Representation of something opposite to us has always been a very difficult task. Very often it can cause conflict, misunderstanding and misconceptions between seemingly opposite civilisations over how they perceive the world. The aim of this study was to analyse some of the notions that cause conflict between societies and how that translates into U.S. media representing the Middle East. The analysis presented in this paper was based mostly on the work of Edward Said (1977) and many other authors who focus on post colonialism and the current political landscape in or connected to the Middle East. The analysis showed that there are many examples of misconceptions and distancing away from “the Other” in order to justify the point of view of the West. Paper tries to point out how these kinds of representations can lead to various other difficulties within given society, such as media propaganda and racism issues in America as well as in the rest of the world using the movies Aladdin, True Lies and TV show Homeland as examples.