Cross Racial Lines In 8 Mile And Step Up

The movies 8 Mile and Step Up suggest people cross racial lines by the use of characters Jimmy “B Rabbit” Smith Jr. in 8 Mile and Tyler Gage in Step Up. Tyler is portrayed by Channing Tatum, and Jimmy “B Rabbit” Smith Jr. is portrayed by Eminem. Tyler Gage is good at dancing and B Rabbit is good at rapping. These are both white characters that possess a talent in something that only African American are stereotypically considered to be good at. I believe both of these movies cross racial lines because they use characters that prove that African Americans are not the only people who can be good at rapping or dancing.
In movies like 8 Mile and Step Up, I do not believe that anything gets left out when non-black American characters dominate.