Similarities Between Malcolm And Dope

Disparities regarding socioeconomic power within minority-concentrated communities perpetuate racial tension through the medium of the oppression in the forms of exploitation and the stereotypes bred from it. Considering this, rebellions among the people marginalized is inevitable. In both movies, there’s a sense of revolution due to the oppressive nature of the socioeconomically privileged. In Dope, Malcolm a subtly rebels in numerous ways. One method Malcom uses is rejecting his presumed identity, thus, contradicting what he is perceived as due to the stereotypes imposed on him. This is expressed throughout Dope as it portrays Malcolm, Jib, and Diggy as Black and Latino, LGBTQ-friendly nerds that are heavily influenced by rock as, a dejection