Media Manipulation and Racial Profiling Post-9/11

The media gaslit an entire generation into accepting racial profiling after 9/11.

Networks didn't just report the news; they sold fear to keep you watching,

creating a toxic "us versus them" narrative. But the wildest part is how Hollywood

played along. They started adding "good" Muslim characters to TV shows, but only to balance

out the "terrorist" villains. It was a total trap. This trick made audiences feel like

the media was being progressive, while actually reinforcing the idea that Middle Eastern people were

threats. It justified mass surveillance and discrimination, and we are still

unlearning those fake, media-generated stereotypes today.