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"Misrepresentation and a lack of diversity in media negatively impacts marginalized communities, including racial, ethnic, and religious minorities, LGBTQ+ individuals, disabled people, and women. "

Lack of representation leads to issues down the road for people's mental health]]> 2021-12-07 18:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1934291827 22wivass1 https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1934294674 https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/05/22/why-is-equal-representation-in-media-important/?sh=2649fa042a84
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Why is representation in media important]]> 2021-12-07 18:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1934294674 22wivass1 https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1934303850 https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/representation-matters-study-nrg-black-americans-media-1234772025/
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A majority of African Americans feel like they aren't properly represented in media]]> 2021-12-07 18:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1934303850 22phdail https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1934308075  https://arabfilminstitute.org/what-exactly-is-media-representation-anyway/ 

"Strong and positive representation can help fight and break down stereotypes that can be detrimental to individuals and limiting to society."

Representation has to go beyond just a background character, or tokenism, to be effective]]> 2021-12-07 18:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1934308075 22phdail https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1936511981 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-on-screen-representation-matters-according-to-these-teens 

“If you see people who look like you and act like you and speak like you and come from the same place you come from … it serves as an inspiration,”

We all want to see ourselves in cartoon characters, so we need to get more diverse casts so people feel good and they feel like they have a place ]]> 2021-12-08 18:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1936511981 22phdail https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1936533525 https://www.wgbh.org/foundation/representation-in-media-matters 

"“just having a young Native kid seeing another Native person on TV opens up so many doors that say, “I didn’t know we were allowed to be there.” By doing the show, she said her kids and other Native children can say “Oh, I can do that, too.”"

Representation shows that people belong, and that they can do what they want to, especially for kids]]> 2021-12-08 18:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1936533525 22phdail https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1936551996 https://pittnews.com/article/156504/opinions/opinion-move-over-chad-the-importance-of-representation-on-screen/

"A lot of people assumed that I’d be a certain way just based on the stereotypes associated with Indians"

Good representation (Ones not rooted in stereotypes) helps discourage and break down stereotypes and can help others feel better]]> 2021-12-08 18:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1936551996 22phdail https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1936577233 https://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-inequality-report-2019-09-03.pdf

Movies with any kind of POC character or Female Character or LGBTQ+ Characters are very rare, only 1 movie of the top 100 from 2018 has an American Indian/Alaska Native female character.]]> 2021-12-08 18:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1936577233 22wivass1 https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1938919325 https://thehawkeye.org/19661/op-ed/the-importance-of-representation-in-media/
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There should be more representation in media]]> 2021-12-09 18:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1938919325 22wivass1 https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1938924638 https://www.vice.com/en/article/zmwq3x/why-diversity-on-screen-is-important-black-panther
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Black Panther felt empowering to minorities, as it had an African superhero portrayed in a good light]]> 2021-12-09 18:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1938924638 22wivass1 https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1938928649 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1059&context=communication_faculty_pubs
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Don't misrepresent minorities]]> 2021-12-09 18:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1938928649 22wivass1 https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1938933165 https://kidspiritonline.com/magazine/the-media-that-raised-us/the-importance-of-equitable-representation-in-the-media/
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Not enough representation of women and minorities]]> 2021-12-09 18:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/22phdail/qjlz13y45ljm8m9j/wish/1938933165