Exemplification of a Misrepresented or Under-Represented Community

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Misrepresentation or underrepresentation of certain communities in life or by the media has become a common cause of stereotyping and prejudices. Such prejudices and stereotypes pose a huge challenge in the people in such communities while they carry out their daily activities. They also find it challenging to maneuver the school and work environment. An example of such a community is Africans living in Africa and the US. Stereotypes of Africans traces back to the slavery era and is an issue that has not ended due to the misrepresentation of the community by life and media. The misrepresentation and underrepresentation of Africans and African Americans by life and media has resulted in stereotyping such as poverty, theft, and drug dealing.
The underrepresentation of Africans in life and by media groups has created a notion that Africa is one of the world's poorest continents. Such is indicated by the various news aired in different parts of the world. The news focus on the parts of Africa that have been struck by hunger and drought. In most cases, such images are disturbing since they show pictures of children suffering from malnutrition. Whenever most people hear about Africa, the first thing that comes to their mind is that it is a poor continent with no infrastructure, and the people need donations to survive. The news presented by the media regarding African has played a major role in creating such mindsets. The truth is that Africa is not as poor as shown in the news. The continent has some of the most developed cities, infrastructure, and growing economies. However, it is rare for the media to present these facts in their news (Nothias, 2018). For instance, East Africa has some of the world's best tourist destinations characterized by warm weather, clean beaches, and wild animals. Mombasa, a coastal town of Kenya has clean beaches and restaurants that one can visit. If such information were being aired in the news, many people would have different perspectives regarding Africans.
Another misrepresentation by life and the media has resulted in Africans living in the United States of America being stereotyped as thieves. When an African American walk into a store, the owner would be keen to ensure that they do not steal a thing. Such does not happen in the case of people from other ethnic origins. It is thus an indication that African Americans are considered to be thieves even if they are not. Another example is a case where an African American is frisked or suspected to have stolen. Such happens regardless of whether he or she was in the company of white people. Cases have been reported where a black person is arrested for a suspected theft case, yet the white friends walk free. A substantial number of theft shoot outs involve blacks who were shot before proving their innocence in a court of law. Approximately 1000 blacks get shot per year (Alang et. al., 2017). The US's police brutality against black Americans is a clear indication of Americans' stereotyping regarding black people.
Life has put the African race in one category of being thieves, which is not true. There are thieves worldw...