There is a controversy over the term “reverse racism” and some claim that it doesn’t exist. While this is their stance, there is also a segment of the population that believes that it is a real thing that is happening in society today. We’re highlighting five films that show reverse racism in movies and they do a decent job of it. Here are the top picks that help to open our eyes further with the harsh reality of this form of discrimination.
Dear White People
This film adds a bit of humor as well as insight into racial identity and race. The film tackles racism and reverse racism as well as profiling, drugs, cultural differences, sexual orientation and other topics dealing with discrimination. For anyone who believes that racism and reverse racism no longer exist, this film has a way of triggering the issues that America is currently dealing with in this regard. The black fraternity that purposely taunts the guys in the white fraternity gives us a good dose of reverse discrimination. It shows that there is very much a back and forth among non-homogeneous groups.
A United Kingdom
King Seretse Khama, ruler of Botswana marries a white British woman. The film shows the great love shared by the two, but it also highlights the controversy that is stirred by the union. The marriage is enough to throw the land into a diplomatic and political tailspin. This film gives us a good dose of racism, reverse racism and how the love between two people can still be a beautiful thing despite the fact that others do not approve. We can create our own realities but the world is never far away and society has a way of intertwining itself with the most personal aspects of our lives.
Loving
Loving, directed by Jeff Nichols is a film that tells the story of Richard and his wife Mildred Loving. Richard is white and Mildred in Black. The story takes place in Virginia during the 1960s. The couple were arrested for engaging in an interracial marriage. This is the start of the legal fight that concluded with the 1967 decision of the Supreme Court to allow interracial couples to legally marry. This movie is a masterpiece that shows us several sides of the issue as well as the struggles faced by interracial couples along with the ugliness that comes from bigotry from both races.
Boiling Pot
This 2015 film centers around racial tensions that come to a head on an American college campus. It shakes out the notion that racism and reverse racism are issues of the past. We see a good example of what is currently happening on campuses between different student groups in the form of friction and racial tension.
The Evolution of Bert
This masterpiece took twenty years from its inception to the completion. Directed by Jeffrey Wray, the film takes on the ambiance of documentaries which were shot in the days of black and white TV. The main focus is upon racism and racial identity in contemporary America. It takes a look at stereotyping of Blacks and how a young college student named Bert is influenced by what he sees and hears. Bert puts forth his best effort to avoid doing anything that would land him in a situation that would present an opportunity for anyone to point the finger at him as being stereotypical.
The past few years have delivered quite a few good films that make us think about what is happening in America today. We’re reminded of the past and it is evident that the issues that were discarded and yesterday’s problems are still alive and well in several segments of the nation and among a variety of diverse groups of the people who are all members of this great nation in turmoil.
