Throughout this episode of Everybody Hates Chris entitled “Everybody Hates Christmas,” there are flaws within the social message and objectification of Chris. During the episode Chris is constantly struggling with the social discrimination made by his teacher’s assumptions based off of his race. This episode has many ongoing themes, however the way that Chris’ teacher continuously tries to offer food donations to his family remains very prominent. Despite Chris repeatedly explaining to his teacher that his family is fine, she feels the need to give him food, embarrass him in front of his classmates, and stop by his family’s house with a news crew. Throughout the episode, Chris’ teacher assumes that because of the color of his skin and the place
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Both the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things, and the book Bootstraps by Victor Villanueva are closely related to the issue of discrimination within this episode of Everybody Hates Chris. Stranger Things is a science fiction series focused on a group of young friends who are working to solve the mystery of the “Upside Down,” while stopping the Demogorgon from taking over their town. In season two, episode 11, “Trick or Treat, Freak,” the boys arrived at school dressed up for Halloween. Mike and Lucas showed up dressed a Venkman, the same Ghostbusters characters. Lucas was surprised to discover that his friends expected him to dress as Winston, the black ghostbuster, because of his race. He based his costume off of personality not his physical appearance because it made more sense for him to dress as how he felt, not as how he was viewed by his “friends.” Similarly, in the book Bootstraps, Villanueva retold anecdotes of discrimination that he endured throughout his journey through the school system. This novel focuses on the life of a Puerto Rican American who reveals the significance of rhetoric throughout the struggles of racial discrimination. Both of these sources correspond to the theme within this episode of Everybody Hates Chris. There is evidence of discrimination due to expectations based off of race and physical assumptions present in all three sources. Despite the hardships and treatment that was uncalled for, the individuals were able to persevere, and disregard unfair
Both the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things, and the book Bootstraps by Victor Villanueva are closely related to the issue of discrimination within this episode of Everybody Hates Chris. Stranger Things is a science fiction series focused on a group of young friends who are working to solve the mystery of the “Upside Down,” while stopping the Demogorgon from taking over their town. In season two, episode 11, “Trick or Treat, Freak,” the boys arrived at school dressed up for Halloween. Mike and Lucas showed up dressed a Venkman, the same Ghostbusters characters. Lucas was surprised to discover that his friends expected him to dress as Winston, the black ghostbuster, because of his race. He based his costume off of personality not his physical appearance because it made more sense for him to dress as how he felt, not as how he was viewed by his “friends.” Similarly, in the book Bootstraps, Villanueva retold anecdotes of discrimination that he endured throughout his journey through the school system. This novel focuses on the life of a Puerto Rican American who reveals the significance of rhetoric throughout the struggles of racial discrimination. Both of these sources correspond to the theme within this episode of Everybody Hates Chris. There is evidence of discrimination due to expectations based off of race and physical assumptions present in all three sources. Despite the hardships and treatment that was uncalled for, the individuals were able to persevere, and disregard unfair