Since 9-11 Arabs and Muslim people have been portrayed as terrorists and leave it up to the media to make things worse. In movies, songs, TV shows and any other media you can think of, Arabs are always the bad guys. There is never an Arab or Muslim hero. You hardly ever see middle eastern people being saved by the hero. I think this is bad sterotyping. Not all Arabs are terrorists but ofcourse of one person attacks us, we attack their whole race. There are many different ideas about how we can raise awarness that Muslim culture isn't bombing national monuments and huge buildings but that they are actually very peacefull people.
If I had to create a media product to correctly portray Arabs I would make a reality TV show. This Show would fallow the lives of a family of Arab people. It would show people at home what a regular Arab family does on a daily basis. It would also show the people what hobbies they have, what kinds of friends they have and show us that they are a lot like causasian people. It would also show the real Arab culture being positivly portrayed rather than just praying and then blowing up a building like you see in the movies. It would target every audience and even though some material may be for more mature audiences it is good for kids to see that Arabs aren't all bad. I would set up a site for the show where you could watch 24 hour footage online and post to many blogs about the show. People could talk about the show on the site which is where I would get my feedback and new ideas for the show. I think this would be the most effective product in showing people how Arabs really act on a day to day basis because there is really no one that can show us how a regular Arab functions better than a regular Arab family. I haven't yet thought of a good name for the show but if you have any ideas give me a shout. Thanks.
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First off, I really like the title of this post. I was the first thing that caught my eye, and I just had to read it. As far as the reality TV show goes, I love that too. I hate to admit it, but I am definatly one of the chosen few who get sucked into the Reality Tv craze. I think that because reality shows are so popular in todays media, it would be a good way to catch viewers' attention. Statistics show that not only adults (18-49) watch reality television, but childrens and teens are also included in the Reality Television craze - think fear facter, candid camera, and Kid nation (taken from ciadvertising.com). If you were to make your television show amusing for both the adult and child audiences, your show would become that much more effective. Gear towards a dramatic comedy.
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