This article discusses stereotypes of Hispanics. Stereotypical representations of people of Mestizo heritage are often manifested in mass media, literature, theatre and other creative expressions, but often have very real repercussions for Latinos in daily interactions and in current events. A 19th century childrens book informs its readers that the Dutch are a very industrious race, and that Chinese children are very obedient to their parents. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Highlights The so-called iTunes Law, which Apple has called state-sponsored piracy, is approved by the French Parliament (coat of arms pictured). ...

In 2003, Serafin Mendez-Mendez and Diane Alverio of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists reported the following findings: The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic journalists in the United States. ...

• Latino-related stories make up less than 1% of all the stories that appear on network newscasts, even though Latinos make up more than 13% of the population.
• Crime, terrorism, and illegal immigration accounted for 66% of all network stories about Latinos in 2001.
• The arrest of suspected terrorist Jose Padilla, for allegedly plotting to detonate a "dirty bomb", occupied a central role in the coverage of Latinos in 2001, with 21 network stories or 18% of all stories that aired on Latinos.
• The number of Latino-related crime stories in 2002 was grossly excessive when compared to statistics on crimes involving Latinos.
• Illegal immigration continues to be an important focus of network news coverage of Latinos.
• Latinos continue to remain virtually absent from network news coverage. ^[1]

EthnicMajority.com, a minority empowerment organization, states: "Who we see, hear, and read on television, radio, newspapers, and in movies has a great deal of influence on shaping the attitudes of all Americans. How African, Hispanic (Latino), and Asian Americans are portrayed in these mediums often stereotypes and reinforces negative images of each ethnic group." ^[2] Terrorist redirects here. ... For the 1983 Genesis song, see Illegal Alien (song) Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... José Padilla (also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir) (born October 18, 1970) is a U.S. citizen accused of being a terrorist by the United States government. ... The term dirty bomb is primarily used to refer to a radiological dispersal device (RDD), a radiological weapon which combines radioactive material with conventional explosives. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...  Countries where Spanish has official status. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ...

University of Michigan students Brian Schulz and Jessica Farris made the following statements in their report, "Latino Representation in the Media": The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM, U of M or U-M) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan. ...

• Latinos as a whole remain the most underrepresented group on television. Although they encompass about 12.5% of the national population, Latinos only account for 2% of characters on television. Furthermore, when they are represented on television, they are portrayed in unfavorable roles such as janitors, drug-dealers, and perpetrators of crime.
• Latinos are more likely to be seen in mug shots than non-Hispanic whites. Latinos were 10% more likely to be featured in stories about judicial and crime news, news of riots and demonstrations, and accident and disaster news than whites.
• Stories in which Latinos are the victims of violent crimes are less likely to appear on primetime news.
• In "reality" shows such as Cops and America's Most Wanted, Latinos were more likely to be portrayed as criminal perpetrators than non-Hispanic whites. Very few Latino officers were featured in segments of Cops.
• Latinos have historically been portrayed as having difficulty speaking English.
• Kingpin, a Hispanic version of The Sopranos, has been described as "one of the most violent and sexually explicit television shows ever to be shown on a broadcast network" (USA Today, 2003). Throughout the show, Latinos are brutally violent and often pictured as glorified drug dealers. Latino males are stereotypically portrayed as the "Latin Lover," the "greaser," and the "bandito". Latina women are portrayed as deviant, "frilly señoritas" or "volcanic temptresses," while Latino families are often portrayed as unintelligent, passive, deviant and dependent. ^[3]

National media watch group Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) points out that the flip side of media's overrepresentation of minorities as criminals and druggies is their underrepresentation as experts and analysts. FAIR's studies in the late 1980s and early '90s documented that 92% of Nightline 's U.S. guests were white, 90% of the NewsHour 's guests were white, and 26 out of 27 repeat commentators on National Public Radio over a four-month period were white. ^[4] This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For the professional wrestling tag team, see Americas Most Wanted (wrestling). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Kingpin was an American crime/drama mini-series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. ... This article is about the TV series. ... USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. ... Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR), is a media criticism organization based in New York, New York, founded in 1986. ... Nightline is a late-night hard news program broadcast by ABC in the United States, and has a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. ... The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is an evening television news program broadcast weeknights on PBS in the United States. ... “NPR” redirects here. ...

Examples of Latino stereotypes include: the movie Scarface, which perpetuates the stereotype^{[citation needed]} that Latinos are incestuous megalomaniacs. Latinos are often portrayed as knife-wielding, as in the movies Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Training Day, Robin Williams: Live. Con Air hit several points with the stereotypical homosexual latino felon. Another stereotype includes that they don't know English very well in contrast to the general population. The hard cover version of the book. ... Training Day is an academy award winning 2001 film starring Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris, a corrupt Los Angeles police officer, and Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt, his new green recruit looking to become a part of Harris elite narcotics unit. ... For other uses, see Conair. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

See also

• Latino
• Ethnic stereotype
• Ethnic stereotypes in American media
• Ethnic stereotypes in popular culture
• Ethnic stereotypes in pornography
• Stereotype threat
• Racial profiling

Addition To Examples: // The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ... An ethnic stereotype is a generalized representation of an ethnic group, composed of what are thought to be typical characteristics of members of the group. ... Ethnic stereotypes in the American media are oversimplified depictions of various ethnic groups in the United States. ... Ethnic stereotypes in popular culture, involve a stereotypical representation of the typical characteristics of a members of an ethnic group in music, literature, print media, film and the performing arts that is often false or over-simplified. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... The effect of Stereotype threat. ... Racial profiling, also known as ethnic profiling, is the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime (see Offender Profiling). ...

Latinos in general are often depicted as all being part of one cultural or ethnic group and/or having no defining characteristics; if a country of origin is specified, it is almost invariably either Mexico or Puerto Rico, regardless of whence the individual or group in question actually hails.

Further reading

• GalleryBlog on Latina/o Stereotypes; this blog serves as a constantly updated resource for Tex(t)-Mex a University of Texas Press volume (2007) Tex(t)-Mex

References

1. ^ Mendez-Mendez, Serafin and Alverio, Diane. "Network Brownout 2003: The Portrayal of Latinos in Network Television News, 2002."
2. ^ EthnicMajority.com. Diversity in the Media and Entertainment Industries.
3. ^ Schulz, Brian and Farris, Jessica. Latino Representation in the Media.
4. ^ Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting. Racism and Mainstream Media.