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However, it seems to me that such a critique is necessary, as in the case of Quayle, in order to expose the ways in which she appropriated race. But in the context of "family values," it should be pointed out that Madonna's film "Truth or Dare" also uses African-Americans as the symbols of "deviants...
...juxtapose the family story of her only straight male dancer--an African-Americans who is blond named Oliver--with that of Madonna...
...Enter Madonna. Many critics, most notably bell hooks in her new book Black Looks: Race and Representation, have pointed out the very obvious absence of any racial critique of this film...
What we learn about Oliver is that his father has been absent for most of his life, while Madonna's father has been present for all of hers. And although these situations are valid, it seems as if Madonna is appropriating Oliver to establish herself as "mainstream" in spite of her non-conventional demeanor...
This is merely one of many situations in the film in which Madonna establishes herself in opposition to the people of color who work for her. Perhaps the most obvious example of this is the fact that Madonna sees herself as "mother" and sees her dancers as "children...