Ethnicity 1970-90

By lxah.ellixt

  • The Fair Housing Act

    The Fair Housing Act is a federal act in the United States intended to protect the buyer or renter of a dwelling from seller or landlord discrimination. It made it unlawful to refuse to sell, rent to, or negotiate with any person because of that person's race or culture.

  • Media development

    In the 1970s radio changed less than television or print
    media, but it changed nonetheless. Most radios in 1970
    carried only one band, AM or FM. AM was more
    popular and more commercial: in 1970, 95 percent of
    American households owned an AM radio, in contrast
    to the 74 percent of homes owning an FM radio.

  • Beverly Johnson

    Beverly Johnson is the first African-American woman to grace the cover of a major fashion publication when she is featured on the cover of Glamour. This was a massive turning point for african-americans in the media as it changed their representation in the fashion industry.

  • Comedy Sitcoms

    The famous comedy sitcom 'Love Thy Neighbor' was aired in the 70s and was heavily enjoyed at these times. However nowadays people criticize the show as being racist and using racist language. The representation of the black man who was in the show was that he was scary and would potentially steal from his neighbors and so it was a negative representation.

  • The Race Relations act

    “The Race Relations Act 1976 was established by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to prevent discrimination on the grounds of race.”

  • Miss Saigon

    A contemporary example would be Miss Saigon, a 1989 musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, a modern adaptation of Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly. This musical has been criticized for what some have perceived as racist or sexist overtones. Criticism has led to protests against the musical's portrayal of Asian men, Asian women, and women in general. It banked a record $25 million in advance ticket sales when it was opening on Broadway.

  • Asian Makeup

    Originally, Pryce and Burns, white actors playing Eurasian/Asian characters, wore eye prostheses and bronzing cream to make themselves look more Asian, which outraged some who drew comparisons to a "minstrel show".

  • Racist Cartoons

    Many elements from cartoons used up until the modern day, however mostly in the 90s can be seen as racist and relate to the famous minstrel shows from the 1950s. The white gloves and black faces with white eyes are a common look for cartoons in the 90s, for example "Mickey Mouse", this relates to the minstrel shows as the men used makeup like this to make fun of black people.

  • Oscars

    Latinas are heavily neglected in the film industry as there has never once been a latina to win best actress at the oscars. Film critic Noah Gittell thinks one reason why Latinos have a weaker track record is because they’re not such a strong political force. “There is no social movement behind them, or there isn’t one as strong as the one that exists for racial equality when it comes to African-Americans,” he explains.

  • The Change in Stereotypes

    Today, stereotypes have changed drastically and people have stopped looking at peoples race as a way to judge them. there are no longer stereotypes used in the media to do with race and the majority of companies do not used race and stereotypes as a reason to not employ people. Films and tv programs are criticized instead of praised for its racist remarks.