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In “Bamboozled”, Spike Lee satirizes the representation and perception of black entertainment by portraying a black television writer who decided to hire a homeless street performer, together with his partner to act out in "Mantan, The New Millennium Minstrel Show.” The author concentrated on the contrast of the characters’ individuality through their outlook towards the show. Throughout his film, the writer used images and stereotypes concerning race, class, history and sexual relations to portray the characters’ identity. Lee clearly attempted to emphasize the characters’ distinctiveness with stereotypes of race. The white television executive Dunwitty considered himself to be “more black” than Delacroix, since his wife was black, his two kids were biracial, and because his office was decorated with posters of well-known black athletes. As he spoke with black slang, he estranged his black coworker with his reaction to stereotypes of blacks.
Approximate Word count = 559
Approximate Pages = 2.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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