LABR 1F99 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Walmart, Cisgender, Good Will Hunting
9 Oct 2015
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Wal-mart criticized for destroying local supermarkets, countless small businesses and even historical sites. Wal-mart imports some 70% of merchandise from china. Criticized for low-wages, poor working conditions, sex discriminations, union-busting. Maintains low price level by allowing substandard labour conditions at the overseas factories producing most of its goods. Engages in ad campaign to improve image work is a beautiful thing . Colour people that do not conform to. White people stereotypes or as main character. Only show to establish the setting an office, business or hospital. Pop culture representations of cleaners has changed. Seldom seen as struggling for better wages and working conditions. In 1960s and 70s unions depicted in film and tv more frequent. Diversity unions as heroic, unions as corrupt. As unions have declined in power and influence, they have become less visible in pop. Union as corrupt, undemocratic, ineffective against forces of globalization.
