i had to go photograph an event for my photojournalism class, so sadly, i didn't get to attend the spike lee event. i heard it was really inspiring though!
and last night, i had to leave class during the break because i was going to a midnight show of harry potter, (i know, not a good excuse. but it's the end of my childhood!)
but at the movie, i found something to blog about, that related to our class topic! success! one of the hundred trailers we had to watch was for a movie called "from prada to nada". i know, wonderful title. it's apparently a retelling of sense and sensibility. two spoiled sisters in beverly hills, who have to move to be with their aunt in east LA after their father dies.
here's the trailer:
in just the trailer there are:
-immigration/ hop across the border jokes
-showing mexicans as hired help, and a girl saying she won't tip them.
-stereotyping hispanics as poor
-the stereotypical mexican guys in the car hitting on women.
-a girl thinking a boy won't love because she's poor and unworthy.
there are TONS of stereotypical things in here, and i thought it was really funny that i would see the trailer for this after watching the video we watched in class. i still think there's still a very specific way latinos are shown in the media. they're either very sexy, exotic types (like gloria on modern family) or as criminals. or you don't even know they're latino! i had no idea rita hayworth was hispanic until last night, and in the past i've been surprised finding out someone was hispanic. alexis bledel (rory from gilmore girls) is latina (i think. i've heard this in the past, and i can't verify it on IMDB right now), but you would never know if based on her roles.
