This
movie has racism and prejudice embedded in every scene. From the very beginning
when El Hassan, a man from Iran is looking for a job as he earns his
citizenship. He first starts by seeking a job as a maintenance worker in a
print shop. He is refused a job solely because of his ethnicity, the print shop
is understaffed and even then, he was still rejected. More scenes of racism
include, when men are sitting at a bar and talk about inappropriate jokes such
as, "when is it okay to spit on a Middle Eastern woman?” and the answer
was, “when she’s on fire,” and another man responded that “it was always okay
to spit on them.” This comes to show that they are prejudice to the point where
they think that they are superior to everyone else and that they should all be
treated like garbage.
Although
the prejudice isn’t only towards outsiders, it is also towards people within
their neighborhoods who are less fortunate and have been singled out as
peasants. People may see racism and prejudice as something small, but it
affects people in so many ways. It creates hostile work environments, tension
between employees and can even create safety hazards.
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