CRASH

1. Matt Dillion's character is racist throughout the whole movie. Without knowing it he shows his fears and advantages against other races. In the beginning when he pulls of the husband and wife, he takes advantage of the fact that he has the advantage of being white. By taking advantage he pulls them over and does a hand check on the woman. Because he's a cop he takes advantage that he has the upper hand in race and social standing. Compared to Sandra Bullock's character, Matt Dillion has similar racist qualities. She is a high social standing wife because her husband is in politics and when she sees to African American men she gives them the look over and a quick walk past when she sees them. She assumes that they are going to try and mug her. In the end she is right because they steal their car.

2. The lock man was characterized falsely in the wrong race group two different times. First time was when Sandra Bullock's character made a comment that when he changed the locks that tomorrow they would have to change it again because she believed that he would break in with his "criminal" friends. Later on when he changed the locks for the storeowner, the store owner assumes that because of his look, he broke into the store. The Store owner was also characterized in the wrong race group when he went to buy a gun. The owner wouldn't sell it to him because he didn't trust him with it.

3. Every one has their own beliefs and their own opinions. Without knowing it people are racist in their own ways. Throughout the whole movie every person had said something racist and acted in a certain way because of some one they encountered. Without realizing it people in our country are racist without knowing it.

4. People tend to stereotype people because of one beliefs that something happened. Without knowing it throughout the movie Sandra Bullock's character stereo typed 3 people. The first time was when she said the 2 African American men and was eyeing them. The second time was when she assumed that the man that was doing the lock would come in the next day and rob them because of his race. Then the third time was when she that that their cleaning lady was not as good as she was. Then in the end, she realized that she was the best person she knows because she helped her to the hospital when she fell.

5. Being racist isn't within our genes. Being racist come from how we talk and what we witness. Chances are that if we see something happen once some one might think about that every time they see that race. But for some people it isn't always like that. People don't just become racist because of their genes, they have to have a certain belief or remember something that happened to become racist.

6. Races are learned from things that happened, things they see, and stories they hear about. Race is highly influence by family because of where they come from. Their background is a big part of their own race and their own beliefs, so this may conflict with other families and other races. As this begins to build together they start stereotyping based on races and beliefs. The media is also a big influencer on what people believe because it is also based of what they see. As the media displays stereotypes they tend to show trends in what happens and who does it.

7. Eventually racism can end. But it can't end for every one. Overtime people may realized that every one is the same and that the background of people will start to blend together. But for others, they will always have the beliefs they have unless they see otherwise. In the movie, the people always see the same things towards others. Every one has a different racist belief against some one else.