Father Stereotypes

I have never seen this film before and was very curious about it. I wasn’t sure what to expect. Since the subject matter is about an interracial relationship I wasn’t sure how upfront or crude it would come across. I have to say I was very surprised. While you can see different instances of stereotypes some of which I was surprised to see. I expected there would be stereotypes about the black man and later his family or the white girl and her family. However, I was surprised to see the stereotypes of old vs. young in the film and possibly even the priest. I throw in the priest because I have seen many movies of the priest being Irish. So, I’m curious if this is some sort of stereotype or not. Maybe around this time there were many Irish priest …show more content…
old stereotype within the film. I think this was a great reminder for the girl’s father and everyone. No matter what stereotypes or how many a person carries there will always be stereotypes also directed back in return. I also thought it was interesting how this young vs. old crossed racial boundaries. Both the young White girl and the African American man were annoyed or unset with the girl’s father. The White girl doesn’t say this but you can tell she is annoyed. The African American man has no qualms about it and blatantly talks about it, afterward the crowd cheer, which are filled with more young people. As sad as it is, this is a stereotype that is still current today. Young people need to understand they will also, hopefully, become old someday, so they shouldn’t treat people bad due to their age. In the film the old man ran into a young man’s car, it was an accident and he offered to pay for it. I think a running theme throughout this film, beside all the stereotypes, is fear. Each person is fearful in their own ways. They fear the laws being changed in a negative way, possible imprisonment, death and other unknown future hardships. These fears cross the stereotypes displayed. I think in a way a person can see hope in this. There is a long road ahead to battle stereotypes in this time frame but it shows people can come together for love and common