ANTHRO 2D Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Zootopia
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Zootopia is an important discussion about race and equality problems that is masqueraded behind a children movie. It proposes a perfect analogy for racism and prejudice as a whole in addition to bringing up familiar stereotypes that many people encounter. Stereotypes such as farmers being uneducated, the godfather complex of italians being immensely violent, and how. Officer judy"s parents illustrates not to be just farmers, but stereotypically uneducated ones. They were dressed in the typical straw hats and flannels to look like a stereotypical farmer along with having the southern accent. Farmers being uneducated is a misconception people have even today and also the mistake of classifying southern accents as being rednecks . Her parents used also slang which is also associated with those who are uneducated in terms with improper grammar. He says em for example instead of them proposing the assumption he is uneducated.
