Talking Points
There are many things in this reading that I have found very interesting but the most important one to me is when the writer, Linda Christensen discusses how her students felt while realizing the certain roles of colored people, poor, fat, ugly, and the uneducated are depicted. She discusses how a cartoon can portray a certain class and rank someone based on stereotype and what the children see on TV. In one passage, Linda Christensen states, “ I agree with her because there should be more women of color who play the leads in these white-on-white wedding cake tales.”(pg6) I agree with her because only recently have they started making Disney Princess movies that star a Princess of color and showing a whole new view of the spectrum. I believe that what she is trying to get across has been overlooked by many and should be discussed everywhere. Because not only are stereotypes unjust, they are also misleading.
