I found it really hard to find examples of these things in the current news, so I tried to think back to when I had read them previously.
Ageism:
I remembered an article about Bernie Sanders being too old to run for president.
Heterosexism:
I couldn’t find an original of this article, but there was a story fairly recently where a man killed another man and burned down his home. It was first reported that the man was a friend of the man he killed. However, they were actually estranged partners. If a woman had burned down a man’s house, I believe the media would have been more likely to assume they were partners.
Racism:
I couldn’t find an original of this article, but there was a story fairly recently where a man killed another man and burned down his home. It was first reported that the man was a friend of the man he killed. However, they were actually estranged partners. If a woman had burned down a man’s house, I believe the media would have been more likely to assume they were partners.
Racism:
On E! News, one of the hosts was talking about red carpet outfits. When she was asked about the outfit of a woman with natural dreadlocks, she commented on her hair instead, and that it likely smelled like marijuana.
Sexism:
This election is a great example of sexism in the media. People are constantly talking about Hillary’s hair and outfits, simply because she’s a woman. Similarly, on red carpets, people always ask the women who they are wearing, and essentially ignore the men’s outfits.
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