If their movies from that era weren’t a good enough insight…
John Wayne was a racist sexist POS and it shows in all his Westerns . Most mobster movies objectified a specific group as less than… while glorified another… even though their actions were just as messed up.
women and people of color were on the bottom barrel of being treated decently in these movies… How many scenes are there of men slapping a woman and then passionately kissing her as she hits him to stop…but it does nothing to him and she suddenly succumbs to his ‘charm’. it was a popular trope…
But I am sure those were only movies and not indicative of how white men actually viewed life. Its not like they were trying to capture an audience in relevancy
Aw gee… least of their worries… Not like they are worried about water, food, electricity or health being threatened by their government cause they are being oppressed…
They make tictocs mocking the victims, call children of Gaza animals and laugh at their pain… But oh no, Israel has unemployment levels. ( While they have free college, health care and military power thanks to our taxes from America