Prejudice and Stereotyping in the Movie, Crash :: Film Movies Racism Race

Prejudice and Stereotyping in the Movie, CrashCrash is a movie that exposes different kinds of social and multicultural differences, giving us a pronto example of how these conducts affect our society. Two of the behaviors observed, are Prejudice and Stereotyping. Identified as the causes of where all the events eradicate.These behaviors are viewed as thoughts and feelings that almost everyone has felt more than once. In the archetypal scene we observe a Muslim man inside a firearm store, attempting to buy a gun. The owner is a white Caucasian young-begetting(prenominal) that presents a negative attitude towards the customer because of his Muslim background. This feeling triggers in the owner, negative attitudes based on the assimilation and stereotypes with the Muslim race. Being immediately associated with the Al Qaeda terrorist group, which was responsible for suicidal bombers that lead killed thousand of Americans. This negative attitude and violence observed in this particul ar scene, is an example of Prejudice, known as a negative feeling and predisposition of behavior towards a group or any member belonging to that group (**). It is an issue that although it has always existed in humanity, it would be though to have dissipated in the 21st century. Taking in count that now in the in days we are better sure and educated to understand that one groups actions shouldnt be applied to stereotype the whole race. As far as personal experience, living in Miami,-Florida, as a none-Cuban Latin, makes it easier to have an insight in all kinds of prejudice and stereotypes within the same Hispanic society. This behavior makes it hard to not feel negatively judged by others who do belong to the majority group. Unfortunately prejudice is not simply an attitude that remains internal to its owner it impacts behavior. When negative attitudes on the basis of differences translate into behavior, we have as a result, discrimination and the social inequity it produces. Th erefore, efforts to reduce prejudice are well advised to take the social context into consideration when counseling on the individuals attitudes. This is an issue not only found in America but in the whole world. In our global economy requiring functional and humble relationships between nations, prejudice and stereotypes can be a destructive force both in the world and in individual societies, especially in various(a) ones. Prejudice becomes threatening when it reaches its most extreme form, known as Bigotry.