Summary.

From the page 18 to 24 of the article, Torres explains how stereotypes are depicted and their
effects on the viewers on an international scale through 2 studies. The first study to begin with
is by Agartha, Barrios and Ortega, the author explains how under presented are the immigrant
characters compared to native characters in the case of Spains prime-time television fictional
emissions. The study hypothesized furthermore on the fact that immigrant characters are often
portrayed with a lower socio-economic level, more antagonistic roles, and a higher violent
behavior. Secondly, the author uses a case-study of the fans perception of the famous
television show lost, conducted by Induna- Aced, to further highlight the negative influence
of stereotyped content on the viewers. In this study, Induna-Aced underline the different
stereotypes every character (coming from different ethnic groups) are entitled. To Finally
explain the effects on the viewers: when the Iraqi character was stereotyped as a barbaric
torturer, the Middle-Eastern group of viewers found the scenes offensive and unpleasant to
watch, while the group of Norwegians viewers found it exciting and entertaining. Shows like
that are the reason natives show xenophobia when in contact with immigrants, and explicitly
assign a sense of others to them, affirms Torres, as a conclusion to this part of the article. He
also urges for further time to be spent to study this phenomenon, and to act upon the results.

Evaluation.

I think this article is spot on the topic. The authors choice for the studies is impeccable, it really
enriched the topic with more examples that highlight the magnitude of the problem that is
facing many minorities all over the world. I havent found any particular flaw in this extract of
the article other that, maybe, he could have wrote some more instead of solely analyzing the
studies.