This article discussed a very interesting topic. It is topic that does not receive much, or any, attention in mainstream media portals. Also, it is sort of a taboo area of discussion, as any race-related topic can be. However, the author managed to explain her main points and convey them in such a way as to invite the reader to want to perform research of his or her own on the subject.
The syntax of the article sometimes complicated sentences more than they should have been. I found myself having to read several sentences twice to understand what the author meant. But, this was a small issue in a predominately well written paper. An interesting figure was the number of examples of commercials and other advertising tools that the author found pertaining to the differences in portrayals of white and Black children.
After having read this article and learned the given information, I know that I will pay more attention to the subtleties of commercials with babies and children. I will be able to understand the hidden meanings, or subliminal messages, and stereotypes in the way these young characters are presented in these types of commercials.
1. Have you ever noticed the “whiteness” depicted in these commercials?
2. Do you think that, in the present time and with the current American culture, the people making the commercials can cast more minorities in their commercials?
2. I believe that they can cast more minorities but most companies probably won't. I think that they are still trying to target the big audience which is white people. And as long as the target audience is white people the majority of the cast in commercials will still be white kids.
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