Survey

Stereotypes in the Media

1) What is your ethnicity? 

White and American India	1
African American	1
Asian: Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Indian	9
Caucasian:	2
Hispanic/White	1
Mexican/Vietnamese	1
Mexican	1

2) Ethnicity is accurately portrayed in the media. True or False?

True	1
False	20

3) Asian Americans are usually smart, shy, and obedient. 

Agree	10
Strongly Agree
Disagree	5
Strongly Disagree	3

4) Have you ever believed in a racial stereotype towards a specific ethnicity? Yes or No.

Yes	18
no	2

5) Do you think Asian American actors/actresses have a long way to go to get leading roles that portrays their ethnicity in a positive way or break way from typical stereotypes?   Yes/No

Yes	18
no	3

6) On a scale from 1 to 5, how would you rate media in terms of affirming stereotypes?  (5 being "Strongly Agree")             

1	0
2	2
3	2
4	12
5	5

7) How do you think your ethnicity is being portrayed in the media?

*4 anonymous individuals: wrongly 

Chinese: smart, selfish shy and rich

Mexican: Yes

*I individual simply answer yes

Vietnamese: nothing special

Vietnamese: smart, nerd, shy

African-American: dumb troublemakers who speak poorly

Asian: No idea

White and American Indian: Good and bad, Whites are portrayed as good and Indians are portrayed as bad

Indian Asian: Not so good, they are seen as taxi drivers, have heavy accents, or work in liquor stores

Korean:   Not represented well

White:   Portrayed as “normal”; in positions of power

Caucasian: is also Jewish and thought they are poorly portrayed in the media but also think it is "so-so" and depends on the heritage.

Asian: "smart-nerdy, weak, anything related to school"

Hispanic/white: "harsh in news, really stereotypical in movies and tv shows it is acceptable and funny because it doesn't matter."

Chinese: over sexualized

8) Do you think stereotyping is okay in the case of comedy?

Yes	7
no	6

9) Why do you think there are very few Asian American actors/actresses taking lead roles in popular Hollywood movies?                   

·         More emerging

·         Culture, Ask the Director, Yes

·         Hollywood is marketed to Whites and Blacks

·         Asian parents don’t want their kids to be actors

·         Culture is not used to relating with Asians (minority)

·         Perhaps directors not looking for Asians

·         Asians don’t make money

·         Overt racism on stereotyping

·         They stick to their own movies

·         White people hate us unless we’re playing oversexaulized roles

·         People prefer white actors/actresses  (2 people said this)

·         Maybe they are not attractive to viewers

10) Popular Asian stereotypes in Hollywood films are: Asians are nerdy, can’t drive right, good in martial arts and have heavy English accents.  What do you think of these stereotypes? 

Yes	4
no	3

11) How does the stereotyping of American families in My Year of Meats make you feel?

·         uncomfortable; fine, all people are prone to stereotyping
·         Cannot relate because I have never felt stereotypes
·         Annoying because they think Americans only eat meat which makes them better looking
·         Upsetting, but common in the media
·         Trying to come across as perfect and ideal to the Japanese audience
·         angry, scared, anxious and sad
·         usual propaganda
·         ridiculous
·         attempted to catch nuclear family but not accurate portrayal
·         bad
·         sad
·         they prefer: white, perfect, family oriented individuals

12) If you were an actor/actress and your new role/character was portraying a major stereotype would you feel any type of resentment?  

Yes	9
no	5

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13) If you were a director, would you include racial stereotyping?

Yes	5
no	5

14) If you were to create your own movie for the media, would you continue the stereotype or put a stop to the stereotypes?

Stop them	10
Continue	1