All this stereotyping, denigrating and demonizing is of a religious minority that itself has the highest respect for all religions. |
One can hold strong views on the issues of the day without demonizing the adversary. |
I guess the problem that I still have is with respect to who gets to decide what is demonizing and what is dehumanizing. |
I'm not saying the characters aren't trite, I'm just saying the film goes out of its way to portray the whalers as uninformed rather than demonizing them. |
They exist on demonizing the small differences that exist between different ethnic groups. |
Wartime propaganda commonly has the same effect, demonizing the other side, even when both sides expect the war to end with a negotiated peace. |