Fay Wray

whether the image was racist. You might ask “why?” Well, James, posed on as what people said “gorilla-like-pose”, showing his teeth, dribbling a basketball while holding the small waist of the model. Many compared this image with King Kong and Fay Wray. The cover was called “racially insensitive” and caused controversy. In my opinion everything about this cover contradicts itself. First, Why is a fashion magazine speaking on fitness? I thought “secrets” to the best bodies came out of hard…

Alfalfa’s Shadows “Give me an R” a loud man yells at the front of the theater. He now has everyone in the audience’s attention. “R,” the crowd yelled back at him. “Give me an O!” “O!” “Give me a C!” “C!” “Give me a K!” “K!” “Give me a Y!” “Why,” the crowd answers back sarcastically. It was show time. The leader of a theater group, Paul, successfully got everyone in the crowd to pay attention. We had been practicing for this night for about two months. I could already feel the sweat drip down my…

The popularity of Jonathan Demme's movie is likely to last as long as there is a market for being scared. Like “Nosferatu,” “Psycho” and “Halloween,” it illustrates that the best thrillers don't age. Fear is a universal emotion and a timeless one. But “Silence of the Lambs” is not merely a thrill show. It is also about two of the most memorable characters in movie history, Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter, and their strange, strained relationship (“people will say we're in love,” Lecter…

were added to illiminate the top of the building at night. Since 1976 the spire has been lit in colors chosen to match seasonal and other events, such as St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas, Independence Day and Bastille Day. After the death of actress Fay Wray (King Kong) in late 2004, the building stood in complete darkness for 15 minutes.”…

In 1930 a code known as the Motion Picture Production Code was established. The Production Code was the determining factor of what could be shown on screen. The Code preached that films were to never corrupt the moral standards of the viewers, every film must present realistic standards of life, and the films were to never disrespect the law. Nudity, references to sexuality, sexual behavior, rape, children’s sex organs, white-slavery, sex hygiene and miscegenation were not to be shown. Subjects…

the April 2008 Vogue cover of LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen. The image of historically poplar magazine created allegations of racial stereotyping. It shaped parallels with a similar image of King Kong holding a terrified woman, which would be Fay Wray. I will discuss how our culture sees racial stereotypes through imagery, along with the media, comparing other ethnic backgrounds and experiences with colorblind racism. The majority of the world is colorblind to racism but it still exist.…