Why are most of the artists in the USA democrats?

[Lhancelot]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think your last sentence summed it up perfectly: racism is complicated. To be fair my earlier "treatise" on racism did cover more than just the institutional part, but to reiterate .... of course both having a black man in your life and going to a school with racial violence had a huge impact on your life and of course both those things have a ... I hesitate to say "bigger" since it's apples and oranges, but ... they have a more obvious effect.

All I'm saying is that our brains are just as extremely complicated, and we have all sorts of stuff going on below the level of conscious thought. I truly believe that "the war against racism" can't be won a single front: it has to be won on the conscious level AND on the subconscious level (ie. on both the explicit and institutional levels).

I just miss what would be presented on TV that could possibly move people from their racist thoughts/feelings?

Give me an example of how this media can be used to absolve racism. I feel like we already have tons of positive examples of good people to draw opinions of them from TV...

Even if your idea would work, wouldn't every depiction of every race have to be presented in a positive light on TV then? wouldn't that then be seen as highly unrealistic? Even a non-biased person would see that kind of depiction as silly and cartoonish.

How can media be used to sway the hearts and minds of racist people through TV and movies as you presented?

At best this is like trying to stick a bandaid on a shotgun blast to the head, and at worst a farce of an idea bro. Sorry that's how I see it anyway.