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Movies About Racism Are Usually Kind of Racist

  • 10/25/09 at 3:07 PM
Movies About Racism Are Usually Kind of Racist

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Cracked made a list of the Top 5 Most Unintentionally Racist Movies About Racism, and it's actually pretty good (yes, Crash is on there). Regarding American History X, for example: "This is a movie whose entire message of forgiveness and reconciliation hinges on the idea that a murderous skinhead can be redeemed because a black guy in prison can be funny while washing the underwear of rapists and child molesters." [Cracked]

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