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Racism
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Do you think the more we talk about racism, the more we perpetuate it?
In the same reply, please complete the assignment below:
Although some of these selections below may expose you to certain uncomfortable scenarios, strong language, or extreme violence, I'd like you to choose from one of the following movies:
- Memoirs of a Geisha
- Disney's Peter Pan
- Crash
- Traffic
- Lean on Me
- New Jack City
- Avatar
- American History X
- Gran Turino
- GI Jane
- Monty Python's The Life of Brian
- Hair Spray (Original Movie by John Waters)
- 10,000 BC
- The Birdcage
- Crocodile Dundee
- Mobsters
- The Notebook
- Disney's Up
- 300
- Training Day
- Django Unchained
Watch the movie, or in some cases, re-watch the movie, and write a response to the racism. ageism, sexism, heterosexism, disability oppression or any other oppression that occurs in the movie. APA formatting is not required... just a quick one-two paragraph response to what you noticed. Feel free to use quotes/scenes to describe your feelings, responses, and positions. Respond to 1 other classmate's post.
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The more we talk about racism, the more we perpetuate it. This is due to the gulf of emotional
disconnect that is displayed by the white people whenever individuals of colour speak of their
experiences (Trepagnier, p. 10). One can be able to see their eyes harden and shutdown. It
appears like treacle gets poured in their ears, thus blocking their canals and they cannot hear any
more. The emotional disconnect is a conclusion of leading a life that is ignorant that the colour of
their skin is a norm and the rest differ from it.
On the other hand, the white people have been deemed not to mention that coloured individuals
"differ" in case it offends us. However, they believe that their life expe...
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