Black Arts Journal Entry - Week 5 (2/8/23): Relationship of Pop Culture and Fine Art Practices in Disenfranchised Communities

Disenfranchised communities usually refer to communities of minorities, whether they are black, Jewish, Asian, Hispanic, etc. not having a say or choice in how they are represented in media franchises. So, when the topic of representation in pop culture and fine arts is brought up, it can cause some backlash from the communities the media is presenting. These disenfranchised communities had no say, rather had their voice deprived of speaking up for themselves when asked how to be represented in media. With no say in the topic, it would lead to these pop culture references and fine art pieces to misrepresent and most likely discriminate and stereotype these targeted communities.

So, there is very little chance that most of these communities approve or like these types of representation in the media and would rather not associate themselves with it. The relationship if very strained and they have a right to be upset. It would be a different thing if these communities actually had a say in how they wanted to be properly represented and appreciated for their culture, but with society just wanting to make a quick profit off of these communities and attempt to show how united they are as a nation, they are actually disregarding these communities and causing more of a rift to grow between them.