Race and Ethnicity in Popular Culture
This weeks popular culture assignment is spending its time with race and ethnicity. This can include many different variations but is more-so focused on the media's portrayal of the races. More than often, the portrayal of these races or ethnic groups are generalized stereotypes, which can be considered offensive. The topic i'd like to write about in this blog is specifically about the movie Hidden Figures (2016). Although this movie is more recent in production, i find it is important to mention as well as show the struggles of different races and ethnic groups in search of the "American Dream". We have had immigrants come across the seas and oceans treated much better than the strong and powerful African-American culture in the US. The African-American community and culture has been looked down upon for almost 3 hundred years. Escaping slavery and still having to fight for rights and freedoms after the abolishment of slavery. It is important we do not forget our history involving basic human rights for all races and ethnic groups. Mass culture theory at the time would dictate African-Americans were inferior to their traditional counter-part. Even to the point where we had women, not just women. African-American women, working on the most important mission at the time of the US, being mistreated unfairly. You would think after climbing to the point where you are working for NASA that you have essentially made the "American-Dream". Basic things such as bathrooms or coffee usage, although minor in detail, a huge psychological factor that says you are not apart of us. The struggles of basic or minor things are important as they are minor, but the African-American culture still had to fight for them.
LINK :
HIDDEN FIGURES BATHROOM SCENE **Warning . Powerful and emotional
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j6p7ajuh-E
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