The representation of race/ethnicity in the media [Media Magazine task]

"Is it cos I is British?" (MM42)

• Inheritance of American values to define black British stereotypes 
• Fixation on money/wealth and ideologies of male sexual dominance reinforced by music inc. Hip-hop, portraying the stereotype for young black men
• Tory MP: " ‘…leftie multicultural crap…"
• British 'hood' dramas 
• The Crouches ('03), T-F-P-o-BelAir 
• Other racially-centric dramas inc. Citizen Khan 

"A very British doctor" (MM35)

• Britishness amplified; iconography of black taxi or bright red London bus
• Desire to reflect the country’s multi-racial and multicultural diversity 
• "Rose is white British and working class, while Martha Jones is black British and middle class, and Donna Noble, again, white British and middle class. With such cultural backgrounds, the companions allow the narrative to positively expose the range of culture, race and class within contemporary Britain by incorporating family, friends and colleagues into the adventures they have with the Doctor."
• The character is consistently played by a British actor with an English accent (even when played by Scottish actor David Tennant). 

"An exploration of independent indigenous Australian film" (MM43)

• The Sapphires
• Former governments tried to "breed out the blackness"
• Light to dark Australian history