Another freebee...

This article will support our discussion of the clips we will watch in class next tuesday ("24," "Over There," "The Siege," "Three Kings").

There are a couple of things you might consider commenting on in this articles:

1) Do you agree with the idea that racist ideas about Africans and Jews have been transfered to Arabs? Do you agree with the explanation Stockton gives for this theory? What's wrong with this theory?

2) Think of how Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden portrayed in the media today, or how Qaddafi and Arafat were (way back when). How do these images relate to Stockton's assessment (with no prejudice against the fact that Hussen and Bin Laden are not innocent victims of racial stereotyping)?

Spend some time trolling the internet for racist images of Arabs and post them here. Suggest some films or TV shows with Arab characters (positive or negative).