Racism And Stereotyping

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Crash Video Analysis of Racism and Stereotyping San Jose State University February 13, 2012 Crash Video Analysis of Racism and Stereotyping Introduction Throughout the history of the United States, prejudice and racism has always been a controversial issue. The United States was founded with an ideology that white Europeans were superior over non-whites (Jensen 2011). In the early 20th century or even before that, African Americans were discriminated by whites. Black people had to sit in the back of the buses, prohibited from entering certain areas and schools were segregated because of race. In addition, minority groups were getting paid less in the workforce, as compared to whites who earn more. Not only was there prejudice towards race, gender was also an issue of inequality. Before the 19th amendment was passed, women did not have the right to vote, because politics were not considered a women’s business. Such attitudes were based on prejudice. Prejudice is a biased belief or judgment directed against an individual, a group, or a race without logical reasoning. On the contrary, discrimination is a treatment towards a particular group less favorably than others because of their gender, race or nationality. Racism is identical to prejudice, but attitudes and beliefs are based on race alone. Although the United States currently prohibits discrimination, certain individuals or groups will still be racist, sexist and even prejudice. In the movie Crash, all characters are filled with prejudice and they would have to eventually confront their beliefs. Some characters may gain new sights and some do not. The theme of the movie was very simple. Everyone is prejudice and stereotyping is a main contributor to negative attitudes towards a group or individual. Basically, every character is prejudice, whether they are Latino, black, white, Iranian or Asian. In
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