Race presented through the media

The Big Bang Theory

 An example of race shown in the media is The Big Bang Theory in which Raj is presented as a stereotypical Indian man, insulting his own culture, being unable to speak in front of or to women, and stating things that are unrelated to a religion which he supposedly follows.

The stereotyping that is present in this program is known as 'Tokenism' and is a way in which the media shows these types of stereotypical people to their audiences. It can create wrong impressions of people that others will believe which can unfortunately lead to racism or discrimination.