TV and movies are a great way to amplify voices and learn about other people's experiences. But sometimes Hollywood gets things VERY wrong.
In fact, I'm sure you can think of several times when TV and movies were incredibly tone deaf about race.
Maybe you remember when Mickey Rooney, a white man, played Mr. Yunioshi, an incredibly racist stereotype of an Asian man, in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Or maybe you're thinking of a different moment entirely, like during "Song of the Roustabouts" in Dumbo when the black men sang, "Grab that rope, you hairy ape."
These examples are unacceptable. Let's use them as a teaching moment. In the comments below, tell us which TV and movie moments were super tone deaf about race.
