Racism As Seen in The Green Book Movie

RACISM AS SEEN IN THE GREEN BOOK MOVIE
BY PETER FARRELLY
ABSTRACT
this article racism as seen in the green book movie By peter farrelly. This paper use movie
titled green book as the object of analysis. The purpose of this paper is to analyzing, and
describing the racism reflected in green book movie by peter farreliy This paper was run
with descriptive method, because this is able to develop the behaviour also knowledge of
people process as racism is vicious action, thus this movie depict the appearances of
apartheid in few scens. The main source of this research is the movie with title green book,
the side source of this research is journal, article, and internet. This research revealed that
some of racism actions are identified in this movie about how whit people feel higher than
black people.
THEORY
A. Racism
Racism was initially created in England to support slavery and the. Slave trade. Slavery in Britain,
specifically in the sugar industry. The British manufacturing industry had started, along with
producing plantations. to function as a system of triple mutual benefit, with. Been laid for the tangle
of prejudices and myths that date back thousands of years. A less coherent one, more or less. racial
mythology, racist ideology (Achiume et al., 2017).
Racism is a term used to categorize people based on their characteristics. Perception of physical
variations that point to genetic variations. According to anthropological studies, race is not a natural
category. has established itself as a social and cultural fact that supports policies. discrimination and
have an impact on both majority and minority populations' lives. Races (Braveman et al., 2022).
The theory of racism is used in this study to provide explanation. the use of racist segregation, such as
physical differences. Because the white race is, there are similarities between the traits of the black
and white races. the black race that is regarded as being the most superior. different in how they treat
others. with conclusions based on racial traits.
B. Types of racism
According to Keneth J. Neubeck, racism is characterized by behavioral differences. inequalities that
restrict or infringe upon a person's rights and freedoms because of that person's skin color, race,
ethnicity, or place of origin. The act of racism starts with a decision made by a superior group that
treats another group as inferior to their own group (Hate, 2020).
i. Personal racism
When one person—or a small group of people—engages in personal racism. Has a dubious
outlook and/or uses discriminatory practices. behavior and related topics. Personal racism
manifests differently for each person. the use of derogatory terms, stereotypes based on
purported racial differences, and. references, unfair treatment when interacting with others,
threats, and violent acts against people. Minority group members are thought to be of lower
race.
ii. Institutional racism

Racism within institutions extends to how they are treated differently. among the group of
minorities. Institutional racism highlights the fact that ethnic groups like Native Americans,
African Americans, Latin Americans, and Asian Americans frequently experience workplace
discrimination due to these hierarchical organizational structures. and then. In contrast to
some forms of personal racism, it is frequently challenging to identify without investigation
racism that takes place in the daily and annual work of large institutions. The actions listed
below are instances of institutional racism (Un, 2001).
FINDING AND DISCUSSION

The researcher discovered two types after conducting the analysis. based on Kenneth J. Neubeck's
types of racism theory—Personal Racism and Institutional Racism—of racism act in the Green Book
film. It is illustrated below based on the findings of the research.
Personal Racism Host : Are you looking for a toilet?

Don Shirley : Yes...
Host : Let me help. It's outside beside the pine
tree
Don Shirley : I don't want to wear that
The dialogue up top depicts a scene of two

people conversing. Don Shirley, who needed to
use the restroom at the event, and the Host, who
planned the gathering. Don Shirley was then
instructed by the Host to use a decrepit restroom
outside the venue.
Then there were white citizens who watched

the
two of them in amazement.
The fact that there are white people who want to

work for black people and that there are black
people who hold high social status seems
strange to white people. White people are
surprised by the idea that blacks have a high
social status. White people always hold higher
positions because of this.
He can't go out at night. It's a gray city.

The dialogue above indicates that a white police
officer stopped Tony Lip and Don Shirley.
Whereas a law enforcement official also thinks
that white people ought to be given a higher
social status than black people.
Institutional Racism this is why your people don't work here.
Because you guys can't be trusted.
As stated in the dialogue above, there is a rule

that prohibits Don Shirley and black people
from dining with white people in the restaurant,
so Don Shirley doesn't want to play the piano
for them. Due to the unreliability of black
people, white people assumed that fighting
among black people was common after this
incident. By his actions and words, this
restaurant manager undervalues black people.
Black white people consistently have cheaper
jobs than white people, according to a number
of real-life examples.
Excuse me, you can't even try it.
The dialogue above demonstrates institutional

racism, as white people believe that black
people cannot afford to purchase expensive
items. Institutional racism is depicted in this
movie when black people try on a nice,
expensive dress but are told not to buy it
because white people always assume that black
people can't afford nice things due to black
people's economic circumstances. are only a
small minority
Come on, man. This negro... Can play

anything there is"
The dialogue above demonstrates that the white
janitor believes he belongs to a higher social
class than the black Don Shirley. He even
displayed his strong emotions, insulted Don
Shirley in a harsh manner, and refused to set up
for him the kind of facilities Don Shirley had
requested, namely a piano. The agreement
Shirley signed.
black people are only

employed as low-social people, who are not
allowed to work like white
people.
Only black people are present, which is a sign of

institutional racism. employed at low levels,
Based on stereotypes about blacks' propensity
for inciting fear and hostility in white
institutional racist workers about the oppression
and coercion of people who are low in social
and ethnic senses, one of which is for people
with black skin.
REFERENCE
Achiume, E. T., Bradley, A., Fletcher, L., Krakoff, S., Mohamed, S., Saito, N. T., Skinner-
thompson, S., Thomas, C., & White, A. (2017). Human Rights Racism. 12.
Braveman, B. P. A., Arkin, E., Proctor, D., Kauh, T., & Holm, N. (2022). Systemic And
Structural Racism : Health Affairs, 41(2), 171–178.
https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/epdf/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01394
Hate, N. O. (2020). Racism, Intolerance, Hate Speech.
Un. (2001). Dimensions of Racism. Journal-. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?
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ii. Institutional racism

FINDING AND DISCUSSION

Personal Racism Host : Are you looking for a toilet?

The dialogue up top depicts a scene of two

Then there were white citizens who watched

The fact that there are white people who want to

He can't go out at night. It's a gray city.

As stated in the dialogue above, there is a rule

Excuse me, you can't even try it.

The dialogue above demonstrates institutional

Come on, man. This negro... Can play

black people are only

Only black people are present, which is a sign of

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