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2 When They See US Introduction The paper aims at addressing instances of race noticed in a television show called When They See Us. Moreover, the television series addresses common social challenges that include ending racism and encouraging justice in due processes. The series is an American crime drama series that was scripted and directed by a prominent director called Ava DuVernay. When They See Us first premiered on Netflix in four parts and basis its settings on events of Central Park jogger case of 1989. Part two of the movie showed instances of social discrimination when the NYC police portrayed increased pressure to the youths by setting them against one another when they interrogated them without parents and legal consent because they were juveniles thus contributed to the struggling of pieces of evidence presented. Studies show that the increased pressure of the police to find the killer of the jogger resulted in NYC police pinning the murder on five innocent children leading to one being sent to an adult correctional facility. Cultural Stereotypes and Social Norms Over the past decade, people of color face constant social discriminations that hinder peaceful human co-existence and living ( Evans-Pritchard, 1989) . Throughout the series, the audience learns of constant segregation and exploitation of African-American families after the capture of five African-American male suspects who were accused of rape and assaulting a white woman new Central Park, New York City (Morabia, 2019) . In part one of the play, cultural stereotypes are noticed when five teenage boys are arrested by police officers while playing about Harlem before the discovery of the injured jogger who was found later that night (Parks,

3 2021). The statement shows increased racism experienced by African-Americans and minority groups throughout America. The social norms depicted by When they See Us confirms that high pressures from the public to find the killers of the jogger resulted in detectives shifting the focus of the case leading to unlawful integration of five minors without adult representation leading to false confessions (Parks, 2021). The five convicts were pressured by detectives to assert the touching and assaulting of Trisha Meili. Video recordings were made of the four boys asserting to physical assault of the jogger leading to false conviction of minors (Parks, 2021). On the other hand, the results showed the need of addressing common social norms that resulted in characters setting them against one another while talking to them without adult representation and legal consent. Consequently, other stereotypes addressed by When They See Us lack transparency of the legal system used to convict the teenagers who ended up serving a term that they did not account for the presented allegations (Parks, 2021). The instances depicted rising injustices noticed by current due processes that contribute to unlawful conviction of teenagers whereas showing the need of addressing common issues faced during various due processes linked with African- Americans (Parks, 2021). Regardless of the DNA results confirming the semen discovered at the crime scene did not match any of the convicts but the police still relied on a previous video recording that confirmed the boys raped the jogger. Messages and Analysis portrayed by the conveyed cultural norm Throughout the television series, the five juvenile male convicts were divided by prosecutors into two groups for trial. The juvenile males were convicted by a group of juries on various charges that include first-degree murder, assault, and rape (Morabia, 2019) . On the other

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4 hand, the detainees were each sentenced to a maximum juvenile detention facility except Korey Wise (Parks, 2021). Korey was a sixteen-year-old African-American who was treated as an adult by the current legal system (Parks, 2021). Throughout their trial, Korey was held in an adult facility and was later transported to an adult prison after his sentencing (Morabia, 2019) . The harsh outcomes by the jury resulted in people filing suit against the city for the wrongful conviction of a minor and settlement was awarded in mid-2014 ( Evans-Pritchard, 1989) . On the other hand, critics confirm that When They See Us is a rigorous attempt that aimed at addressing epic legal failures and series chronicles used to restore the sense of men existing as important individuals in the community (Parks, 2021). On the other hand, the restoring of males as individuals confirmed that faceless individuals were considered wrongful accusers ( Evans- Pritchard, 1989) . Different Mise-en-scene elements were used by the director to promote a full understanding of different social challenges leading to the occurrence of systematic racism. Studies confirm that the lack of financial support made it difficult for lawyers to represent them and mothers being unable to visit their boys because each boy was incarcerated in distant locations ( Evans-Pritchard, 1989) . Nonetheless, the characters suffered from increased vulnerability and fear that led to a single parent encouraging his son to confess to false accusations (Parks, 2021). Nonetheless, a positive review by Jen Chaney confirms that When They See Us constitutes of Netflix miniseries that highlight instances of dehumanization tendencies that led to unlawful incarceration of a juvenile who ended up being imprisoned in an adult facility (Parks, 2021). The victims were forced to do time for criminal activities they did not commit and were later acquitted after the convictions were vacated in mid-2002 ( Evans- Pritchard, 1989) . Regardless of the series facing increased recognition, critics confirm that the

5 movie made a positive appeal when representing duties that confirm DuVernay’s actions to be refreshingly unencumbered. On the other hand, the movie confirmed that instances of racism in the US are linked with negative perspectives that relate to an individual’s ethnicity and race encountered by a specific type of group ( Evans-Pritchard, 1989) . The movie confirms that instances of racism encountered by various ethnic communities begun during the colonial era and confirmed that African- American citizens were the most affected individuals ( Evans-Pritchard, 1989) . The actual rapist decided to confess and the DNA found on a sock confirmed a perfect match with the existing pieces of evidence (Parks, 2021). On the other hand, the director of the film reminded the audience that the NYPD was being tormented by the public to find justice for the jogger who was killed and assaulted at Central Park while the real victims walked Scott free. Conclusion In essence, the film received global critical acclaim after Ava DuVernay borrowed different scenes of a sudden murder of a jogger in Central Park whereas aimed at addressing instances of social injustices reported by African-American descendants. The director used different production techniques such as costumes, lighting, and characters to address common social challenges reported by people of color leading to favors contributing to illegal law representation. Moreover, the unlawful conviction of the five boys brought about instances of anxiety and hallucinations due to increased depression noticed in the correctional facilities.

6 References Evans-Pritchard, D. (1989). How “they” see “us”: Native American images of tourists. Annals of Tourism Research , 16 (1), 89-105 . Morabia, A. (2019). Slavery, work, and racism in America: a review of four books. American Journal of Public Health , 109 (10), 1312-1314. Parks, G. S. (2021). 'When they see us': The great white awakening to Black humanity. SSRN Electronic Journal . https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3799579 Yancy, G. (2018). Backlash: What happens when we talk honestly about racism in America . Rowman & Littlefield. (Yancy, 2019)

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