White Man's Burden
"White Man's Burden"
The movie we watched in class was called "White Man's Burden." According to some sociologists the white man's burden is an unwanted burden that white men, who are in the upper part of society, must bring the minority classes up to their status. For example, if it were applied today white folks would have to help bring black folks up into a higher class. While this theory was used many years ago, it is still in consideration today.
This movie took a very unique approach. It separated two classes of people, whites and blacks. They were separated by, what I believe is the greatest degree of separation today, money. In the movie the only people in the upper class were black and the main family in the movie was white. In today's society that is different, you would expect white people to have the money and black to be in the lower class. While that is not always the case, it is what is perceived in today's society.
The movie portrayed life in the inner city as......
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