Waterstar Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 The documentary "Classified X" by Melvin Van Peebles is a classic. Movie images sustain racism. Over and over again, Hollywood made blacks the objects of derision or fear: African-Americans were illiterate primitives, rustic fools, fumbling servants, or simply outside society. Young blacks began to surrender to these self-images, while whites accepted them comfortably. Using images from classic American films as chilling reference, Van Peebles explains with wit and anger why popular culture is still a matter of black and white. - Laurence Kardish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Yes! I just watched it again. Gotta love the convenience of youtube! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 This is video 1 of 6, the same user uploaded so the rest are easy to find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterstar Posted April 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 My bro Troy hooks it up for we so-not-techies :-) Thank you much. Writergirl, I am on vacation and you know what? That just might be something that I watch during my break. It's wonderful and packs so much in so little time. Very effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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