The Book All American Boys written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely is a novel that shows the story of the main character Rashad who was brutally beaten by a white cop paul Galluzzo who racially profiled him and believed he was stealing. Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely show racism and racial profiling through allusion, the use of colloquialism, and characterization. Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely want this novel to grab the attention of younger audiences by using these stylistic techniques to show them the effects of racial profiling and the impacts racism has on a community. The Authors of the book illustrate racial profiling and racism through the use of allusion. An example from the text is a list of names on page 308.
Crash is a movie released in 2004. The movie deals with racial stereotyping and different incidents with different people. In the plot there is a black detective that is estranged from his mother and has a brother that is a criminal that also has a side kick that he works with. A white couple, the father is an attorney and the wife has a tendency to stereotype people. Two police officers and one of them is a racist and harassed an African American couple, that are in the show business.
In “On The Subway,” Sharon Olds depicts an affluent white narrator’s initial description of the blatant differences between her and a poor black boy seated on the opposite side of the subway car. The narrator’s external observation then shifts into an introspection of the subtle similarities shared between the two individuals despite their socioeconomic differences. Through juxtapositioning the physical differences between the narrator and the boy, allusions and comparisons of the boy to slavery, Olds asserts that white individuals achieve false superiority through their racist act of discrimination and oppression of the not-so-different African Americans. Old’s repeated allusions to slavery and racism demonstrates that even in modern day,
According to the documentary “Terrible Transformation” and the textbook, foundation of slavery was based on race. When Benny started to learn trade, his teacher or his classmates liked him and they got along; however, as soon as they realized that he is “nigger” suddenly they refused to be friends with him (P.151). This event precisely shows the prejudice against Black people was deeply rooted in the minds of white people whether American or European. After discovering a person has a Black ancestry no matter how much they liked that person, the Black person should be excluded. Also, it shows white people saw their race as superior that comes with privilege, while Black as the inferior race was not subjected to those privileges.
Finding Forrester is a movie directed by Gus van Sant and produced by Sean Connery in the year 2000. The movie is about an old man who is lonely writer and a young boy (Jamal) whose main passions are writing and literature. Jamal met William Forrester and they little by little became friends. At the same time, Jamal is helping Forrester to face his internal fighting while Forrester helps Jamal to become an excellent writer. The plot develops some topics such as racism, solitude, friendship, etc.
What is the purpose of racism? In Theorizing Nationalism, Day and Thompson discuss how racism and nationalism are precisely the same. Racism has the ability to help build nationalism, especially in our young country. LeMay and Barkan in U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Laws & Issues talk about how this racism is used during a specific time period, 1880 to 1920, in the United States of America. Both of these articles argue that when the United States was in a time of peril, they used racism as a unifying factor to bring the country together and as a way to put a group of people lower than themselves to bring their status to a higher point in society.
Crash The movie Crash depicted the interactions between different races in the city of Los Angeles. Most of the characters were both a victim of and disseminator of racist ideals. The contact between these characters, the collisions, were often violent and racially charged. This movie showcased both the racist bigot and a sympathetic side to many of the characters, portraying the complexity and pervasiveness of racism and class divisions.
Racism affects individuals and their relationship to the rest of their world. It makes people affected by racial injustice to not trust others’ intentions even if it is the right one. For example, when Baldwin was nine years old a white teacher took interest in him and offered to take him to see plays at the theater. The author states, “It was clear, during the brief interview in our living room, that my father was agreeing very much against his will and that he would have refused permission if he had dared.” Due to continuation of racism, Baldwin father grew to not trust people regardless of their good intention.
The cultural representation of people of color in film is a serious form of racism and prejudice within United States. White-washing, which speaking in terms of film, is casting practices where white actors are casted as historically non-white characters. Therefore, to explain the definition of white-washing as well as racism within the film industry, the following are statistics of the diversity gap in the Academy Awards throughout 87 years: 98% white producers, 98% white writers, 88% white actors. Best actress winners have been 99% white and 1% person of color, while best actor winners have been 92% white and 8% of color. If racism was non-existent in the film industry, why are there no winners within the last decade of Latino, Asian, or Native American Descent (Palmer)?
The practice of blaming victims has been around since power dynamics emerged in society. The treatment of police brutality victims, usually those who are people of color, and sexual assault victims are clear examples of victim blaming today. Questions like “what were you doing that provoked them?” , “what were you wearing?”, and “why didn’t you fight back?” take the blame from the attacker and place it onto the victim. This concept can easily be applied to horrific traumas from the past.
In the animation film, Zootopia, directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore, proves to be a Disney hit because of it's touches on real life problems like prejudice and race relations in a way that's accessible for kids. The main character, Judy Hopps, is a rabbit with a dream who always envisioned of one day becoming a police officer and moving to the city of Zootopia. A place where different species of animals live together in peace. Hopps pushes herself through the police academy, even though everyone tells her to give up on her dreams, and eventually becomes the first bunny officer in the Zootopia. Even though she spent months proving she had what it takes, Hopps is appointed to be a meter maid, facing the scorn of her co-workers everyday.
I believe "Weedflower" is a great story for children to analyze bullying and racism from another point of view. Today, students may perceive bullying and racism started not too long ago, or that it only happens to the "nerdy" kids at school. Bullying and racism is an ancient dilemma that has affected many people of different ages and cultures. Sumiko's story, although fictional, is based on real events of how the American Japanese were treated during and after the Pearl Harbor attack. It focuses on a teenager that suffered and struggled at the hands of many racist people.
The play Fences is a drama written by August Wilson who was one of six children and also dealt with opeesrrions and racism when he dropped out of school due the struggles of racism. The play Fences presents the character Troy Maxson a person who has faced racism and discrimanation throughout his life. The Pulitzer Prize winning play is set in 1957-1965, a time when African-Amercians where hopeful for a better life. In Fences, racism haunts Troy Maxon’s life past and present. The play brings the view of racism in the world through Tory Maxson, family and friends.
Jocelyn Pytel Period 1 Poison Analysis In the short story, “Poison” by Roald Dahl, the author reveals that racism can act like a poison and can “infect” all people. “Poison” is a story about two englishmen named Harry and Timber who live in British occupied India in the 1940s. One night Timber comes home and finds Harry drenched in sweat claiming a deadly krait has fallen asleep on his stomach. In an effort to move the snake off Harry’s chest, an Indian Doctor, Dr. Ganderbai, is called in to help.
The Fat Black Woman Goes Shopping helps westerners to gain a deeper understanding of the struggles faced by marginalised groups in society, through Nichols’ use of word choice, idiomatic language and various aesthetic features. The Fat Black Woman
