UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, October 28,1994
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Stereotypes in movies anger some
By Nathan Olson Kansan staff writer
He's got a woman but sleeps with many. He's got a gun, and he's not afraid to use it. And when there's trouble in Harlem, only he can get down with the brothers.
And he—John Shaft, protagonist of the movie "Shaft"—is a stereotype of African-American men, say some members of Black Student Union. They object to the use of African-American stereotypes in movies.
A recent showing of another film in the genre some describe as "blaxploitation films" has those BSU members upset. The film, "Superfly TNT," was shown by Student Union Activities Oct. 14 and 15.
B. J. Crofton, BSU member, said the movie depicted African Americans in a derogatory light.
"It shows women as prostitutes and men as drug dealers," said Crofton, Kansas City, Kan., senior.
Crofton said her goal was to have a disclaimer issued that said the movie
was considered objectionable to some members of the African-American community.
While a disclaimer was issued at the SUA box office, it was issued the day the film was shown.
The response, Crofton said, was not enough.
"We wanted disclaimers to be seen by everyone, not just the people who go to the movie." she said.
Crofton's anger spreads beyond the one movie. In addition to "Superfly TNT, SUA showed" D.C. Cab," which stars Mr.T, on Sept. 30 and Oct.1. The organization also showed "Straight Out of Brooklyn," on Oct.1, 12 and 15. The movie was directed by Matty Rich, a young African-American.
Crofton said that the group that decides which films SUA will show, the spectrum films committee, had two African-American members last year.
This year, the committee, which has about 30 members, has no African-American members, said Sue Morrell, SUA manager for student programs.
Crofton said she supported having a minority film advisory board.
"The board would provide a list of less stereotypical movies SUA can draw from," she said.
Morrell said deciding on films was a lengthy process.'
"We face many issues when deciding which films to show," she said. "One issue is financial."
Such boards already exist, Morrell said. She said professors often provided the committee with lists of movies that were good examples of certain genres.
The first showing of "Straight Out of Brooklyn," for example, was attended by 16 people. The movie cost $300 to show.
"The movie 'Superfly TNT' was shown because it had a '70s theme," she said. "I am truly sorry if we offended anyone."
Robert Vaughn, BSU president, said that he understood there was no malice intended by SUA's choices of movies.
"But they were not in the best interests of African Americans," he said.
KU student hurt after fall into window well
A 19-year-old KU freshman was listed in fair condition yesterday afternoon at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after he fell 15 feet into a basement window well at Gertrude Sellars Pearson-Corbin Hall, KU police reported.
Kansanstaffreport
The student, Justin Pepper, Prairie Village freshman, broke his jaw, left
elbow, right knee and left shoulder and some teeth, hospital officials said.
According to police reports, Pepper was standing at ground level on the west side of Corbin Hall and was looking into a basement window where he said he saw a friend. He leaned over to jump into the window well, police said. He thought the drop was only a few feet, but he miscalculated the distance and landed on his head.
A Corbin Hall security monitor found him about 2 a.m., said Sgt. Rose Rozmiarek of the KU police. Pepper told police that he had been drinking earlier in the night and that he did not know how long he had been stranded in the window well.
Rescue workers removed Pepper from the well through a window, and he was taken to the hospital about 2:30 a.m., police said.
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