Topic > Racism in Doing the Right Thing - 795

In the fire hydrant scene, black people doused the rich man's classic car. During the crossing, the police stopped to stop the flow of water. When the rich man complained about his car, the police told him he had better get back to his car before the blacks stripped it from him. The police referred to all blacks as criminals, which implied that whites were better than blacks, supporting the idea of ​​white superiority over blacks. Here, stereotypes about blacks are applied to the entire race, and blacks must fight false stereotypes given to them by whites. The police remarks reinforce the stereotype that all blacks are criminals. White viewers who listen to the police will continue to believe these stereotypes because they have heard people in authority empower themselves