Racist Film
Do the Latinos get all upset about white actors in brown face like in this film as the African Americans get all upset about white actors in black face?
shareThat's really hard to know. I'm sure some Latinos do get uptight about the white actors in brown face, but, from what I've read/heard, the opinion(s) on the film West Side Story among Latinos (as well as everybody else) is rather divided.
As for West Side Story being racist overall, while it's clearly true that there are people of all races, nationalities, religions and ethnicities who do think that way, I believe that the overall message of the film West Side Story is about as anti-racist as one can get. West Side Story (the film) succinctly presents the message of how deleterious the consequences of racism, ethnic, and cultural prejudices can be and are.
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share... I believe that the overall message of the film West Side Story is about as anti-racist as one can get.I would think most clear thinking individuals see it that way.🐭 share
I would think most clear thinking individuals see it that way.🐭
Thank you, spookyrat1. It's too bad that they don't make films like that any more. The people who were involved in the filming of West Side Story predicted that there would never be another film like it again, and they were right.
But it's just as well, because no matter how many filmmakers, etc., try to copy it in some way, it'll never really work, because nothing beats the original, if one gets the drift. share