Entertainment can effectively reinforce stereotypes and stigmatizations. What is a thematic similarity between the films Crash and Guess Who that suggests the continued insensitivity of media and entertainment?
A. Both Crash and Guess Who feature main characters who utilize racist humor to strengthen the comedic value of the films.
B. Both Crash and Guess Who promote the concept of the “white savior” by artificially weakening the fortitude of the films’ black characters.
C. Both Crash and Guess Who uphold stereotypes of blackness that directly mirror the narratives of nineteenth century minstrelsy.
D. Both Crash and Guess Who erase the history of inequality by presenting narratives of equal-opportunity-racism.
D. Both Crash and Guess Who erase the history of inequality by presenting narratives of equal-opportunity-racism.
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