Key aspects

Question 1

Representation of black America

Answer 1

Chris and rod
-speak in African American English
-chris and rod challenge stereotypes of young black American men
detectives
- black female in power
- challenge stereotypes of black Americans

Question 2

Representation of white liberal America

Answer 2

• “I would have voted for Obama for a third time if I could” dean
  -high status jobs
  -inherited property
  -well traveled/ cultured
• overall reinforce stereotypes

Question 3

Representation of the us police force

Answer 3

• traffic cop (racially profiling)
  -reinforces stereotypes

Question 4

Differential decoding

Answer 4

preferred
-underlying race issues that are claimed to be solved but in actual fact just are not as blatant