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Racism Lives On

             Dear White People is a comedy about a group of African-American students who attend an Ivy League school that is mainly controlled by white students. The black and white kids hang out, but they do not get along. Racial issues and fights seem to be a huge issue at this school. There is a radio show put on by the Black Association called, “Dear White People” and the white students throw an African-American themed party that only the white students are allowed to attend. In the movie the African-Americans want to be just like or better than the white students and vice versa.

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                I thought the film was alright. I liked that they used humor and potential real life examples. I did, however, think that movie was a bit to cheesy and a bit too extreme. Racism is a very obvious matter still to this day, in my opinion the movie just emphasized it unrealistically. The extent of racism is not that obvious now-a-days. The use of humor and dramatizing racial issues helped in making the message of the movie more meaningful.

                I have definitely encountered some experiences somewhat like the ones presented in this film. All of the stereotypes that were talked about I have heard before and am familiar with. Some of the stereotypes included, fried chicken, weed dealers, weaves, afros, rich white people, and rap music. All of these stereotypes are very popular. I have never actually seen them being lived up to though, so I’m not exactly sure why people still use them, but because I have previously heard all of these stereotypes I think it helps me relate to the movie more. I have never actually been in a setting where there has been a group of black people and a group of white people battling amongst each other. This movie made me realize that racism still exists it just goes more unnoticed because it’s not nearly as obvious as it was in the past.