Sneaks: The Letters
We look back on movies, cartoons, etc., from the World War II era and decry the stereotyped, racist portrayals of the Japanese and Germans that turned them all into subhuman monsters. We see how it became easy to hate entire nations and races.
As I read Sneaks ‘91, Calendar’s Jan. 20 listing of this year’s films, I noticed that the practice of portraying Middle Easterners as one-dimensional, dirty, religiously fanatical, evil terrorists continues unabated. In our popular culture, these people exist only as targets for white American action-adventure heroes. This dehumanization of an entire race goes on unquestioned.
Only when we recognize the common humanity of all on the planet will there come a time when we can create true peace.
STEVEN H. SHANE
Panorama City
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