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Recently my husband and I watched 'Welcome to Marwen' and now reflecting upon the film, there was a great amount of prejudice about the main character. The bias caused him to be beaten severely and thus lead to a long occurrence of oppression in an indirect manner from the perpetrators. As the oppressors were imprisoned following the assault, the protagonist suffered greatly from the injuries as well as emotional fallout. The incident occurred because one evening at a bar he told a group of men that he liked to wear women's high heels. The group of men then decided that this type of crossdressing meant he was gay, trans, or some ofter perceivable undesirable person in their view.
The prejudice of a person who wears ladies close as being gay or transgender caused for diminished equity simply because of a choice of the character. He only did this because he felt as those it made him more in touch with what a woman would want (Zemeckis, 2018). While the character was not homosexual and was even married preciously, the judgement of a few men, offered a lifetime of oppression for this character.
The incident in this film really just offered me the insight that people do things simply because he/she likes the way it makes them feel. I am not one to decide if this is right or wrong in a manner and it does not signify or align the person within one group, it is just who this person is. I prefer to wear my hair up most days, without makeup, and in very comfortable clothes, does this make me someone I am not? Just because someone has experience with another person or group that may share a trait with an individual, this does not mean the person is aligned with this group.
I think better empathy towards others needs to be taught. We all have our own quirks and interest and taking the times to learn from one another or simply ignoring the aspect if you do not agree with it. The tolerance aspect in life needs to be modeled for many people. While I do not like every thing about every person, I respect that person as a person and I go about my business. I will end this with some wise words from a young man. I often share this with others on social media because tolerance is something that encompasses both respect and empathy and I want everyone to understand this.
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Reference
Zemeckis, Robert (Producer). (2018). Welcome to Marwen [DVD].
Hi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI have never seen that movie before, and my interest sparked just to see how much oppression there is. I have noticed to in other movies that indirectly movies portray much oppression and racism. By the way I enjoyed reading your blog this week and thank you for sharing. People are still being judged for our color or for culture without having any compassion. People must change their mindset to give an opportunity to create for greater equity.
HI Sarah,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the insight about the movie as it relates to prejudice and oppression. I believe that we would be surprise to learn just how much these two acts are displayed in the movies and tv shows. I agree, half the time I choose to wear my hair up with no makeup and over sized clothing, this should not define who I am. People tend to form judgement even before they have the chance to get to know who people really are. I believe that our world would definitely be in a great place if we did less assuming and more of getting to know people for who they are by just simply holding a conversation. Thanks again sharing Sarah!