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Just saw the racist movie The Big Sick
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:09 am
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:09 am
Made by uber liberal Judd Apatow.
It was actually a good and funny movie, but the racist double standard bothered me.
The premise is a Pakistani guy secretly dates a white girl because his parents will disown him if they find out. Even the possibility of a Pakistani marrying a white girl is discussed as the worst thing that a man can possibly do.
The word racist or even racism was never mentioned in the movie.
Would a romantic comedy about a white family forbidding their son to marry a black woman be made?
If it were, would they be considered racist or just old-fashioned?
It was actually a good and funny movie, but the racist double standard bothered me.
The premise is a Pakistani guy secretly dates a white girl because his parents will disown him if they find out. Even the possibility of a Pakistani marrying a white girl is discussed as the worst thing that a man can possibly do.
The word racist or even racism was never mentioned in the movie.
Would a romantic comedy about a white family forbidding their son to marry a black woman be made?
If it were, would they be considered racist or just old-fashioned?
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:12 am to Bjorn Cyborg
A good friend of mine married an Indian girl. Her parents were university professors. They hated him and did their best to break up the marriage. It took them three years but they succeeded.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:13 am to Bjorn Cyborg
You do know that this movie was based off of what actually happened to Kumail Nanjiani, right? He actually was briefly disowned by his family for dating a white chick and being an atheist. I don't see the fricking problem here if it actually happened.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:14 am to Jim Rockford
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A good friend of mine married an Indian girl. Her parents were university professors. They hated him and did their best to break up the marriage. It took them three years but they succeeded.
Yeah, a friend of mine married an Indian guy too, and it was hell convincing his side of their relationship. They finally gave in, but demanded a full Indian wedding for it to be acceptable.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:16 am to OMLandshark
How is that relevant?
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:16 am to Bjorn Cyborg
White women are the absolute worst. Idk why all the minorities want one.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:20 am to Bjorn Cyborg
The premis is a true story and most white families don't want their kids marrying non-whites. I fail to see an issue here.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:22 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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How is that relevant?
If it actually happened in that way and they wanted to put their story on the big screen, I really don't give a shite. I thought it was a good concept, so I paid, saw it, and was satisfied.
And yes it has a bit of nostalgia for Pakistan as a culture, but the movie is extremely clear that American culture is superior to Pakistani culture and his family needed to get over it. Kumail point blank says to his parents that it's bullshite that they're not assimilating to the culture and that is what he is doing. That's what he did: he assimilated to culture and married a white chick.
You have some SJWs who say they don't need to assimilate and count like Linda Sarsour who advocates against it, but this movie comes out and says people need to assimilate to our culture if they're going to move here. So I don't see how this movie has some SJW thing on it.
This post was edited on 7/16/17 at 11:24 am
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:22 am to jordan21210
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The premis is a true story and most white families don't want their kids marrying non-whites. I fail to see an issue here.
It's not her parents that had a problem with it, it's his parents that did.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:24 am to jordan21210
So if his parents were ACTUALLY racist in real life it's ok?
I'm just saying that a movie portraying a white family in a similar plot line would portray them as dumb racists, not just old fashioned.
Note: I also enjoyed the movie
I'm just saying that a movie portraying a white family in a similar plot line would portray them as dumb racists, not just old fashioned.
Note: I also enjoyed the movie
This post was edited on 7/16/17 at 11:25 am
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:24 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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just old-fashioned?
I don't know if it's old fashion or not.
Is currently old fashion an option?
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:26 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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So if his parents were ACTUALLY racist in real life it's ok?
The film doesn't justify their racism. You can have racist characters in a movie. Kumail calls their bullshite out to their face and they disown him. This isn't "good for the parents" moment. They needed to get the frick over it and they did. The movie doesn't justify their behavior at all.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:31 am to OMLandshark
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It's not her parents that had a problem with it, it's his parents that did.
I know. Was just saying that as an aside. Most white families have a similar view but aren't seen as racist.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:33 am to Bjorn Cyborg
I wish that everyone would just accept that it's perfectly normal and acceptable for people to want their kids to stay within their culture/race. We've been doing it for thousands of years. Don't be a dick but it doesn't make you Hitler.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:35 am to Bjorn Cyborg
That is common in cultures. I was engaged to a Greek girl and her mother hated my guts because I wasn't Greek. The mother finally put enough pressure on us to break off the engagement.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:35 am to Hester Carries
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accept that it's perfectly normal and acceptable for people to want their kids to stay within their culture/race
Totally agree. Regardless of your race, to marry outside of it, is not normal.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:38 am to Supermoto Tiger
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Totally agree. Regardless of your race, to marry outside of it, is not normal.
Maybe 50 years ago. I think it's perfectly acceptable in this day and age. I know plenty of whites, Asians, and Hispanics that date each other and no one gives a single frick.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:49 am to Hester Carries
I agree. Just pointing out the double standard..
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:49 am to OMLandshark
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Maybe 50 years ago. I think it's perfectly acceptable in this day and age. I know plenty of whites, Asians, and Hispanics that date each other and no one gives a single frick.
And I don't care either. But if you do care it ain't no thang.
Personally I got a bit if the Asian persuasion
Posted on 7/16/17 at 11:51 am to Bjorn Cyborg
The fact that the plot is accepted as being funny and not racist shows that society (of all races) sees white people as superior, even if it's subconscious.
The reason the concept is funny is because people subconsciously think white people are superior and the fact that Indian parents wouldn't let their kid date a white person is like some average guy from Tigerdroppings saying they wouldn't date Scarlett Johansson.
If the roles were reversed and white parents told their kid they couldn't date an Indian person, society would feel bad for the poor little Indian person the same way society feels sorry for someone with a disability.
The reason the concept is funny is because people subconsciously think white people are superior and the fact that Indian parents wouldn't let their kid date a white person is like some average guy from Tigerdroppings saying they wouldn't date Scarlett Johansson.
If the roles were reversed and white parents told their kid they couldn't date an Indian person, society would feel bad for the poor little Indian person the same way society feels sorry for someone with a disability.
This post was edited on 7/16/17 at 11:53 am
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