Question 6

The American Express advertisement depicts Conan O’Brien in India. However, the version of India that is depicted is only the Americanized view of a foreign land. The people are all dressed in turbans and the country appears to be very exotic. It is not an accurate perception of the country, but instead a collection of stereotypes. This relates to the article “La Princesa Plastica” by Karen Goldman which talks about how the ethnic Barbie dolls are inaccurate representations of the race, and instead are simply Barbies with darker hair and skin and dressed in the stereotypical clothing of that race.