The Potential Impact of Minority Group Representation in Varying Television Show Genres on Societal Perception

Throughout all media, elements of culture are broadcast and absorbed for entire societies to create their own perceptions regarding race. Within certain television genres, there are many instances of stereotyping that are being portrayed that will inevitably influence how society perceives and treats certain groups of people. By analyzing two television series from two separate genres, the impact of particular representations can be predicted using several communication theories. After the analysis, it was determined that society might benefit from a balance of oppressed fictional representations, even if there is no way to depict a completely accurate representation of an entire minority group. Even with this balance, it is unclear if it is possible to fully eliminate the oppression in our society that is partly influenced by the media we consume.