the truth

Remember the Titans, racism and prejudiced based movie among the black and white. A black coach came over and took over a white coach’s job, leaving fear and anger amongst the students and parents. There are three basic forms of prejudice in this movie, the main prejudice was shown when the blacks were perceived as a threat this is a form of contemptuous prejudice. The social status of the blacks was also another social factor. There were disrespectful, resentment and hostility which is the characteristic of a contemptuous prejudice was seen in this movie Contact hypothesis is said to be the best and efficient ways to diminish the prejudice among the minority and the majority group members . In the beginning of the movie, it already shows the inconsistency to the earlier contact hypothesis when the two teams are forced to play together and ended up hating each other even more. Here's when Allport's four criteria for successful contact comes into play. When Coach Boone states that the best players will get the starting positions regardless of their race, it provokes equality within the team. Therefore, Allport's first step in reducing racism is equal status because the only way to erase hatred is when people from each side are equal in everything, whether it is money or power.
Allport's second step of common goals integrates into the movie when the Titans all want to win each football game to get to the Championships. To achieve each win, they must work together and change their way of thinking from the Blacks versus the Whites to "Us" (Titans) versus "Them" (opposing team). His third step is achieved when they begin to see each other as individuals, not group members. This occurs in the beginning of the movie when Coach Boone forces each Black student to interact individually with each White student to learn personal details about each other. The last step is supportive authority, which is shown when Coach Boone and Coach Yoast also learn to see the