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er o" #alla$ies %ari& Nashee'(s )Hi''en *olors 2+ %he %ri,mph o" -elanin. is the "ollo! ,p to the 2011 'o$,mentar/, )Hi''en *olors,. abo,t the ,ntol' histor/ o" people o" A"ri$an, -oor an' Aboriginal 'es$ent. %he "ilm !as release' on De$ember 0th an' 1th 2012 in a limite' n,mber o" lo$ations a$ross the nation, most o" !hi$h are 'ensel/ pop,late' !ith A"ri$an Ameri$ans. 2,nning at a he"t/ t!o an' a hal" ho,rs long, Nashee' ,ses a vast gro,p o" spea3ers !hose $re'entials range "rom reno!ne' to rather ambig,o,s in$l,'ing b,t not limite' to 4mar 5ohnson, 6oo3er %. *oleman, an' 2,no3o 2ashi'i to 'ive 'eep into the topi$s o" global A"ri$an presen$e, the hi''en tr,th abo,t Native Ameri$ans, the s$ien$e o" melanin, an' m,$h more. While intro',$ing a plethora o" pertinent in"ormation, Nashee' s3ill",ll/ ,ses loa'e' lang,age, hast/ generali7ations, an' mislea'ing a,thorit/ to $ompel the vie!er to pres,me the in"ormation is both a$$,rate an' irre",table. %his essa/ anal/7es those "alla$ies presente' in the 'o$,mentar/ an' ,n$overs their tr,e meanings. *onsi'ering the n,mber o" spea3ers in this "ilm, Nashee' is able to $over rather extensivel/ a variet/ o" topi$s in !hi$h the spea3ers 'iv,lge their personal )expertise.. %he topi$s var/ "rom the s$ien$e behin' the pineal glan' to the presen$e or la$3 there o" o" 8,ngles on the $ontinent o" A"ri$a. %he vie!ers are ta3en on a 8o,rne/ "rom $ontinent to $ontinent in !hi$h the/ are intro',$e' to the initial presen$e o" A"ri$ans in $ontrast to the histori$all/ 'o$,mente' an' !ell-3no!n presen$e o" other ra$es an' ethni$ities. Also, %ari& Nashee' ,ses his personal

a$$o,nts o" traveling the !orl' to soli'i"/ the 'ominan$e o" A"ri$ans thro,gho,t histor/. 9ne panelist, hil :alentine, sa/s )%he 'eeper the/ 'ig the bla$3er the !orl' gets.. Another panelist, 5ames ;mall, rein"or$es this statement b/ sa/ing )<0= o" !orl' histor/ is A"ri$an histor/,. b,t is s,$h a statement reall/ a$$,rate or simpl/ a hast/ generali7ation> ? resear$he' A"ri$an presen$e in !orl' histor/ an' "o,n' no reliable evi'en$e e&,ating to over 15=. %o imme'iatel/ engage the a,'ien$e an' $onvin$e them o" their 'e"init,'e, the panelists a''ress the initial topi$, melanin, "rom a s$ienti"i$ stan'point. 6/ 'oing so, the a,'ien$e !as more li3el/ to tr,st the in"ormation presente'. ;ome o" the main points bro,ght ,p thro,gho,t the "ilm in$l,'e+ the pineal glan' an' melanin@ A"ri$an presen$e in E,rope+ -oors, ?vor/ 6angle Aa'/@ A"ri$an presen$e in Asia+ %he Dravi'ians B4nto,$hablesC o" ?n'ia, Natives o" 5apan@ A"ri$an presen$e in A,stralia an' the a$i"i$+ %asmanian geno$i'e, -elanesia@ A"ri$an presen$e in ;o,th Ameri$a+ ;o,thern -exi$o, 9lme$ stat,es+ *hristmas+ ;t. Ni$holas, 5es,s, bla$3 -a'onna !ith $hil'@ Health$are+ A?D; hoax, $hem-trails, $ra$3 epi'emi$@ the prison in',strial $omplex+ mass in$ar$eration o" bla$3 men an' bo/s@ E$onomi$s+ 6la$3 Wall ;treet - %,lsa 9D riots@ an' sol,tions to problems the/ believe are "ixable. %hese points $over all aspe$ts o" li"e an' all the inhabitable $ontinents !hi$h gives rise to the belie" that A"ri$ans !ere the original people o" the !orl', the/ travele' "irst, the/ 'is$overe' "irst, an' all other ra$es evolve' "rom them. %he s$ien$e o" melanin is intro',$e' at the beginning o" the "ilm an' presente' in a !a/ that ma3es it inherentl/ $orre$t be$a,se it is s$ienti"i$al an' s$ien$e is base' on resear$h an' "a$ts alone. *aptivating their min's b/ ,sing mislea'ing a,thorit/, the panelists are able to present A"ri$an as the 'ominant phenot/pe be$a,se o" their ab,n'an$e o" melanin. %he la$3 o" melanin seen in *a,$asians an' E,ropeans is a$t,all/ re$essive. 6oo3er %. *oleman ,ses loa'e'

lang,age b/ sa/ing, )-elanin is bla$3 in its nat,re,. !hile hil :alentine ,ses it b/ sa/ing )-elanin is an intelligen$e.. 4mar 5ohnson, ho!ever, a''resses the iss,e "rom a more s$ienti"i$ stan'point an' in$orporates a hast/ generali7ation+ )%he sperm an' the egg are $oate' !ith melanin. An' th,s, ever/ h,man being starts !ith a melanin explosion.. )#rom a $hil', /o, learn that ever/thing abo,t /o, is !rong, immoral, an' illegal,. D2; 9ne. 6,t at the same time, 5ames ;mall, believes that )the a'option o" A"ri$an babies an' non!hite babies b/ the !hite $omm,nit/ is to in",se their gene pool !ith melanin.. He $ontin,es to sa/ that it is reall/ all abo,t )geneti$ annihilation an' !ho !ill s,rvive the !orl'.. D,ring the ?$e Age, those !ho $o,l' not get ri' o" their melanin 'ie' o,t. ?t is !h/ E,ropeans evolve' to pro',$e less melanin an' their hair "olli$les $hange' "rom short an' ro,n' to stra!-shape' an' long. ?t is simpl/ Dar!in(s i'ea o" the s,rvival o" the "ittest. An' )!hat 'oes it mean to be a minorit/> ?t means /o, are a loser,. sa/s %on/ 6ro!'er. Whenever historians 'is$,ss A"ri$a as a $ontinent, there is a ten'en$/ to ma3e $onsi'erable )e""orts to ta3e Eg/pt o,t o" A"ri$a.. 2,no3o 2ashi'i anal/7es this an' $omes to the $on$l,sion !ith his $olleag,es that )ta3ing Eg/pt o,t o" A"ri$a is li3e ta3ing Eree$e an' 2ome o,t o" ?tal/,. !hi$h is simpl/ ,nhear' o". %he entire panel o" spea3ers ,ses m,ltiple "alla$ies thro,gho,t the "ilm to 8,sti"/ their interpretation or vie! o" A"ri$an heritage. %heir ,se o" the loa'e' lang,age "alla$/ allo!s them to appeal to the emotions o" the vie!ers. Eiven the histor/ o" the A"ri$an ra$e an' their ,nimaginable treatment b/ other ra$es an' given the inten'e' a,'ien$e o" to'a/(s A"ri$an Ameri$ans, it is &,ite eas/ to appeal to the emotion o" heart-"elt ,n'erstan'ing. A"ri$ans !ere !ritten o,t o" histor/ in the last $ent,r/ thro,gh slaver/ so !h/ sho,l' !e not believe the/ !ere !ritten o,t man/ $ent,ries ago as !ell> %heir ,se o" hast/ generali7ation ma3es the vie!ers "ollo! their timeline logi$all/. ?" the spea3er sa/s ever/one believes a $ertain !a/ or sa/s

something $olle$tivel/ then it m,st be tr,th. 6oo3er %. *oleman sa/s, )6la$3 "ol3 'on(t have a problem, !hite "ol3 got a problem.. %here"ore, all )bla$3. vie!ers see themselves as not having a problem@ the/ are no! part o" a $olle$tive !hole. Aastl/, their ,se o" mislea'ing a,thorit/, espe$iall/ 'one so b/ 2,no3o 2ashi'i, allo!s them to appeal to the "a$t,al aspe$ts o" their arg,ments. A po!er",l example is !hen 2ashi'i 'is$,sses the histor/ o" the A"ri$an $ontinent. He sa/s )Historians ma3e $onsi'erable e""orts to ta3e Eg/pt o,t o" A"ri$a. -/ $olleag,es an' $o,nterparts !o,l' agree, ta3ing Eg/pt o,t o" A"ri$a is li3e ta3ing Eree$e an' 2ome o,t o" ?tal/.. %he "irst statement is no 'i""erent than most in the 'o$,mentar/, it is the se$on' statement that appeals to the "a$t,al an' resear$h-oriente' aspe$t that 'ra!s the vie!er in. 2ashi'i is sa/ing that he has s,$h $re'entials that he $an sa/ !itho,t a 'o,bt that /o, $annot, no matter !ho /o, are, simpl/ ta3e a nation o,t o" a $o,ntr/ !hen 'is$,ssing its histor/. ?t is a ",n'amental part o" its existen$e. %h,s, the $ombination o" "alla$ies thro,gho,t the "ilm 'ra!s vie!ers in to believe ever/ statement given even tho,gh there is minimal evi'en$e given to s,pport these statements. While $onsi'erabl/ long in length, this "ilm brings m,ltiple $on$epts both ",n'amental an' abstra$t to the "ore"ront o" the A"ri$an Ameri$an min'. Nashee' ,ses a vast gro,p o" panelists as !ell as rhetori$al "alla$ies to present topi$s that range "rom global A"ri$an presen$e to the hi''en tr,th abo,t Native Ameri$ans. While this is the "ollo!-,p to the original "ilm, )Hi''en *olors,. there is also expe$te' to be a thir' an' "inal "ilm "ollo!ing this one in !hi$h Nashee' "o$,ses on the rise o" ra$ism. %o ",rther eval,ate his arg,ments, one might $onsi'er vie!ing the "irst "ilm an' noting the similarities as !ell as the 'i""eren$es amongst presentation, panelists, an' opinions.

6ibliograph/ Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph of Melanin. ro'. %ari& Nashee'. Ding #lex Entertainment, 2012. D:D.