Since the beginning of electronic media, we have seen distorted views of different people that relates to gender, sexual orientation, religious views, ethnicity or any other form of cultural that represents a group of people. It has been a constant struggle to reverse the negative images of people in the world now that everyone can promote their opinion. This issue can get people stuck in thinking that that person is the exact representation of what they saw in media.
Like the previous post, I want to explore how worlds are constructed to what we want to see and become. Has mainstream media limited us into seeing prescriptive package on people's identities or do we design our own? Has it created a world of media that is already chosen and laid out on a platter for us? Does this platter cause damage to those who are represented and those who view the media?
Joel Pares takes photos that help reverse this idea of media racism/stereotyping by using his talents of attending to detail to depict bi-polar representations of people from different ethnicities, struggles faced and socio-economic status. Take a look at his series Judging America and see if you are impressed by his skills and think about if the media presented keeps us seeing one view of the world.
