I think what is being labeled racist

is just a bad movie

based on race relations

as DJ pointed out below, the opening robbery scene is hard to digest

but I did like the DA storyline, especially in these times

dealing with his racist ass wife, and trying to pin a medal on a black man after the carjacking to win votes...

if you take all of the police stories

I think maybe the movie was trying to cover too much ground

as you said, they have Dillon's character molesting a black woman, and then saving her

maybe to illustrate how a police officer responds when he doesn't know the race of a person...?

they also throw in the cop shooting an undercover cop

and Phillipe's character could be an illustration of how an otherwise, perhaps race neutral person could become radicalized by being employed by the LAPD

he is offended by Dillon's initial actions, and requests a new partner

after some time on the force

we see him shoot Lorenz's character for the ever prevalent, reaching into his waistband...

just a thought

and Hustle and Flow's character did get some redemption

when Lorenz and Luda try to carjack him, he does go apeshit

on everybody, including the police

ehh, I don't think it's a racist movie

I just think it was poorly executed

Watching Lorenz hitch hike...in LA...WTF...who f'n hitch hikes in a major US city

made absolutely no sense at all.