Ethnicity Representation

Sports - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24647259

This article from the BBC Sport website represents ethnicity in both a positive and negative light. Firstly, it could be considered a negative representation because of the use of language like 'racist' and 'targeted' which suggests to the audience that the player is being discriminated and treated unfairly because of his ethnicity and race. We can see the emotional response of the player through the use of words like 'furious', 'disappointed' and 'very sad' which are taken directly from an interview. On the other hand, the article could be considered as making a positive representation of Yaya Toure due to his ethnicity as he is taking a stand and threatening to take action against the fans abusing him. He is said to 'want action' which shows him as being courageous and against the minority who believe it is acceptable to mock someone because of their skin colour and ethnicity.

TV Show - Skins

In this clip from Skins we see a muslim father accepting the fact that his son is gay. It is a typical representation of the muslim culture to be against homosexuality but this programme challenges this with a positive representation of Maxxie's father. He respects the choice of his son although he may not understand why, showing that not everyone of muslim ethnicity is completely against the idea of homosexuality even if it is within their own family.



TV Show - Spooks

In this clip ethnicity is represented negatively through the visual codes and language used. The black character is treated like a slave being tied to the chair and interrogated whilst all the white people in the scene stand over him. His ethnicity is referred to as 'your people' suggesting that they are different to everyone else just because of their skin colour. Towards the end of the scene he is threatened with a knife with no way of defending himself, treating him unfairly because of his ethnicity.