In his famous “I Have a Dream” Speech, Dr. Martin Luther King stated, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” What made Martin Luther King to say something like the above quote? The answer is mainly focusing on only one concept. Only one idea that makes those who are its victims feels intimidated, angry, unwelcome and unworthy. Racism is the concept. It is the only concept that can be able to make a conflict between people, isolate and separate them. The movie Crash is a perfect example that shows racism. First, it shows that people are judging each other based on their stereotypes, an example of that is the bad …show more content…
It represents people identities because it forms from their faith, values and tradition that influence their behavior in surviving. People are the ones who create their culture because culture without people does not exist. For example, when someone has a particle belief or saw something that delivered his attention he/she will share it with someone else; when both agree about it; they make it as a rule in their life to survive. Also, they make it something that identify them from other people, and as long as other people start to believe their ideas they begin to form a group that has a particular faith or stereotype that known as culture. In “On Being Different” book, Kottak and Kozitis defined culture as “innate human capacity to create and transmit traditions, beliefs, and symbols that govern behavior”(pg 9). The authors tried to explain that people are the ones who make their traditions and beliefs, and then they spread it out to the rest of population and pass it to their generation. When a certain group disagrees with the beliefs or the traditions of another group, they start to form their own thoughts and traditions, which create culture diversity. When they start to rank one culture above the others that creates discrimination and fighting between the nations. In “Class and Historical Process in the United States” article, Thomas Patterson explained how the class, …show more content…
Some people think that colorblindness is one of the best ways to deal with culture diversity in the United States because it leads to an equal society that race privileges no longer exist. It depends mainly on treating individuals as equally as possible, without regard to their color (race, faith, and ethnicity). According to “Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting" book, chapter 2, Prashad explained the logical of the most motivating action to decrease discrimination, which was the “affirmative action.” Affirmative action was looking for evaluating people based on their merit and regardless of ethnicity. He explained that color blind people are whom attitude was proponing of the affirmative action. He explained how people were ignoring this action and how other ethnicities were discriminated against for whites by giving an example of the education process of the Asian American those days when Asian American applicants had to get more points on their SATs than white applicants got to be accepted into Harvard University. Prashad showed how Asian American were asking for the right to be treated equally as whites and showed how Asian American faced discrimination in everything. Although, color blind may be one source of ending discrimination; it still has a negative side. Some
The Color-Blind Principle is written by Bernard Boxill discusses how color-blind and color-conscious are two very different things. This work also discusses the problems of discrimination based on something you are not responsible for such as being born black or white. Boxill uses the example of a university denying the rights of students’ admissions because their hair is parted to the right, then later states, “Suppose again for example, that a person is denied admission to law school because he parts his hair on the right side. Though he, far more easily than the black person can avoid being unfairly discriminated against, he does not thereby more easily avoid being the object, indeed, in a deeper sense, the victim, of unfair discrimination.” (463) I disagree with Boxill’s affirmative action idea because the idea of affirmative action is passing the discrimination from one race to the other.
Martin Luther King Jr’s Dream has said to have been fulfilled. However, others claim that the dream has only been taken at face value, thus, misunderstood. In John McWhorter’s article, “Black People Should Stop Expecting White America to ‘Wake Up’ to Racism,” he refers to past and recent events to establish the difference between society’s fantasy and the misinterpreted Dream of Dr. King.
These lessons were applied for the duration of the Civil Rights Movement including in Martin Luther King’s words in his I Have a Dream speech, the murder of Emmett Till, and use of Jim Crow laws on public facilities. Atticus believes that people should not be judged until they understand things from the other person’s point of view, such teachings also support Martin Luther King’s messages of peace. On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. led the March on Washington where he delivered the I Have a Dream speech in which he uttered the words, “they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” (qtd.in. Martin Luther King I Have a Dream) His words reflect those of Atticus Finch when he says: “...in our courts all men are created equal” (274). Atticus’ message is relevant because it models what Martin Luther King Jr. wanted for this nation. King wanted to live in a world where people would not have to fear they would be persecuted based on their race. Atticus explains that that is exactly how the world should work. The two of them taught Americans that judgement should be reserved until character is accounted for. Of course, one of the consequences of prejudice in the Civil Rights Era was the death Emmett Till, which went against everything Atticus had ever taught his children. Emmett Till was a fourteen-year-old African American boy who
Movie Analysis Racism, prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, these are just a few of the topics that the movie Crash touches on. This film was well written and shows an honest depiction of the racial and social tensions that we face every day. However, the film shows us that no matter who you are, we all have some type of stereotype ingrained into us and it is not one group of people that believe in the stereotypes of others. In the first ten minutes of the film, we see a Persian man trying to buy a gun and the sales clerk, who was white, becoming impatient and refers to the man as “Osama.” This shows that the sales clerk believes that all Middle-Eastern looking people come specifically from Iraq.
The 2004 movie, Crash, involves stories about Caucasians, African Americans, Koreans, Iranians, Hispanics, rich, poor, criminals, cops, powerless, and powerful, and the actions and effects of racism. Funny thing is, all the characters are both victims and guilty of racism. These feelings of resentment and prejudice causes the characters to “crash” against each other, and the consequences are observed all throughout the movie. In the beginning, a black male, who is a detective, talks about how people need to “crash” into each other in Los Angeles to feel the sense of touch from people. The first scene involves Ria, a Latina woman, who gets hit from behind in a car accident, by an Asian woman. Both of them blame and makes racial
All through time, the world has been racist and intolerant of people different from themselves. Countless millions have suffered due to the bigotry of people that couldn't understand change or differences among one another. There was a time when any soul that wasn't blue eyed and blonde haired in Germany, anyone with darker skin where immediately classed as inferior and not human. Even now, when you are not aware, racism is still a considerable problem. But sometimes it isn't one person being racist against another, but rather one person being racist against them self. The movie crash shows good examples of how racism against oneself, caused by fear and misunderstanding, is just as malevolent and evil as racism against another person. Fear is what makes people act racist. Farhad is one of many examples in the movie of a person who recognizes his own race and paralyzes himself through his own fear. Farhad believes that since he is Persian he is immediately being persecuted against and cheated. He flips out at the gun shop when the owner was insulting him which just furthers his fear of Americans. After the events on 9/11, which are referenced a lot in the movie, Farhad thinks that anyone who is Middle Eastern isn't welcome in America. Even after the gun shop owner was rude; his shop was destroyed by racist people who hated him. It is this same fear of being cheated because of his race that makes him very untrusting to people he doesn't know. He calls a lock smith to come fix his door because it won't lock. He immediately thinks that Daniel is trying to cheat him and steal money from him just because of his past endeavors.
Crash focused on race and the effects it had on the lives of people living in the Los Angeles area. The movie showed how everyone was effected by race weather they there racist themselves or a victim of racism; many times they were linked. Despite what many people thing, or would like to believe, the world has not changed as much as we would like to think. Marilyn Fryes essay Oppression said that “The experiences of oppressed people are that the living of ones life is confined and shaped by forces and barriers which are not accidental or occasional and hence avoidable.” (Rohenberg CITE) Throughout Crash you see examples of this over and over again. Racism and oppression are still a major issue in the world and unfortunately a lot of the time
Within the United States there is a huge diversity of cultures. Culture is many different things, it is a tradition, it is the values and beliefs passed down from generation to generation, and culture is the identity of any country. Culture helps to identify one cultural group from the other. Although we may live in the same country,city, or state we still differ from one another by the way we dress, our beliefs, language, traditions, music, art, food, religion, and politics.
The issue with race relations is it is a very sensitive topic with negative aspects of it present in New York City. The film “Crash” demonstrates a good interruption of race relations in a highly populated city. Some individuals have taken a stance against the film and have questioned whether it truly depicts the relationship between the Police department and the minority community. While others have found a distinct connection to the relationship between the New York City Police department and the minority community in relation to the film, I agree with this perspective. There are scenes in the movie that show what actually occurs in the daily life of some people. It shows the difficulties individuals face each day, whether they are authority figures or civilians. The film "Crash" is very applicable to race relations in New York City in its relevantly direct approach to everyday life in a City populated by various races and ethnicity.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy included an effort between all people to spark legislative and social change in society. Martin Luther King often supported working together with different people to achieve success, and he worked with many people, organizations, and presidential administrations to achieve justice and equality for all citizens. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech”, he spoke of integration between people of different races. He starts every line with “I Have a Dream” to show that his dream in society right at that time was unattainable. He hoped that his children ...
The film Crash, describes the lives of people of different ethnicities who encounter one another along with struggling to handle racism. It is rare that we see a movie combining several different stories presented in a way that addresses some of the most piercing problems in society today. The movie is set in the Los Angeles area, Crash tells the intertwining stories of different races, ethnic groups, social economic statuses, the people behind the law, and people running from it. Just as in the movie we “crash” into each other in life, which is an expected thing. The incidents in the movie stem from some form of prejudice. At the opening of the film, there is a traffic accident involving several people of different backgrounds. The movie
Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech describes the past, present, and future lives of African-Americans. Racism of African-American was a huge issue of the time, which created kairotic moment for the speech and motivated Dr. King to demonstrate the racial problems of the time. The propose of Dr. King’s speech was to inform people about racial equality and fairness by providing hope and a vision of the future. Dr. King’s speech was intended for different types of audience especially for racial supremacists and African-Americans who were discriminated against.
Culture has a variety of meanings in our daily lives. Culture is defined as objects created by a society as well as the ways of thinking, acting, and behaving in a society (Macionis). Culture has a variety of elements that is important in understand. To grasp culture, we must consider both thoughts and things. Culture shapes not only what we do, but also what we think and how we feel.
1. What is Culture? What I personally think is that our culture is the foundation of who we really are in life. It identifies the lifestyle and pursuits that are practiced in the group of people we relate with in our society. In other words, an important concept to understand is that cultural beliefs, values, and practices are learned from birth first at home, in church, and other places where people meet. Some practices and beliefs in human culture include religion, music, sports, food, health beliefs, and art which represent the values we have in life. Also, our own culture is diverse and it is significant to look with in and identify what we value the most, what is essentially needed, and how we see the world. It is our remaining tool and we don’t even realize it is needed to communicate and socialize with others.
The term “culture” refers to the complex accumulation of knowledge, folklore, language, rules, rituals, habits, lifestyles, attitudes, beliefs, and customs that link and provide a general identity to a group of people. Cultures take a long time to develop. There are many things that establish identity give meaning to life, define what one becomes, and how one should behave.