A world is made up of different elements: water, earth, and life. Elements that define a human’s life. These elements also create a certain equality in humanity which spreads peace across the lands. In present day, there is a large issue circulating across the nation, and that is racial inequality. Even though this particular issue has been present for an abundance amount of time; the only difference between racial inequality in the twentieth-century United States and in the present is that slavery is no longer present. Yet, racial inequality is still hugely impactful in the United States today. Although it’s difficult, it’s possible to attain racial equality in the great nation. What’s the definition of racial equality? In the
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Racial discrimination is not the only significant issue present in the film but gender, sexual, and cultural discrimination was also seen in the film as well. For example, the actor who played as a discriminated Persian, Farhad, living in America discriminated a Latino, Daniel, based on his culture. Farhad stereotyped Daniel, assuming that he is an adversary and when in fact, Daniel was actually trying to help Farhad. This unjust prejudice came from the discrimination Farhad experienced with the gun shop owner. This concludes that when one gets discriminated, the person starts to discriminate others as well. In an editorial writer, Brent Staples’s view, “I chose, perhaps unconsciously, to remain a shadow – timid, but a survivor” (2). In making this comment, Staples urges us to see the light of truth, the truth of prejudice. With prejudice escalating to discrimination, people who do not fit in their stereotypical group would also fear the people who discriminated them. Another example from the film Crash would be Cameron, an African-American, who is a television director was intimidated by a Caucasian sheriff. Although he works in a well-respected field, he was still discriminated against purely because of his race. Consequently, a prejudice that becomes an action could lead to fear in both the majority and minority
Racial discrimination is not the only significant issue present in the film but gender, sexual, and cultural discrimination was also seen in the film as well. For example, the actor who played as a discriminated Persian, Farhad, living in America discriminated a Latino, Daniel, based on his culture. Farhad stereotyped Daniel, assuming that he is an adversary and when in fact, Daniel was actually trying to help Farhad. This unjust prejudice came from the discrimination Farhad experienced with the gun shop owner. This concludes that when one gets discriminated, the person starts to discriminate others as well. In an editorial writer, Brent Staples’s view, “I chose, perhaps unconsciously, to remain a shadow – timid, but a survivor” (2). In making this comment, Staples urges us to see the light of truth, the truth of prejudice. With prejudice escalating to discrimination, people who do not fit in their stereotypical group would also fear the people who discriminated them. Another example from the film Crash would be Cameron, an African-American, who is a television director was intimidated by a Caucasian sheriff. Although he works in a well-respected field, he was still discriminated against purely because of his race. Consequently, a prejudice that becomes an action could lead to fear in both the majority and minority