Drago is scary, thuggish and, as with many black baddies, - TopicsExpress



          

Drago is scary, thuggish and, as with many black baddies, misguided and inept. He’s like the scary black stranger (documented so well in the widely anthologized ”Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space,” [PDF], first published in Ms. magazine in 1986): the black thug, the physically brutish black fighter/athlete or the morally and spiritually corrupt black leader. His plan is easily destroyed by a puckish young white boy, Hiccup, a self-effacing savior-type, earning our admiration via his kindness to animals, his sweet relationship with Astrid, his modest demeanor and, aw-shucks, his love for his mother.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 22:49:33 +0000

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