In today's class, we watched a video clip and learned about how movies (mainly Hollywood) inflicts a negative image of Arabs. I learned how movies give incorrect images to people watching them by imagining it that if these Arabs were Japanese.
Before this class, I was thinking that movie does not influence people thoughts much, that people would know that this is just a movie, and fewer people would connect to real life. However, watching the movie and listening to Mr. Paterson, my thought completely became the opposite. There were too many movies that depict Arab people as a "bad guy", even in the anime for children. Because of that, the image that Arab people are valiant and evil is embedded in many people. In reality, when I hear the words "Terrorists", I imagine Arab people. I do not watch movies much, but I think this is because many people around me have the image that Arab people are evil, and I was unconsciously having the same image as them. I felt that the stereotypes people have are embedded without any consciousness, because of the image that the world has, from a few decades ago.
I was shocked by the data that 25% of the Hollywood movie portrays Arab people as a evil, and stupid character, which is the antagonistic of the main character. Also, I was simply surprised that Holliwoods show the US military as a hero, justice, and a cool guy. I was convinced that the government wants many people to have an interest in US military, and join it when they grow up. However, it was a little surprise for me that in Japanese dramas and movies, the country(military, governments, ministers etc) are commonly depicted as the mastermind. Because of this, people has a bad image to Japanese governments and ministers. I thought it is the same thing as this, that many people would have a bad image to the Arab people. Especially in the point that there stereotypes are indoctrinated to the children, as the movie from Disney also portrayed the ara people as the evil character.
When I watched further of the video clip at home, there were a part that the creator is wanting the Arab actor ( the actor who acts arab ) be violent and evil. I felt these stereotypes would not disappear for the long time, but we have to change it, to stop the discrimination.
memo
Selfe defense
threat level go down, we are not allowed to self defense
"We had to kill the children for self-defense, bombed the hospital fr health defense"
not to report unless you say this is data from Hamas that Americans think it is a group of terrorists. , and no one believes it.
reed bad Arabs
Hollywood has a negative image of Arab. They make movies that portray arab is a bad people
Good image to Israel, nad it is reflected and portrayed in the movie
Alladin----- cutting of your ears if they do not like their face.
arab is a country that does valid things
it is a kid movie
negative aspect of arab culture, cut girls hand because of feeding children. Gives negative image to people and children.
The bad guy is Palestenian, but the actor is from india
25% of arabs are bad guy in the hollywood
if it was Japanese...
us marine is always the good guy, many people would think the military is cool, and a good person. People would prefer to join the military when they grow up. Hollywood portrays the military well, and Arab people bad. Predominantly owned by Jewish money.
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