Racism In The Ink And Paint Club

Further developed in the nightclub scene, discrimination and unequal treatment between the human characters and the toons continually progress. Arguably one of the most racist scenes in the entire movie takes place in the Ink and Paint Club. This club is a performance club where many toons work and the customers are only humans. Film- studies author Andreas Müller-Hartmann explains the same idea in that ”the “Toons” only have jobs as entertains for the only white audience, ie: “ Daffy Duck, Donald Duck or Jessica.” Instead of being entertainers they are serving the white audience such as the penguins did or “they represent the 'bad nigger' stereotype- another popular racist symbol for African Americans- in the form of the ape who guards the

When Eddie walks into the Ink and Paint Club the music is coming from Donald and Daffy Duck performing on pianos. The tune is dramatic and frantic, but also in a way simple. The piano should be elegant but the tune and the actions of the ducks make the scene ridiculous. This score throughout this scene makes the ducks’ performances seem ridiculous and dumb. This alludes to the larger depiction of the toons as deranged and only meant to do jobs that allow this. The score also has a fast pace and dramatic tune with the piano, displaying the toons need to keep the attention of the audience to keep the job. If the toon can’t pull a crowd they will be forced to get another job. This can be seen through Betty Boop. Further examining on the character of Betty Boop, she first appears in the scene as a cigarette vendor. She talks to Eddie about how she came into this position and why she no longer performs in television. As mentioned before if toons cannot perform up to a standard they will be replaced and forced into another job. The idea is revealed with Betty Boop who is no longer performing and now sells cigarettes because she wasn’t performing to the standard of the