Discrimination, Prejudice & Racism At The Office And Workplace / Historic Film / Movie Video

Historical Film On Prejudice, Racism & Discrimination At The Office And Workplace / Public domain film.

Racism, by its simplest definition, is discrimination based on the racial groups to which people belong. People with racist beliefs might hate certain groups of people according to their racial groups. In the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied rights or benefits, or get preferential treatment. Racism typically points out taxonomic differences between different groups of people, even though anybody can be racialised, independently of their somatic differences. According to the United Nations conventions, there is no distinction between the term racial discrimination and ethnic discrimination. While the term racism usually denotes race-based prejudice, violence, discrimination, or oppression, the term can also have varying and hotly contested definitions. Racialism is a related term, sometimes intended to avoid these negative meanings. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, racism is a belief or ideology that all members of each racial group possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially to distinguish it as being either superior or inferior to another racial group or racial groups. The Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines racism as a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular racial group, and that it is also the prejudice based on such a belief. The Macquarie Dictionary defines racism as: "the belief that human races have distinctive characteristics which determine their respective cultures, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule or dominate others." According to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, religion,descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.' This definition does not make any difference between prosecutions based on ethnicity and race, in part because the distinction between the two remains debatable among anthropologists. According to British law, racial group means "any group of people who are defined by reference to their race, colour, nationality (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origin".

Excellent drama about an office just about to hire it's first black woman for a secretary, and the ramifications it has in the office.

Reviewer: watertiger December 17, 2005
Subject: moving piece
My parents graduated from college around the time that short was made. My mother told me a story about being one of two women with masters in economics in the nation, and how should could not get a job as even a secretary in Washington D.C. because she was black. The short film was very moving as I thought about what my family went through during that period, and even the obstacles I had to face as a child dealing with that generation of Americans.

"The New Girl" Public Domain Film.

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[JOEFRANTZfilms]

Amazing! A moral, ethical, political, and social message, taken into historical context. Now, THIS is film making! Just added to my favorites!

[rosaryfilms]

@JOEFRANTZfilms - thank you very much!

[269]

Great film .And still Works as as social growth towards your fellow man .:) good post

[rosaryfilms]

@269 - thank you very much!

[urbaandiultra]

All those racists are suffering in hell right now for their conscious and knowing hatred that they showed their fellow man

[Applebaum]

@LostAngelesTV

no we havent come a long way, White people are acting less crazy thats all

[commonman80]

I've seen 5 actors in this Film/Video that went on to be well respected Artist. Example: The Actor who played the African American Mother, Is Ester, from Sanford And Son. I did not know she was such an accomplished Actor.

[barkingtree88]

What year did this come out?

[True2TheBlueYoViGang]

@EricSchwin22 i personally, am now looking, its been 2mnths since your comment i hope uvfe found better. im considering walking into the places i plan on applying for and im going to work for a culture thats mostly my race or kind of ppl (im hispanic) becuase anytime i work with white ppl theres alot of ass kissing and trouble black ppl are just as racist and any other race really just plays for theyre color im sick of it im not racist but when i work with my race im loved

[True2TheBlueYoViGang]

@EricSchwin22

i unlike you though was praised becuase (see when they need u theyre friendly) when the managers almost got they're ass kicked for kicking ppl out of the store i stood up for them and they really praised me and told every store manager(day and night shift) that i was the only one who talked to them did my job GOOD etc... suddenly after nobodies been trying to kick theyre ass they change all policies dont want me talking to them and bitch when i follow theyre new policies

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

The New Girl = upright bass = Trouble with a capital T

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

i got your ed asner right here baby

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

the last bastion of liberal douchebag entitlement programs

/watch?v=jRpYoUu5XH0

call me a racist, you pathetic kenesian marxist fail

[frankandbeansandally]

@BJMIXTAPES4LIFE you really need to really do a self examine. I am white also, mixed of Irish, German, Jewish and English. But stop with this crap because of a skin color. Any one can be a rapist or murderer or robber or thief.

[frankandbeansandally]

I have had this issue on almost every job. My last run in I was on the Metro and this young chic totally stared me down. I was almost about to get off the train and catch another one. This really needs to stop. Whatever your skin color or where ever you live is to be equal not one over or ahead of the other. Really sad. People need to just be good people not asses.

[EricSchwin22]

I can really relate through what that girl in the beginning of the video is going through right now...I work in the Post Office, and It's just awful because there is racism, and discrimination where I work.

I'm getting to the point where I am fed up with it!!! Me and a nice co-worker did most of the hard work, while they sit around and do nothing...I get no promotions, no appreciation, no nothing!!! I'm finding another job, and I hope I find one real fast before I punch an ignorant person.