It depends on the relationship of the men. I have a asian friends and we are close enough to be jokingly racist to one another. I think it was clear in the movie that Walt had known that barber for a while. I dont think he would have walked into a random barbershop spouting of racist comments to the barber. It is pretty common for men that know eachother well to poke fun and it is kind of a contest to see who can poke the most fun, most of the time niether take real offense to it.
Walt made racist or rude comments even to his friends for example the italian barber and the preist.This wasn't always done to offend them but this was just his way of talking to other men.In my opinion this is how men talk to each other,specially in my culture. Male Pakistani teenagers informally greet each other using swear words.It was just odd to me that an old man was communicating this way and then teaching a child to do the same!
i guess this is how men, generally speaking, talk to each other in all cases but under the condition that they know each other and close to one another.
No, i do not think that Walt is representative of the way that men talk to each other. This is because not all men call others names. Walt was racist towards the hmong family in the beginning of the film and he didn't even know them at that time. However, i do think that when men know each other quite well, it is normal for them to sometimes throw offensive comments at each other without really meaning it like how Walt did to the Italian barber, as you guys mentioned earlier.
I don't think so because Taw (forgive me if I mis spelled the name) was communicating differentaly. He was very polite and never used a bad word till he got to learn it from Walt.
I have not been taught his depiction of how men talk to each other in my life. I was always taught to speak respectfully to someone. There are times when men tease each other in similar talk, but not as a normal everyday talk, especially not to get a job. The movie totally took this point out of perspective.
As Crystufer alluded to, conversation like Walt shared with his friends would be totally unacceptable in a professional environment. I could could see the dialog happening in a joking way between close friend, but I have never experienced to the extent that displays.
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It depends on the relationship of the men. I have a asian friends and we are close enough to be jokingly racist to one another. I think it was clear in the movie that Walt had known that barber for a while. I dont think he would have walked into a random barbershop spouting of racist comments to the barber. It is pretty common for men that know eachother well to poke fun and it is kind of a contest to see who can poke the most fun, most of the time niether take real offense to it.
ReplyDeleteWalt made racist or rude comments even to his friends for example the italian barber and the preist.This wasn't always done to offend them but this was just his way of talking to other men.In my opinion this is how men talk to each other,specially in my culture. Male Pakistani teenagers informally greet each other using swear words.It was just odd to me that an old man was communicating this way and then teaching a child to do the same!
ReplyDeletei guess this is how men, generally speaking, talk to each other in all cases but under the condition that they know each other and close to one another.
ReplyDeleteNo, i do not think that Walt is representative of the way that men talk to each other. This is because not all men call others names. Walt was racist towards the hmong family in the beginning of the film and he didn't even know them at that time. However, i do think that when men know each other quite well, it is normal for them to sometimes throw offensive comments at each other without really meaning it like how Walt did to the Italian barber, as you guys mentioned earlier.
ReplyDeleteI don't think so because Taw (forgive me if I mis spelled the name) was communicating differentaly. He was very polite and never used a bad word till he got to learn it from Walt.
ReplyDeleteI have not been taught his depiction of how men talk to each other in my life. I was always taught to speak respectfully to someone. There are times when men tease each other in similar talk, but not as a normal everyday talk, especially not to get a job. The movie totally took this point out of perspective.
ReplyDeleteAs Crystufer alluded to, conversation like Walt shared with his friends would be totally unacceptable in a professional environment. I could could see the dialog happening in a joking way between close friend, but I have never experienced to the extent that displays.
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