Crash, a film directed by Paul Haggis in 2004, is a film that follows a range of characters, which lives intertwine over the course of 24 hours. All of these characters have different cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds. They are all facing the same racial prejudice and stereotyping because of their differences. The film Crash provides a deeper look into the issues of prejudice and stereotyping in everyday scenarios just like in the article “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples. In the article, Brent Staples addresses issues of stereotyping and misjudgment because of his appearance.
As a black man living in Chicago, he experiences being prejudged and wrongly perceived as a criminal. Both stories show how we as a human race deal with life, and our own experiences. It also shows how everyone’s actions, views and belief’s can cause an effect on another person’s life and how we behave toward certain people. Jean and Latino Locksmith portray a scenario of judging someone based on their appearance. In a similar way, Brent Staples is judged in the article “Black Men and Public Space”. In the movie Crash, Jean who played the white female victim displays her prejudice against Latino Locksmith.
She thought that Locksmith was a possible gangbanger because he had tattoos. In the article “ Black Men and Public Space”, Brent Staples enters a jewelry store near North Side to kill some time after being assigned for a local paper. “The proprietor excused herself and returned with an enormous red Doberman pinscher straining at the end of a leash. ” (315).
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The proprietor displays her prejudice against African Americans by bringing out a big dog. This shows that she felt threatened by him. Brent Staples feels uncomfortable, he bade her goodnight and walks out of the jewelry store.
Now that we have connected the movie with the article, we can discuss what kind of causes the movie and article show. In the movie Crash, Jean shows a Cognitive level cause by assuming that Latino Locksmith was going to sell copies of her home keys so their friends could return and burglarize her home. It also shows an Emotional level cause because she starts yelling at her husband trying to pick a fight for bringing a Latino to fix her house locks. Jean also shows Socialization in the movie by only participating within her own society.
In the article “Black Men and Public Space” the proprietor shows am Action-oriented-level in a negative way. She feels threatened by the way Brent Staples looks, so she brings out a big dog to protect her. This also shows a Cognitive level cause because she is judging him by the way he is dressed. Since we talked about the level causes, we can now discuss how these examples portray our society. These examples are not accurate portrayals in the society. I believe that Jean over exaggerates in the movie Crash when she blows the situation with Locksmith out of proportion.
Jean freaks out that her husband brings a Latino to change the locks in her house. She starts to pick out a fight with her husband right in front of Locksmith. I think that she could of waited until he was done and then talked to her husband about it; instead she made a big scene. In the article, the proprietor exaggerates a little bit when she doesn’t even greet Brent Staples as he walks in the jewelry store; instead she disappears and comes out with a red Doberman pinscher. This just seems a bit exaggerated because even if she felt a nit threatened by Staples she could of talked to him first and then excused herself.
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She also just sat there staring at him with nothing to say until he bade her goodnight and walked out. In conclusion, Crash and “Black Men and Public Space” show us the prejudice issues with racial stereotypes. The characters have false and partially thoughts on certain ethnicity groups. Sometimes this could seem a bit exaggerated and unrealistic. In our society we have to be rational and liberated form false prejudice. People should not judge others by the color of their skin, their accent, religion or appearance.
