The Corporation is a documentary directed by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abott that talks about how corporations are destructive to today's society. However in the documentary, they address and connect racism and discrimination to the topic of corporations . The Corporation was chosen to relate to the book"Cinder"written by Marissa Meyer,because racism and discrimination both fit under the umbrella of classism.
The book "Cinder" written by Marissa Meyer and the
documentary The Corporation directed by Mark Achbar and
Jennifer Abott both
relate to each other through showing examples of classism. Marissa Meyer and
the directors of The Corporations demonstrate
classism using racism and discrimination.
The Corporation directed
by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abott present racism and discrimination in the part
of the documentary (10:03-10:53 ) when a speaker Howard Zinn states,
" The fourteenth amendment was passed at the end of the civil war, to give
rights to black people." "And therefore it said no state can deprive
any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law."
He goes on to say that the corporation's claim is:”you can't deprive a
person of life, liberty or property. we are a person, a corporation is a person, and the supreme court goes
along with it." Then Mary Zepernick, another speakers continues on and
states: " and what was particularly grotesque about this was that the
fourteenth amendment was passed to protect newly freed slaves."
Basically Howard is highlighting that if the African Americans were
people or persons and the corporations were also one person they should have been treated
equally by letting the slaves be free. Yet the court agreed for the
African Americans to become owned slaves again. In making this comment, Mary Zepernick
confirms racism is exhibited in this documentary because she mentions that
(only) African Americans were slaves. Therefore these quotes are all
evidence of racial discrimination that is displayed throughout the documentary. "Cinder" written
by Marissa Meyer relates to the documentary The Corporation because "Cinder" also
has examples of racial discrimination. Marissa Meyer coincides with this
statement when she writes: "of all places, to find some...mutant to take
care of." "Because we all have a duty to do what we can, and you know
what a high demand there is for...your type." "they just need
cyborgs, to find a cure." essentially, based on her comment, Adri is
blatantly calling Cinder a mutant. This is a derogatory term less than a human.
Even though Cinder is still half human. Cinder is discriminated again when
Adri calls her race a "type." Adri also is suggesting Cinder is volunteered
for the Cyborg draft to help find a cure for a plague that has been killing
thousands of people. Ultimately what's at stake is Cinders life because cyborgs
are not immune to the disease. In this book the government chooses to test on
cyborgs instead of humans. This is because cyborgs are considered below humans
so it wouldn't matter to humans if they were to die if it saved more humans.
These quotes especially show Adri's attitude towards not only Cinder but to the
entire cyborg race. This is relevant to the entire argument that The
Corporation and
"Cinder" relate because these quotes show the racism and discrimination
that humans have against the cyborgs race. The book
"Cinder" written by Marissa Meyer and the documentary The
Corporation directed by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abott both
relate because racial discrimination is shown in both text
and documentary.
