Violence is not isolated to one community, and yet media coverage has perpetuated notions that very specific communities are inherently more violent than others.

By critically examining media, it becomes evident that tropes are painted that need to be dismantled. Groups on the margins of identity, not in the default white mainstream, are stereotyped as more violent.

These manufactured tropes limit understanding of violence and do not tackle the root causes of the problem. Instead, these tropes erase the fact that violence is committed by many people.

Media finds ways to asymmetrically report certain embodiments committing violence; subsequently, subtext erases any complicity others play in the act.

We should be aware of, interrogate, and re-envision the discourse surrounding root causes of violence, as well as how stereotypes are created and how to work towards positive changes.

Violence is not isolated to one community, and yet media coverage has perpetuated notions that very specific communities are inherently more violent than others.

By critically examining media, it becomes evident that tropes are painted that need to be dismantled. Groups on the margins of identity, not in the default white mainstream, are stereotyped as more violent.

These manufactured tropes limit understanding of violence and do not tackle the root causes of the problem. Instead, these tropes erase the fact that violence is committed by many people.

Media finds ways to asymmetrically report certain embodiments committing violence; subsequently, subtext erases any complicity others play in the act.

We should be aware of, interrogate, and re-envision the discourse surrounding root causes of violence, as well as how stereotypes are created and how to work towards positive changes.