Film Analysis Of Little Things: When Prejudice Is Unintentional

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Intro: Little Things: When Prejudice is Unintentional is a 2001 ABC News Program segment. It is about black and white people making assumptions about each other. Neither race is aware that they are doing these small gestures that maybe misinterpreted as being racist.
Purpose: The purpose of this film is to make people aware that both black and white people are more often unaware that they are being prejudice against the opposite race. Both races do things that are just not understood by the other race, so some might assume or believe that the comments that are being made or said are racist, when in fact they are not intended to be that way.
Message: The message of the film is that both black and white people do and say things that are unintentional
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Like the example that was used in the film about the tennis players. I never really paid attention to the announcers that are giving the play by play throughout a game but they do say things that are based on race. I always thought that they were saying things based on how they played. Serena Williams can be just as great a thinking as the white tennis player but the announcer probably would not know, because they are going based on the fact that all black athletes are just good at sports and white people are strategic thinkers. This film has really made me think we are all very judgmental individuals that say and do things without really processing and fully understanding others point of view fully, before we act. I for fact have a short tolerance; I think I am always right when in fact I probably do not even know what I am talking about. I learned that I need to not be so quick to judge and try and understand the point of view that someone is trying to make. I am not always …show more content…
We are all so quick to judge others that we do not take a step back and pay attention to ourselves. What someone could be saying can be misinterpreted as being racist by someone else, when in fact it was not meant that way. I feel like we just need to be aware of our surroundings and understand that we all process things differently and in a way that probably is not understood by the person that is next to us.
Context: Both the black and white race make assumptions about each other. The viewer must understand that these are assumptions are most often made without any intentions behind them, but some might take a comment or an action in the wrong

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