Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Crash
In class we are watching a movie, by the name of Crash. Wow, is all I have to say. This movie truly demonstrates how different races affect our lives in so many different ways. So far throughout the movie, many characters are categorized and stereotyped within a blink of an eye. One example, was when Ludacris stereotyped every single white person on the street. "Man did you just see that?" Yeah she got cold.. "Nah, she just saw a couple of black a** dudes walkin towards her, n' instead of turnin around n' walkin da other way, cuz ya know that would be racist.. she grabbed onto her man.." (Something along those lines, don't really remember exactly what he said". He said that because, she was white and of course all white people don't like blacks.. JOKE. Stereotypes are all around us, whether we are the ones stereotyping or the ones being stereotyped. Growing up I was always stereotyped, because I wasn't the typical "American Girl". But luckily growing with age, I had learned to love that I'm European, because that's one more thing that not every person is.
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I agree that people are stereotyped simply by appearance. Before people even talk to people of a different race, they have already classified them in their minds. I liked your personal connection too!
ReplyDeletei thought the intersting part was the intrewview with oprah and how they talked about they scenes they did with the guys taking the cars and the cop.
ReplyDeleteI think it's awesome that you have learned on your own to embrace your ethnicity! I think that a lot of people need to learn how to do that and accept who they really are. Crash was just an amazing movie. So sad. So heartbreaking. So true. The stereotypes and racism that goes on throughout the country and world is so corrupt. It truly disgusts me.
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