with Pierre Delacroix in Bamboozled. Ironically, this statement seems most hurtful coming from a woman enduring her own injustices and prejudices. Race also comes into play in the last seen where Cutty is unveiling himself as Laurel. As she slowly peels away the layers that represent Cutty, Laurel speaks on the discriminatory practices of the members of the Peabody Club. As she removes the white gloves and continues her speech, the camera directs towards the black man offering cigars to the members. He is adorned in white gloves as well. As mentioned in lecture, black servants typically wore white gloves while in servitude to their white employers. The gloves ensured that blacks had very little contact with
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