Middle-easterners were repeatedly flagged with terrorism, stupidity and richness. This attitude reflects the policy of corporations owning the movie studios, that prefer to be in harmony with the several administrations that have ruled the country, and not the opposite. The following documentary retraces the ways Arabs are pictured in Hollywood production since its early days and shows how this attitude led to the growth of hatred towards Middle-easterners.
Sunday 5 February 2012
Real Bad Arabs invading your TV
Hollywood has always been criticized of its repeated caricaturing of minorities through its movie production, starting by Afro-Americans, Jews, Native-Americans and most recently Arabs.
Middle-easterners were repeatedly flagged with terrorism, stupidity and richness. This attitude reflects the policy of corporations owning the movie studios, that prefer to be in harmony with the several administrations that have ruled the country, and not the opposite. The following documentary retraces the ways Arabs are pictured in Hollywood production since its early days and shows how this attitude led to the growth of hatred towards Middle-easterners.
Middle-easterners were repeatedly flagged with terrorism, stupidity and richness. This attitude reflects the policy of corporations owning the movie studios, that prefer to be in harmony with the several administrations that have ruled the country, and not the opposite. The following documentary retraces the ways Arabs are pictured in Hollywood production since its early days and shows how this attitude led to the growth of hatred towards Middle-easterners.
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