American Indians In The Media
One thing I have been wondering to do with as the final project is to deal with the image of the American Indian and how they have been portrayed in the media. The first thing that comes to mind when this arises is the image of the Lone Rangers sidekick, Tonto. In the Spanish language, the word tonto is a slang word meaning stupid. I am sure I am not the only one that noticed this coincidence, am I? How about the consumate environmentalist who cries at the sight of trash on the side of the road as depicted on the highway commercials of the late '70s and ealry '80s. Now cartoons are getting involved in it, drawings of the famous cigar store indians have been prevalent on the Simpsons and Tom & Jerry cartoons. Wow, must be a sad time to be an American Indian. There must be some way to escape the drunken casino pot smoking image.