admin PASTORING: Religion Must Rethink Military Metaphors
A good phrase deserves, if not demands, a turn or two. So it was at a recent civic gathering that…
MINORITIES: Racism Still Implicit In Patriotic Come-Ons
Since the demise of the draft, minorities have become an increasing part of the nation’s armed forces. Recruitment campaigns feature…
YOUTH: War Is What? Media Confuses Teen Viewers
Today’s U.S. youth have no inkling what it might mean for them if the rumblings in Congress result in restoring…
Toying With War
Many young children in day-care centers around the country are regularly acting out fantasies from today’s most popular cartoons and…
War is Hell… Pass the Popcorn
Q: You mentioned that there have been more war films made than any other genre through the decades. How do…
Stereotypes Mask Feelings of Fear
“They are unhappy with their lives and the system that controls them. They would leave readily if they could. They…
Starting Point: The images still haunt me
Ordinarily I don’t choose to spend my entertainment budget on films like the Rambo series. But there I was, captive…
Starting Point: How do you spell “minority?”
The most difficult part of preparing this issue was deciding what we meant by the word: minority. Given our basic…
GLOBAL: World’s Airwaves Echo Racist Attitudes
Minorities are still invisible on British television — in fact, you could watch for days at a time without seeing…
CHILDREN:: Vigilant Parents Fill Media’s Gaps
Modem media provide children with much of their primary information about the world. Their potential impact on youngsters’ ethnic images…