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White Man's Burden
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })White Man's Burden is a 1995 film starring John Travolta and Harry Belafonte in an alternate America in which blacks are the racial majority, and whites are a minority group. Travolta plays as Louis Pinnock, a factory worker, and Belafonte plays as Thaddeus Thomas, the owner of the factory. One day, Louis is asked to deliver a package to Thaddeus' house. However, he accidentally walks by the bedroom window where Thaddeus' wife is undressing. Thaddeus sees him, and reports him to Louis' supervisor, who fires him the next day. Shortly afterwards, Louis is beaten by cops on the way home, evicted from his house, and lands in a sore spot with his family. Unable to find a stable job, Louis kidnaps Thaddeus in order to gain money for his family. A series of events follow that change both of their lives forever.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Not to be confused with the trope with the same name, which does not play a major role in the film. | |
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Black Gal on White Guy Drama | |
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Black Gal on White Guy Drama: Inverted. In the race-flipped society, Thaddeus' wife shows obvious discomfort when her son brings home a white date. | |
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Downer Ending: Thaddeus comes to see the error of his ways, but Louis is shot and killed by police, his surviving family now lives in a run-down hotel, and it is implied that Louis' son is likely heading down a bad path. | |
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"Angry Black Man" Stereotype | |
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"Angry Black Man" Stereotype: But fitting with the theme of the film, it's actually a Stereotype Flip. Louis is white instead of black, but the stereotype is played in the exact same way. | |
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Different States of America: The film is set in an alternate United States that is very much the same as the real life version, except that race relations are reversed, with blacks as the social majority and whites as the social minority. | |
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