broad term but I don't feel like "cat calls," whether in a locker room or not, is harassment. A lady can walk down the street and men will whistle or whatever else. I just think this was blown WAY out of proportion.
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