Yes, the father kind of went overboard with his reaction to Mahree - saying it was like "Jewish people having the Gestapo over for dinner" seemed a little senseless, considering that Mahree was only thirteen years old. At that age, she only knew what her parents told her and writing her off as racist and rejecting her was just as harmful as any racist propaganda she might've heard in her country.
But he was the only one, really. The mother accepted Mahree quick enough, and I think Piper was just angry that she didn't get the "African" that she was expecting, and she was probably angry at Mahree's reaction to her family. The "This is a joke, right?" line was pretty offensive.
I can't consider Mahree racist. Like I said, she was thirteen years old. She only knew what she saw every day, and it took being in America at that time, with that family, for her to get a different perspective.
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Courtney_Lake
14 years ago
In the beginning they all had pretty harsh stereotypes of the opposite race, but I am really glad that they included that. Racism isnt just whites judging blacks. Black people can be just as racist in their judgments of whites and other races. It's a really good look at both sides of it.
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dolphin_gurl1787
14 years ago
I kindof felt bad for Mahree she really didn't realize she was being racist and from the way I saw her she seemed to accept living with them after a little bit. It took so much longer for Piper and her dad to accept Mahree. Such as her dad saying things like I don't want a racist SA in my house. That was really harsh considering that mahree was only 14 and not understanding it. Everything Mahree said and believed was stemed from her parents and her government she had no idea she was being racist like the Durhams saw. It was just how she saw things. Like remarks she made about blacks while they were on the road "why wouldn't they like it its for their protection" she really beleived they are okay with the way things are in SA. She did seem to care about blacks such as the scene where she thought the busboy was going to get beat up. She was really concerned about him. She flashbacked about the horror she saw.
I think their might be a scene where that flashback did actually happen. I keep missing the very beginning but she was still at home and they were at a restraunt and the black guy got shoved around like he was an animal or something and her parents just laughed it off or said mean things about him.
Well their is my rambling on hopefully it makes sense and to the point.
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Samuraibro
10 years ago
Black people can't be racist. They can be prejudiced or bigoted towards white people, but not racist.
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jmatrixrenegade
10 years ago
I don't really understand how they can be the first two but not the third.
If they can be "prejudiced" or "bigoted," they can be "racist" -- which to me includes assuming things wrongly about other races. For instance, if a black person thought all whites were 'white devils,' is that racist?
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DCI77
10 years ago
You're right. Any race, including blacks can be racist. The poster you responded to bought into the "blacks can't be racist (because they're victims), but other races can (because they're the oppressors)." It's a bizarre canard thrown around in some circles.
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Arvin-G-Borkar
8 years ago
Blacks cannot be racist because the term was coined by Whites. They can be prejudiced to whites.
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Arvin-G-Borkar
8 years ago
Racism was coined by Whites. Prejudice is actually more politically correct.
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Arvin-G-Borkar
8 years ago
No, blacks can never be racist nor can any other minority. Racism was a term defined by the Whites. Minorities, however, can be prejudiced against Whites.
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