***More thoughts on Symbolic annihilation***
As far as we all think we have come in eliminating racism from the media, there is a concept that many people forget about. The absence of a race or type of person can symbolically annihilate that group from existing.
For example, Native Americans are rarely, if ever, shown in television shows or films. If they are shown, then they are more than likely a stereotype. Hispanics are portrayed in the same way in commercials and television shows.
Another example is homeless people or the disabled. This concept needs to be recognized by all media so that we can move forward from the racism, rather than remaining stagnant.
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