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Pocahontas and John Smith both have the Standard American accents, despite John Smith being from Britain and Pocahontas being a Powhatan Native American woman. Pocahontas, the heroin of the classic Disney take of this historically depressing tale, is aesthetically pleasing to the eye like Jasmine, with beautified, striking features and long sleek hair that every young girl wishes they had. John Smith’s sharp features and blond hair beautify him as well and only enhance the stereotype that American accented people are more beautiful than non-American accented people. Ratcliffe, the evil, literal gold-digger who is in charge of the English expedition, has a thick British accent and his over-weight and

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