Throughout history, things such ethnic hierarchy, one-way assimilation, cultural pluralism, and group separatism have been factors that shaped ethnic relations. Throughout the movie Crash it was very apparent that there was quite a distance between the black and white community. A white officer was shown disrespecting both a black nurse, and black woman that he had performed a traffic stop on. In “Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through Reservation
Life,” by David Treuer, there was also evidence of ethnic relations. One thing that stood out was the cultural pluralism. Both the film Crash, and story “Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through
Reservation Life” portrayed strong models of ethnic relations.
Throughout the entirety of the film crash it was obvious that …show more content…
One major occurrence that portrayed signs of ethnic hierarchy is when this certain white police officer made a traffic stop on a black couple. Without hesitation he began to unnecessarily question them and requested that they step out of the vehicle. Following this, he excessively and inappropriately groped the black woman as he was
“searching” her for any weapons or contraband that she might have as the husband was forced to just stand and watch. The biggest thing about this dilemma was the fact that it felt as if the black community was inferior to the white community, and that they were victims of racial hierarchy.
Even after the search was done and they were allowed to leave, the wife was upset that the husband didn’t take action and stand up for her. Although she had a valid point, the husbands debate was that if he was to try and stop the officer he could have been shot for being black, thus adding to the misconception that the black community was trouble, and inferior to the white community. Another prime example of the separation between the two communities is when a white couple went for a stroll downtown, and as soon as two black men were in sight, the
Life,” by David Treuer, there was also evidence of ethnic relations. One thing that stood out was the cultural pluralism. Both the film Crash, and story “Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through
Reservation Life” portrayed strong models of ethnic relations.
Throughout the entirety of the film crash it was obvious that …show more content…
One major occurrence that portrayed signs of ethnic hierarchy is when this certain white police officer made a traffic stop on a black couple. Without hesitation he began to unnecessarily question them and requested that they step out of the vehicle. Following this, he excessively and inappropriately groped the black woman as he was
“searching” her for any weapons or contraband that she might have as the husband was forced to just stand and watch. The biggest thing about this dilemma was the fact that it felt as if the black community was inferior to the white community, and that they were victims of racial hierarchy.
Even after the search was done and they were allowed to leave, the wife was upset that the husband didn’t take action and stand up for her. Although she had a valid point, the husbands debate was that if he was to try and stop the officer he could have been shot for being black, thus adding to the misconception that the black community was trouble, and inferior to the white community. Another prime example of the separation between the two communities is when a white couple went for a stroll downtown, and as soon as two black men were in sight, the