White Wedding Research Paper
Brittany Sulentic
White Weddings Paper
November 15, 2006
After watching the movie The Birdcage, starring Robin Williams, there was a direct correlation and contradiction between the book White Weddings,, by Chrys Ingraham and the movie. Although every system of inequality (racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism and ageism), are all present in the movie, as well as the book, the movie agrees and disagrees with many aspects of Chrys Ingraham's belief system about the "ideal" wedding and its components. Due to all of the mass media tools, such as movies, TV, magazines, books, etc., Americans are obsessed with the concept of a white wedding. Because of this fascination Chrys Ingraham, the author of the book White Weddings, actually investigates to observe the implication of weddings in American pop culture. Additionally, Ingraham examines how the media, such as bridal …show more content…
Obviously, the media helps demonstrate that "only" white people can get married, and only white people can have a white wedding. For example, the article that we looked at in class, with the advertisements, consisted of only white people. How can a white wedding be romanticized for people of other races when whites are the only ones who appear on these ads? The Birdcage also shows racism in a few ways. First, when Senator Keelie's assistant Ely Jackson (Head of the Morals Committee), died after having sex with an underage, black prostitute, Keelie fears his future. The reason being Ely's last statement before he died, "Your money is on the counter, chocolate." After Senator Keelie heard about this, he did not have much of a reaction to the death of Jackson, but instead he said, "Now the blacks will be against us." Clearly, this is an over-generalization saying that all African-Americans will go not vote for him now since his assistant made a racist
White Weddings Paper
November 15, 2006
After watching the movie The Birdcage, starring Robin Williams, there was a direct correlation and contradiction between the book White Weddings,, by Chrys Ingraham and the movie. Although every system of inequality (racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism and ageism), are all present in the movie, as well as the book, the movie agrees and disagrees with many aspects of Chrys Ingraham's belief system about the "ideal" wedding and its components. Due to all of the mass media tools, such as movies, TV, magazines, books, etc., Americans are obsessed with the concept of a white wedding. Because of this fascination Chrys Ingraham, the author of the book White Weddings, actually investigates to observe the implication of weddings in American pop culture. Additionally, Ingraham examines how the media, such as bridal …show more content…
Obviously, the media helps demonstrate that "only" white people can get married, and only white people can have a white wedding. For example, the article that we looked at in class, with the advertisements, consisted of only white people. How can a white wedding be romanticized for people of other races when whites are the only ones who appear on these ads? The Birdcage also shows racism in a few ways. First, when Senator Keelie's assistant Ely Jackson (Head of the Morals Committee), died after having sex with an underage, black prostitute, Keelie fears his future. The reason being Ely's last statement before he died, "Your money is on the counter, chocolate." After Senator Keelie heard about this, he did not have much of a reaction to the death of Jackson, but instead he said, "Now the blacks will be against us." Clearly, this is an over-generalization saying that all African-Americans will go not vote for him now since his assistant made a racist