Examples Of Tracy Turnblad

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr once said “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”. The movie Hairspray takes place in 1960s during the Civil Rights Movement. Tracy Turnblad has one dream and that is to dance on The Corny Collins Show. When she was put in detention with African American kids, she becomes good friends with them. They teach her some of their dance moves, and the dance moves wines her a spot at The Corny Collins Show. Her first day on the show, Tracy says that the only change she'd make is that she'd make every day 'Negro Day”; which the only day where African American kids can dance on live T.V. A major problem occurred and everyone was getting mad of what she said. The “Negro day” was cancelled. Tracy Turnblad decided to stand up for them and protest along with them against the segregation. This movie shows racism issue are still topical now, because is a endless cycle.
This racist thought pattern still occurs in some communities today. For example according to wikipedia there are a group called white supremacist. They believe that black people should not exist and should wiped out of this world. They believe that only “white lives matter”, and that white people should be dominant over other races. This is a major issue because it just shows how racism still exists in this world. The racist thought about black people still exists in our communities. Showing that some people still believe that black have no rights and that they are still beneath them. It shows how racism is still an endless