Crash Applied Concept And Theme Analysis In 'Crash Jean Cabot'

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Crash Applied Concept/Theme Analysis Criminal justice is not the best one at the moment but there is hope it will get better. There are groups called the dominant which are perceived as the white rich individuals that usually have power to do what they please. Criminal justice use discretion on a daily basis because if not then many individuals would be in jail and there would be overcrowded in the justice system. So in a way discretion is beneficial towards the public. Another group is the minority group which is usually individuals who are Hispanics, African American, people of low socioeconomic status. The minority groups have the highest probability of being in the justice system. People perceived the criminal justice system has been corrupt …show more content…

White privilege refers to unearned advantages meaning the people of lighter skin receive all kinds of perks because of their skin privileged. Whereas people of color do not have perks or advantages based on their skin meaning people of that color have to actually earned it by working. For example, in the movie Crash Jean Cabot’s judgment of the locksmith and the film maker who demands Cameron to reshoot the scene because the actor needs to be “more black”. It is in these unobtrusive demonstrations of prejudice in conjunction with the power hole between these characters that shows how bigotry is innately interlaced into individuals’ attitudes. At the point when these same individuals are in places of power they are not able to comprehend the consequences that their modest, biased action can …show more content…

In the beginning of the movie where the Chinese woman and the Latina woman detective get in a car accident they are both insulting one another back and forth. For example, the Chinese woman says that Mexican don’t know how to drive and the detective assumes she is an Asian driver based on the woman’s eyes. These two women have perceptions of how a certain race/ethnicity looks like but it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is true. Individuals appearance should not be based on what the media portrays or other individuals. The media has a huge impact on the way people perceived certain individuals of color and the media is not a reliable resource that individuals should rely on.
Another example is “blind fear” where Jean pulls her husband arms closer when she spotted two young individuals walking towards her who are Black. This goes back to social construct of crime where her perceptions were that people of dark skin commit crime and at the end they actually committed a violent crime against her. When Officer Ryan molests Christine Thayer and then makes her husband ask for forgiveness to the officer. The officer actions are based on his perception of power and authority he has over blacks. He gets away with this because he is white and he is the

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