Why so Anti-White and Anti-Male?
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Delirium-Tremens — 15 years ago(December 14, 2010 10:00 AM)
Exactly! Well said, I agree. That's why I'm positive that caucasian raters were offended with the stereotypes and rated the movie low, not because the movie wasn't entertaining but because they felt like they were misrepresented by John Singleton.
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gabby_bm — 15 years ago(December 14, 2010 04:11 PM)
Are you implying that college-aged females, blacks, Jews and Latinos were accurately represented in this film? Ugh!
But I'll give him credit for depicting a fairly accurate assessment of a college campus frat-house rape.
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jtdam09 — 18 years ago(March 10, 2008 04:57 AM)
That's true, DA8653. There were pretty significant parts in this film as well. Like the white man who becomes a skinhead(Nazi). His suicide was compared to how Hitler died. I thought about that, too.
Still I didn't think the producers and writers were trying to make this realistic either. It's just many problems that America has come face to face on (Racism, Feminism, Nazi, and Homosexuality) in one college.
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angelatalk2000 — 17 years ago(May 23, 2008 11:15 AM)
This movie was full of stereotypes. Not only were all White men blond bullies (except for the token sensitive guy with long brown hair and cheekbones) and all the White women blond and nasty (except for the token lesbian with long brown hair and cheekbones), but the Latino student fell asleep in class, Asian women clung timidly to each other as they went to the laundry and Jewish student acted like bad imitations of Miles Silverberg in Murphy Brown. For all his exhortations to 'Unlearn,' Singleton really dropped the ball with this one, perpetuating more stereotypes than he debunked.
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gabby_bm — 15 years ago(December 14, 2010 08:33 AM)
This movie was anti-everyone. There was only one likable person (the female runner)who was the only real voice of reason in the movie. Everyone else was a whiny little dickhead who made me sad for the future.
I'd really like a follow-up to see where these losers are today, 15 years later.
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biggnidogg — 14 years ago(December 14, 2011 01:40 AM)
the movie did take it self seriously but hey its a movie.get over it.racism exists in modern day societyi was still getting racial abuse in 2000 so i dont see what the issue is with the movie. at that time in many places things were tenseanti white male??? i dont think so a lot of characters are anti one thing or another..this topic is a cry out to play victim..loltry being a black male then get back to me
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gabby_bm — 14 years ago(December 16, 2011 09:15 AM)
But what was the point that he was trying to make with the film- that racism and sexism exist and that people are violent toward each other because of it? That's not news. That's not even a plot. Where was the moral lesson?
"Unlearn" isn't an answer.
I don't mind the broad brushstrokes if there's something to be said as a result. "American History X" did a great job of it. It showed you how people can get this way and how/why people can get away from it. "Higher Learning" was like a grade school skit without any resolution and no avenue through which to find a resolution.
At the end, they might as well have shown Malik rape and steal that white girl's purse. It wouldn't have changed a damn thing about the film.
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Sofa_King_Sleazy — 14 years ago(April 17, 2011 10:19 AM)
What movie were you watching? I didn't see it as anti white or anti male. It showed students of all raises and economic backgrounds dealing with the challenges of college, being away from home, in a different environment other than their own, and finding out its a rough world out there. They didn't show Ice Cube's character in a good light either. He was such an beep to his room mate.
I felt bad for Micheal Rapaport's character. He got no love from anyone, black or white. He was an outsider and ended up with skinheads because he wanted to fit in somewhere.
One thing that bothered me was the whole 'black bitch' indecent. It was so over the top with fudge and his boys busting into the frat party like they're at the OK coral. A little heavy handed.
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chas437 — 14 years ago(July 23, 2011 03:58 PM)
Because this is political correctness on steroids. This movie LOL funny, because it takes itself so seroiuly. I remember college being a blast, not like a prison. Really one of the worst movies I can remember except for the humor.