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Whiteboyz
- Fox Searchlight
- 2008-09-10
- 28394Rank
- $2.99
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A little more to it.
There are certain phases every one goes through in regards to their race. For whites it starts with a denial that racism exists, then moves to a realization that inequalities exist between whites and other races, especially blacks. At this point most whites recede to their previous viewpoints and identify with whites even more strongly in order to deal with the negative emotions that facing these unpleasant facts evokes. There are more stages but that is all we need for this movie. The film is a study of what happens when, instead of identifying with their own culture, someone identifies with the oppressed culture. Flip is not aping the black culture because it is the cool thing to do. He is doing it to deal with the guilt thrust upon him from the actions of his ancestors. It is all in the monologue at the end. Overall a great movie. Funny and thought provoking.
