South Park
Stereotypes are commonplace in every society. Often times these stereotypes are hateful and made to degrade another race, creed, or any other group of people. These statements are very general and include the entire group without exemption to the individuals in that group. Racism in film is not a new theme. It has been a theme for many films that have been released over the last century. From John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939), to movies today like American History X (1999), and South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999), racism seems to be drawing audiences to the movie theatre. These movies push the limit as far as they can be pushed. Racism is a part of everyone’s lives, whether anyone will admit or not, that is still the question. We learn in high school about our country’s problems with slavery, and how the African-Americans overcome and are treated equal under the United States Constitution. We learn the hardships of the Jewish religion through Adolf Hitler and the holocaust in Germany during World War II. We are taught about Martin Luther King and his speech during the Civil Rights Movement. We lived through the brutal killing of Matthew Shephard who was beaten to death because he was gay.
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Approximate Word count = 1012
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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