Media portrays Stereotype

The media sends out many messages that can either be safe or harmful. As consumers, we unconsciously feed our minds with theses messages blurring our view from the real world. We pretty much live in media, meaning we come across these messages all the time. When it comes to stereotype, the media holds the power to control what we think and see. I don't think the media cares what we consume as long as their message is out. For example, music plays a big role in stereotyping. We don't just judge individuals based on the genre, BUT ALSO the story the lyrics are telling. Rap music, calling females bitches and hoes. Talking about hustling and the "good life." Is anybody stopping them from producing these kind of lyrics? Absolutely not. Country music, there's some that talks about family; the wife staying in taking care of the kids and the husband going out and working. What's wrong with women going out to work like men do? Nothing. But the way it is translated through media seems like we should be living a certain way. Television shows like the real housewives of the O.C shows wives staying in a dreamy home, taking care of their kids, and living the platinum life. Where are the men in this case? Oh they're out working. They're barely on the show! This portrays that women should be "treated" like princesses and men should be the primary worker. There are so many ways media shows stereotype. We get involved without realizing that we turn into these people that the media shows us. I don't think there is a way that we can get rid of stereotype because we are influenced by it everyday no matter what we do. If we don't want to stereotype, we would have to literally cut off media; that would be an impossible thing to do.