gatively. Perhaps, if blacks were seen more frequently on television in roles comparable to white actors then the black real-life employment might be favorable affected. One way to change the trend is to have more African Americans behind the scenes and in production in order to have realistic portrayals of African Americans. The past roles were based on cultural stereotypes of the era and did not realistically portray the lives of African Americans. The current roles are still not representative of African Americans. They are more encompassing of African American life, but they are far from reality. The television has the ability to shape peoples opinions, views and stereotypes of different cultures. If what one views is false, then he or she absorbs and projects false images. However, if views of other cultures are portrayed more accurately, then one will enrich the veiwers life and relate to one another more openly. America can then come to a better understanding of the many cultures it contains and the beauty each has to offer. Audience ReactionAfter giving the presentation there were many different views comingfrom the audience which were not expected. The audience did not hold the same views presented to them. The point addressed was about how Will Smith was the buffoon on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. They did not feel Will Smith was acting buffoonish, they thought he just brought comedy to the show. The audience seemed to focus on black people acting white rather than black people acting ignorant. They brought up the character Carlton, and how he acted white. When asked the question how they knew he was acting white they said he went to an all white school and was influenced by the way they acted. The audience also said Will criticized Carlton for acting white. They excused Will's buffoonish actions by saying white people were also made fun of through Carlton's character. This brings up the question how do we know wh...
