I remember the class talking about stereotypes and how cultures are represented in the media, lately there been a lot of violence at the US and Mexican border. The media is using this story to make awareness that the US border is allowing Mexicans to get drugs and weapons into the states. They stereotype mexicans and other foreign countries for having drug lords and being involved with organize crime, the first thing that came to mind was "Maria Full Of Grace" and her story we discuss in class, one of our discussions was on mis-representation and racial stereotyping in media and i thought this story related to our topic....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_pyBKv28Kc
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