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Racism in peruvian television: What messages do comedy programs transmit?

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Racism in peruvian television: What messages do comedy programs transmit?  In this section we will talk about a post that caught our attention. We did a research and we found a very interesting thesis about Racism in Peruvian television, this post talks about people and organization television comedy programs in Peru and their racist content. This essay shows the difference between two television programs chosen by popularity. The results of this research impacted us a lot, the analysis they discovered were that those programs present subtle, denigrating and discriminatory racist content. These contents are presented without a significant difference between the two. Likewise, the predominant stereotypes refer to the physical, language and social class. Introduction of the thesis:  Racism as a theoretical concept began to be studied at the end of the 19th century. H istory shows that for well-founded reasons or not, the attempt to define the supremacy of one race over another ...

RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND MENTAL HEALTH PODCAST

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In this podcast they compare racism with a virus, because it can lead in murder and one little thing can spread and impact so many people. Racism harm the mental health and well - being of people of color and can leads to depression, physical, academic and psychology damage that severely impacts them, specially to children in classrooms. Racism and discrimination create a mental health issue because it causes trauma and  mental illnesses that can be serious to your health, increasing your risk of depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, etc. This needs to be taken seriously because the problem is deeper than some may think. They also mention that, as person of color, you are more likely to experience poverty, unemployment, incarceration, or abuse. You don’t need to experience racism firsthand to feel traumatized, just watching news report of police brutality against black people (George Floyd' murder in 2021 it’s an example of police abuse). Witnessing prejudice against people of color...

HOMOPHOBIA AND LGBTQ+ DISCRIMINATION

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The definition of homophobia is fear, hatred, discomfort with, or mistrust of people who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual. Homophobia can take many different forms, including negative attitudes and beliefs, aversion (rejection), or prejudice against people belonging to the LGBTQ+ community. It is often based on irrational fear and misunderstanding. Some people's homophobia may stem from conservative religious beliefs. People can have homophobic beliefs if they were taught them by their parents and relatives. It is illegal to harass a person because of that person's sex. Harassment may include "sexual harassment" or unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature. Harassment does not have to be exclusively sexual in nature, but can also include offensive comments about a person's gender. It is not a secret or a surprise that the majority of Peruvians belonging to the LGBTQ+ community are not able to ope...

ETHNIC-RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

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  First of all; what is ethnic-racial discrimination? To understand it perfectly, we must know what discrimination is "all differentiated, excluding or restrictive treatment based on the ethnic-cultural origin and the physical characteristics of the person". It is a serious social problem in Peru because it deepens poverty and social exclusion and it does not allow the construction of a culture of peace and equality. Promoting the exclusion and violation of people's rights. This mainly affects people who belong to indigenous peoples, the Afro-descendant population, and people of Andean or Amazonian origin. More than half of Peruvians have felt discriminated against. A survey carried out by the Ministry of Culture informs us that 59% of Peruvians perceive that the Quechua and Aymara population is discriminated against because of their way of speaking, their clothing and the language they speak, 60% of Peruvians confirm that the Afro-Peruvian population is discriminated aga...

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

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In this post we are going to take a look at a very vulnerable part of our country, people with disabilities. This group of people suffer day by day the ignorance and the indifference of those who discriminate against them because of their condition. This has prevented them from enjoying their rights in the labor, social, health and education areas. It is already difficult for the majority of the peruvian population to find a job. When you m qualify for work and you have a disability, the chances are much lower to be able to pass. And if you get the job, the economic remuneration is lower than it should be, which is really an injustice. The fact that in our country it is a "delay" to hire people with disabilities, regardless of any limitations they may suffer, not only demonstrates a lack of empathy but also affects our national economy. Currently the discrimination in the educational field it is really worrying, on several occasions there have been cases that are reported, su...