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another positive image of African Americans

posted 13 years ago by skiddoo
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The most obvious one was the man in the restaurant but another was the very professional-looking woman who was the courier. WWII opened up opportunities for many people if they could endure the bigots. The problem was keeping the jobs after "the boys came marching home."

[–] rwsmith29456 13 years ago

If it had any stereotypes it was the Irish housekeeper. I was impressed by how snappy the courier was too. She kind of lit up the scene.

[–] Skye_Reynolds 12 years ago

That was a nice little bit. I thought she was cute too. It would have been nice if they could have found a reason to give her more screen time.

[–] maxvaughn 12 years ago

The part with the man giving the exact definition of "catastrophe" is one of my favorites. It literally feels like a screw you society moment.

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[–] liscarkat (18999) 6 years ago

"a screw you society moment"? He seemed perfectly polite. There was no "screw you" attitude at all.