Cinematic stereotypes reflect and shape common prejudices. Perceptions can be influenced by portrayals of Asians as nerdy, black men as dangerous and Latinas as fiery. So, how does Hollywood portray various groups?
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Black English as legitimate American dialect. Can white people use and/or appropriate it?
American Linguist, John McWhorter, asserts "Accepting it [Black English] as an alternative form of the language, and not a degraded one, requires being open to artists employing it in their work, even if they didn't grow up speaking it." |
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