Stereotypes In Hollywood Movies

Hollywood Stereotype
I used to remember as a kid when me and my friends watch an American made movies was more that just an entertainment but a great past time and an escaped from reality even for a few hours. Hollywood is so famous and makes tons of money that US Bureau of Economic Analysis released the first ever estimates based on 2011 that Hollywood movie industries add $504 Billion to US Gross Domestic Product (GDP). With all these money on hand, How do they manage to create new movies that doesn’t cross the line to racial inequalities, women rights and religious issues that has been violated because of Hollywood stereotyping that creates negativity to some minorities. I strongly believe that Hollywood writers and directors have social responsibility to avoid stereotyping ethnic characters.
First, Hollywood writers and directors need to avoid portraying Asian women as a sex symbol or slave. For example, “The World of Suzie Wong” in 1960,

where she works in a bar and white sailors man duct their ship and seeks comfort from Asian women. Another movie with the same stories is “Memoirs of Geisha” where she was sold to a Geisha house when she was ten years old then became a Sayuri as an adult (prostitute). These movies have different feedback among viewers but most of the have a negative rating coming from Zadie Smith, daily telegraph (UK), stated “Memoirs of Geisha hurts the heart and the brain with its crushing monotony, inert, sub-human, dialogue ND Marshalls calculated attempt to sell us another Hollywood fairytale prostitution”. (Rotten Tomatoes.com). I know Asian women are more superior than these but how about to those people who never meet Asian women in their lives then they will look at his women as second to nothing. Filmmakers should also reconsider that this kind of stereotyping creates a negative effect to these women and even loss their morality.
Secondly, Hollywood filmmakers should avoid portraying Muslim religion as a form of terrorism because it creates havoc to mankind. We all seen it many times that most terrorist group in movies are coming from middle east/ Arab nation like the movie “True Lies” by Arnold Schwarzeneggar, which Omega Sector (terrorist) are all Arab men and Muslims. These are all movies and should not affect me but it seems like it is becoming more of a political issue to the world we are living. According to CNN News by David mark and Jeremy Diamond, which aired on November 21, 2015; caption—Trump: “I want surveillance of certain mosque” which he rhetorically relates these message during his presidential campaign in Alabama. Such a violation to our Constitution under freedom of religion. Then, on September 25, 2017 by forbes.com that Trump ordered travel ban to seven countries and six of those are Muslim nations. It is a mistake to link Muslim as terrorist because religion doesn’t preach radicalism but only mankind.
Lastly, Hollywood writers and directors should avoid whitewashing because it creates racial inequalities.

Whitewashing is a practice here in United States which white actors are the main cast of a non-white character role. Even though a lot of white man are favorable and highly skilled actors capable of portraying a non-white role character, it will loss the essence and originality of the story. One of the most controversial in 2010 when M. Knight Shyamalan recreated the famous Nickelodeon anime “Avatar- The last Airbender”. The fans protested and start writing a letter campaign to Paramount Productions because the main cast are white actors despite the origin of the series was based on Asian characters and cultures. (Yellow face documentary, part 1) These are the same practice as “Blackface” in the 19th century and used make-up predominantly by non-black performers to represent a caricature of a black person. Whitewashing is not about racist, but something more larger and more systemic. (yellowface documentary,

part3).
In conclusion, racial inequalities, women rights and religious issues has been violated because of Hollywood writers and directors have been stereotyping ethnic characters. To avoid these stereotyping among minorities is to start more recognizing the good quality and promote equality to all race. Many movies didn’t reach the maximum profit of their movie like “Avatar- The last Airbender” because right from the start fans notice a racial inequality that losses the interest of some moviegoers to watch the movie. One of the latest movie and has many positive remarks is the “Black Panther” because according to critics this is the first black movie that promote positivity and not about gangs, prostitution or corrupt cops. With all these to reconsider, Hollywood will promote good example to the next generation and be more successful financially.