Posted on 09/07/2022 3:57:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Muslims make up 25% of the global population and Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world — but Muslims only comprise 1% of characters shown on popular televisions series in the U.S., the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.
Those are just two of the findings in a new report issued Wednesday by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. Researchers investigated 200 top-rated television shows from 2018 and 2019 that aired in these four countries, and surveyed 8,885 characters with speaking roles.
Apart from the numbers deficit, the majority of the Muslim characters were depicted as adult Middle Eastern or North African [MENA] men, despite the fact that Muslims are the most racially and ethnically diverse religious group in the world. These characters were also linked to violent acts and behavior. Over 30% of the 98 Muslim characters were perpetrators of violence, while nearly 40% were targets of such attacks. Less than one-third were portrayed as native English speakers, underscoring depictions of Muslims as "foreigners."
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"The findings in this study reveal how rarely content creators think about including Muslims in popular storytelling– particularly girls and women," said Stacy L. Smith, founder of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative in a press release issued alongside the study. "As a result, viewers would have to watch hours and hours of content before seeing even a single portrayal of a Muslim character– with even more time required to find a portrayal that is not linked to violence or extremism."
I really hate what this country has become. They stole our country from us. They spit on our forefathers. They mock our heritage and our culture. They stole everything from us because they intensely hate us and our Savior Jesus Christ.
So here we are in a foreign land even though this is where we were born and raised.
Diversity and ‘tolerance’ were the guise they used as a battering ram to destroy us.
Who. Gives. A. Rat’s. Ass.
Anytime I see a rerun of “Friends,” I see the World Trade Center buildings in the opening. Screw the muzzies.
Maybe they're not around because they Go Off By Themselves.
Staring side kick Race Bannon before changed his name, went into politics and became governor of Indiana....
Well that would be an interesting scenario. Muslims probably are objecting to being portrayed as tolerant of homosexuality and confused gender benders...I’m sure they’re not going to present Muslims okay with the hundreds of these that make up tv now.
I hope Hollywood starts adding Muslim characters to their casts — but only if they’re gay! Kill 2 birds with one stone, so to speak. 🤣
Finally someone noticed, l have been loosing sleep about this.
Well, there’s certainly no shortage of them in the commercials.
LOL.....
But there are lots of Muslims in video games.
“There Are Barely Any Popular TV Series.” Fixed it.
American TV airs in... America.
if 1% of characters are muslim then they’re over represented compared to there population in the US.
similarly, black characters far exceed the 12% share of the tv characters as would match their domestic racial stats.
And Barney Miller. Love that bass track.
This is a bad thing?
Popular TV shows rarely need a character who slaughters innocent people in the name of Allah.
Well, they can always go and watch Turkish or Saudi TV if they want to see muslims, right?
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