"Class Dismissed"

Interesting documentary by the Media Education Foundation shown on FSTV.

The documentary shows what a job the media has done manipulating opinions about class.

One thing that was striking was how in early television shows - immigrants, such as Norwegian immigrants, were portrayed in a favorable light - nostaligic about their homeland. I don't think you would find the same kind of show today. Most people on television are homogenized. You know little of people who hold onto the heritage of their countries.

Now you are more likely to see the Archie Bunker or Homer Simpson type of working person. You very rarely see working class people shown in a favorable light - as intelligent, thoughtful, etc.

The show also showed clips of how various races, as well as women, have been stereotyped.