Download or read book Stigmatized on Screen written by Lindsey Clouse and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-06-27 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the 500 top-grossing films of the last 20 years to show how speakers of traditionally stigmatized dialects are represented, underrepresented, misrepresented, and mocked. Ultimately, the author demonstrates how Hollywood reinforces long-standing negative beliefs about the languages of marginalized communities.