Word: racists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...driver of racism when she refused to take him to his Roxbury home. At first the story seems simple; a Black official was a victim of discrimination. But cabbies complain that they are often victims themselves of violence and robbery. They assert that they are not being racist but rather protecting what little they have. Suddenly it is a little harder to figure out who is the underdog...
Nevertheless, he exonerates Schulman, saying the intent behind these statements was not racist or sexist...
Race movies in this original conception were an answer to the racist and exclusionary movies coming out of "classic" Hollywood in the 1920s. Independent race movie producers, like Oscar Micheaux, set up their own production system that tried to represent the interests of African-Americans ignored or stereotyped by the Hollywood mainstream. These race, or "colored cast," producers struggled with only mediocre financial success until they were almost completely driven out of business. This eventual failure occured for a number of reasons, but mainly because the political dynamics of World War II Hollywood led to more complex portrayals of African...
...live in a racist society withoutexpecting racist charges," Eisenberg said. "Peoplewho believe that Blacks are genetically inferioralways assume that someone who graduates must havegotten some special deal...
Schulman has repeatedly denied accusations thatshe made the racist and sexist comments...