tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312509576069599926.post4868455188771928461..comments2023-03-24T21:37:19.845-07:00Comments on Latin@ Pop: South Park on Stand and DeliverLa Profehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693660739933750002noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312509576069599926.post-84226848082084579742010-11-22T23:51:42.992-08:002010-11-22T23:51:42.992-08:00Sweety G makes a very interesting observation in c...Sweety G makes a very interesting observation in comparing the South Park episode to the film it satirizes, Stand and Deliver. While I have often thought about how media portrays the "white" people in comparison to those they inadvertently other I had never thought about it laid out in this way. Part of the reason that Cartman was able to point out that that there was a "white people way" and juxtapose it to the "Latino" way is because of white privilege. If these qualities were described by any other character of color it would be seen as a "stereotypical" reading of actions. Cartman is in a way able to analyze his actions or way of being.<br /> As I've seen in many different shows and films or analysis of them there is what I want to call the problem of satirizing.While I feel that satires are useful in pointing out social problems in an exaggerated way it does not take away from the fact that the imagery that satires draw upon are stereotypes or imagined conceptions on the idea or character that one is trying to make stand out. While I do not necessarily see an end to the use of stereotypical imagery in media I feel that we should always be aware that, in the spirit of Foucault, that there is power in visual imagery and words. They can and do perpetuate knowledge and create what we feel is true and real.melissaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251205449409490557noreply@blogger.com