Reel Bad Arabs:
How Hollywood Vilifies A People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKD3CnPJNOE
- Slander of the Arab people has been in American film making since the early days of silent cinema.
- Demeaning images of the Arab
- Arab men: savage bandits, villains, criminal and terrorists
- Arab women: belly-dancers, naive, subordinate and greedy
- Effects the way we view the Arab as well as creating an overarching stereotype for all Arab nations
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