Bamboozled

The movie was full of politics pertaining to race, gender, and class. Beginning with race, the movie first portrayed African Americans in the business world. There was only one African American working for Mr. Dunwitty and that was Pierre Delacroix. He was no

There were a few instances in the movie when class was an issue. Manray and Womack were basically squatters who lived in a building where they never had to pay rent along with many other African Americans. Until the police raided them and made them leave, this was their home. They lived here because they had too - they were unemployed and were part of the lower class. Also, there is a scene when Sloan (Jada Pinkett-Smith) is walking home from work and she is walking next to a graffiti wall. It appears to be a bad part of town. However, as she keeps walking, she turns a corner and begins to walk up a flight of stairs, which leads right up to a bunch of nice brownstone houses. It is as if she is stepping up to a better class and a better way of living.

thing like the stereotypical black male. He did not have a black name (Delacroix), he spoke perfect english, and he graduated from one of the highest ranked universities in the nation. He was actually more “white” than anything. It is almost as if the more “white” you are, the more success you will have and the more you will be accepted.

Mr. Dunwitty is the Caucasian boss of Delacroix. He claims to be “blacker” than any black man. He talks in slang, thinks he’s black, and has pictures of African Americans on his office wall. The pictures on the wall are of African American athlet

Some topics in this essay:
African Americans, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Michael Rapaport, Spike Lee, Pierre Delacroix, African American, Dunwitty Caucasian, african americans, Manray Womack, Mantan Sleep, Mau Maus, mau maus, african american, jada pinkett-smith, lower class, pierre delacroix, spike lee, ‘n’ eat,