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Would it be fair to describe British cinema as primarily 'liberal' in its treatment of race and/or sexuality?
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Would it be fair to describe British cinema as primarily 'liberal' in its treatment of race and/or sexuality? I think that in order to discuss this question effectively it is necessary to have a clear understanding of what the term 'liberalism' actually means when talking about sexuality and gender. I therefore found an accurate dictionary definition of the term 'liberalism' and found it to mean: 'a political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual, parliamentary systems of government, non-violent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavour, and governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties.' This therefore tells us that liberalism is basically everything that contributes towards the overall sense of freedom of an individual. I therefore think that the question of whether British cinema is 'primarily 'liberal' in its treatment of race and sexuality' is extremely interesting because I do agree...
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