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...... The issue of the film in the end is not necessarily to address discrimination but rather to point out the possible and normal relations that are created at the level of a community, no matter its members. Although it has often been seen as a production which exploits the racial prejudices of the American society, on the other hand it tries to deal with them and point them out through laughter. The question then arises, does the charge of prejudice come from the fact that the movie laughs and pokes fun at it instead of excoriating it? Would it have been better if it had dealt with it in the same dour, overcast manner adopted by many anti-racist activists? Would a waggling finger and pursed lips be better than a laugh at the bastards' expense? (Tremlett, 2002). Therefore, some views consider this approach to be more useful than hard line activists
In relation to this approach, there are studies made which argue that discussion an issue, such as racial discrimination, by using humor as a tool, is an important and most of the times useful technique. More precisely, Humor lends itself particularly well to use as a conflict device

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