Fear the Fantastic | Social Sensitivity

Fear the Fantastic Social Sensitivity

Christopher's jokes have at least once offended David with a cruel slam about being a schmuck, and Jalil about being black.

In Land of Loss, he manages to offend both Jalil and April by suggesting that they are stereotypical figures from badly made adventure movies, with Jalil being the black guy and April being the babe. The black man, Christopher suggests, always dies, as he—Christopher, the hero's sidekick, also must die. He seems blind to how his remarks are offensive to his companions. Yet he has not only cast Jalil in an ethnic stereotype but he has additionally suggested that because of that stereotype Jalil must die.

Meanwhile, Christopher objects to being stereotyped as a redneck because of his ethnic and gender wisecracks. In Fear the Fantastic, he faces his own views on ethnicity and makes uncomfortable choices. When applying for a job at a downtown...
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