Our society declared by Zastrow was founded on the principle of human equality, however our society is far from always being equal. In the movie "Crash", Cameron and Christine, who are upper-class African-Americans, were racially discriminated against by Officer Ryan. When Agent Ryan first saw the Black Navigator, he thought they were following the Navigator that had been hijacked. Unfortunately, even though his partner tells him it's not the car, Officer Ryan stops them because he assumes the woman (Christine) is performing a sexual favor in the car while a black man (Cameron) led. When Agent Ryan arrives at the window, he realizes that they are an upper-class African-American couple. However, this routine stop turned into a very hostile confrontation because of Christine's mouth. Both Cameron and Christine face stereotypes and racism from Officer Ryan. Officer Ryan's treatment of them was unfair, but later in the film you will notice why he treated the couple the way he did. Ryan was angry that he didn't get help for his sick father and he took his frustration out on Cameron and Christine. He believed that the reason African Americans got to where they were was solely because “white” society provided them with opportunities. He made a statement later in the film to Shaniqua saying, “…And then the city council decides to give preference to minority-owned businesses in city contracts. And overnight, my father loses everything. Yes, Agent Ryan sees that Cameron is a wealthy, hard-working businessman, but he feels that the only way he got to where he got was through the sacrifice that the "whites" gave up. However, a routine stop turned into a hostile situation. . When Agent Ryan asked Cameron... middle of paper ... came to me for help, the two would have many issues to work on. Both Cameron and Christine need to work on their self-awareness and the fact that no matter how successful you are, you will encounter people who will be prejudiced and will always feel superior to them. Christine would first need help understanding how she felt after being sexually assaulted by a white officer. Christine was victimized not only because of her race, but also because of sexual assault. With Cameron, he realized that if he wanted to succeed, he had to behave like a "white man." Cameron and Christine both faced an outpouring of embarrassment, shame, frustration and anger and realized that no matter how law-abiding you are, society still looks at the color of your skin. Our society is so stereotyped that even all the money in the world will never change some people's opinions..