“The principal forms of our physical and social environment are fixed in representations…and we ourselves are fashioned in relation to them.” - Serge Moscovici

Monday, May 30, 2011

Media: Racial Comedy

Below is a clip of Harold and Kumar at the airport. It is related to the Rush Hour 2 reading in which the author says it is often considered acceptable for racial minorities to tell racial jokes. In the clip, instead of a racist joke, it a racist action. In this clip, the producers used a minority security guard to stop the Indian guy at the airport instead of a White person, making it seem more acceptable. The security person even explicitly says that he is black and therefore he is not a racist and his actions are okay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TzD0CYt7po

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