What is popular culture’s role in emphasizing or minimizing stereotypes?

After you have completed the Unit 4 material and have considered the ways that religion, gender, race, sexuality, and morality are portrayed in popular culture, consider following questions: How can popular culture influence society’s perceptions of religion, race, gender, sexuality and morality? Share specific examples from pop culture to support your argument. What is popular culture’s role in emphasizing or minimizing stereotypes? Does pop culture reinforce popular stereotypes or break them down? Share examples to support your position.