Blog Question 7

These two figures both say a lot of things. Mainly how Hollywood loves to typecast. Yes these two images show interpretations of Arabia however they are barely different. The problem with mainstream hollywood is that to get certain points across they have to be prejudices of every race. Thus this is why we get the images that are presented to us in the book. The really drastic change of Arab culture that has emerged is due strictly to that of the events of 9/11. After 9/11 the racism that the majority of african americans felt was somewhat lifted and put towards Arabs. The mass population of the United States seems to think the majority of people of arab decent or who look it are terrorists. This is obviously not true. But interpretations in movies and television that buy into the biases will no doubt have a lasting effect on people's opinions. What is reflective of the current world happenings usually filters through hollywood. This can be shown currently with the war in Iraq and how multiple films have been produced regarding the war, and Americans very null response to them because we don't want to see the war since it is still going on.