Mexican Women Stereotypes

To what extent has the media shaped our perception of certain ethnic groups? Media has always played a vital role in the way that people shape their opinions on certain ethnic groups. If people are shown the same image of a specific ethnic group over and over again they will eventually begin to believe it. In the article The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Met a Girl Named Maria Judith Ortiz tackles and debunks one of these misconceptions created by the media and society that latina women are promiscuous and dumb. Throughout her life Ortiz is faced with the misconception of being promiscuous and dumb, but is able to overcome that educating people on the reality of latina women through her poetry. Over the years the media has portrayed Mexicans

The true reality of Mexicans culture has been blurred by misleading generic stereotypes, and misconceptions people have attached to the Mexicans community. TV shows such as Family Guy and South Park portray negative stereotypes about Mexicans labeling them as lazy, only working domestic jobs, speaking in broken english, and perceiving Mexican women as promiscuous. When in reality Mexicans are the opposite of those stereotypes. Throughout human history the act of being lazy has been frowned upon in society. When you are lazy you are looked at as less since you are not being a contributing member of society. For ages the image that the American media has given the Mexican-American community is one of being lazy which leads them to be non contributing members of society. Eventually if people are exposed to this negative message for long periods of time they will believe it, and will only have a one sided view of Mexican-Americans. One of the shows that misrepresent Mexican-Americans as being lazy is South Park a show known to represent certain ethnic groups by their stereotypes. In one of their episodes called The Death Camp Of Tolerance the main characters in South Park are taken