Choose ONE marginalized media minority from the following list:
Women
African Americans/Blacks
Asians
Latinos
Muslims/Arabs/Arab- or Muslim-Americans
Native Americans
The elderly
LGBTQ persons
Obese people
Disabled people
Analyze your chosen marginalized media minority as portrayed in any one of the following entertainment media (must be released between 2010 and 2017):
Television/online streaming programming
Film
Video games
State and develop a clear thesis about the media minority portrayals you see and address these questions:
How is the marginalized group portrayed?
Why do you think your group is portrayed in this way?
What social pressures and production forces shape those portrayals?
Use original research and specific media examples to support your argument, and explain historic and current trends in these minority portrayals.
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