“In his discussion of “Orientalism,” Said examines how academic vocabularies and images, legitimize colonial rule and the subjugation of the colonized. While he focuses on events occurring roughly a century ago, do you think similar processes of Orientalism are taking place today?

For Assignment 5, please, answer #4 discussion question listed in Chapter 14 (p. 718 of the textbook). This assignment contains several sub-questions. Make sure to address them all.

“In his discussion of “Orientalism,” Said examines how academic vocabularies and images, legitimize colonial rule and the subjugation of the colonized. While he focuses on events occurring roughly a century ago, do you think similar processes of Orientalism are taking place today?
Do magazines, books, television shows, and movies “orientalize” non-Westerners, or do they typically offer unbiased portrayals? While journalists may claim to be objective in their reporting, does the news orientalize non-Western populations? Provide at least one example each for all subquestions to support your view.”
(** In your examples, please, feel free to apply the concept of “orientalism” to reflect the shooting speed that took place on March 16 at three different spas.)