Welfare Queens and Scroungers: How Media Narratives Demonize the Poor
<p>Representation matters. It matters because being seen and heard is the first step to being understood. It matters because it explains our differences and what connects us. And because “<a href="https://foresightculture.com/2017/03/09/you-cant-be-what-you-cant-see" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">y<strong>ou can’t be what you can’t see</strong></a><strong>.</strong>”</p>
<p>Most of all, representation matters because it often reveals the truth.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the media has a long and sordid history of misrepresenting or ignoring society’s most vulnerable.</p>
<p>The LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and even the entire gender of women are just some groups who have been stereotyped, erroneously depicted, or entirely left out of the media landscape.</p>
<p>In some cases, these groups have made great strides (but also suffered terrible setbacks) in the fight for better, more accurate representation. But one group that continues to be ignored and demonized without respite is the poor.</p>
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