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Women have been portrayed as not as important people back in the days. Especially black women, and men. Most movies didn’t show black men and women in a major role or playing someone of a success. Usually someone who does not do well or is a bad person. Even if movies that were maid and directed by a black person, did not do so good in the box office. That’s how it was until the movie, Waiting to Exhale. Where four black women lived their lives and their problems with finding male friends. All for four women were successful, which was a different from other movies. This movie had a lot of talks because of its different approach in the movies, with having four black women play major roles and really have no racist or discriminating roles. I personally never seen this movie and would of never even heard about if I didn’t have this class and have to read it. I think even if I seen this movie, I would of not seen those points I showed early, because when I watch movies I usually don’t notice these like racial or discriminating things unless its really oblivious. Like in the movie, Flight Plan, with Jodie Foster, where she loses her kid on the plan and there is no record of her being on the plane. She eventually blames these Middle Eastern guys on taking her, which starts the rest of the passengers to call them, highjackers and other racist things. Which I thought was really racist especially with the 9-11 attacks.