Download Racial and Political Propaganda

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PROPAGANDA
RUMORS or TRUTH
By: Jerae Byrd
Gabriella Golik
Sarah Kensky
Eric Snyder
What is Propaganda
• Rumors or false exaggerations to discredit a
target person, group, or institution
• Usually plays off fallacies and emotions of
viewers
• Common propaganda topics include politics,
drugs, racial issues, and gender issues.
• Shows in many forms, videos, pictures, posters,
advertisements, etc.
– Often times, messages are hidden.
What to look for….
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Animalization of people
Fear Factor
Exaggerations
Extreme Bias opinions
Often for the “greater good”
Underlying messages and meanings
Fallicies
Racial Propaganda
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Racial Propaganda
Explained
• Black people aren’t portrayed as people
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Look like animals/inhumane characteristics
Large lips with goofy grins
Tattered clothes
Lazy
• Whites people look wealthy and well kept
• Shows slavery in a positive manner
– “I’m gay all day.”
• Discusses picking cotton all their life, implying
there is no other purpose to their lives but to pick
cotton.
Political Propaganda
• Suggests that the only
way to defeat Hitler is
through savings bonds
and stamps (supporting
the US economically)
• Portrays Hitler as crazy
looking
• Instills fear
• Illustrator is family
friendly Dr. Seuss
Positive Propaganda
Positive Propaganda
Explained
• Literally showing races
unit through hands.
• Encourages love for all
and to act accordingly
• Equally shows a male,
female, and black hand
– No one is portrayed as elite
• The triangle shape shows
how we are all connected
We Challenge you to…
• Notice the red flags, propaganda can be
deceiving
• Research issues, don’t just believe
everything you see
• Ask yourself the motivation behind
advertisements, etc.
Your Turn
• What do you see in this image?