Disney Stereotypes On Children Research Paper
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With every generation, individuals experience a new type of entertainment. With this entertainment, stereotypes are being presented to children that impact their opinion on certain individuals. We see these stereotypes in multiple media sources. The one that is highest populist is television. Television is a key factor of entertainment for children everywhere. Currently one of the highest rated sitcom for young children is Jessie. This show is about a small-town country girl who moves to the suburbs to nanny a high-profile family of four children who are all racially divisor. We see each typical stereotype being portrayed with these certain young children. While watching this Netflix show, I soon realize how stereotypes are changing …show more content…
The “Black” stereo is presented is in almost every enteriment form. This imagine is portrayed from the most popular character on the show, Zugri. The young adopted daughter from Uganda, is full of sassy and whit. Her most famous sayings it the “Mhm” and “oh no you didn’t” speaking like a jokily black manner. This eight-year-old girl was raised in this white community since she was 4. Therefore, having no black culture influence on her childhood. There is no actually reason why Disney made her talked the way she does or act the way she does expect that her blackness causes laughter to the audience.
Furthermore, another character on this show is Luke. Luke is the younger brother of this family. He is known as the “typical” boy, with his actions of always hitting on girls and immatureness. We could conclude that his behavior could be because he is very active which would be a theme in child-development research. With the episode, I watch, there was a softer side of Luke that he was embarrassed off. His domains of development are different from his …show more content…
Ravi was adopted from India and is very proud of his culture. This wouldn’t be such a big issue if it wasn’t for the fact that Disney portrayed his India culture through Ravi’s clothing, and language. Along with zurgi, his catchphrase goes along with his Indiana imagine which included “Great Ganesh!” which he says when he’s excited over something or when he is teaching yoga. We can infer that his background is why he acts the way he does. In the cognitive development, there is a section over Lev Vygotsky theory over children’s being a product of their cultural. I believe that Ravi proves Vygotsky theory.
With Jessie being one of the highest rating show on Disney, we can see the stereotypes that are being push more and more through this sitcom. It is a shame that these characters are portrayed this way, and that society thinks it’s okay to entertain these young children with a way that can influence their thoughts of these individuals. Growing up, watching Disney was enjoyable for my young self. However, thinking back, I firmly believe the shows that I watched swayed my thoughts of how to act and changed my opinion of certain
With every generation, individuals experience a new type of entertainment. With this entertainment, stereotypes are being presented to children that impact their opinion on certain individuals. We see these stereotypes in multiple media sources. The one that is highest populist is television. Television is a key factor of entertainment for children everywhere. Currently one of the highest rated sitcom for young children is Jessie. This show is about a small-town country girl who moves to the suburbs to nanny a high-profile family of four children who are all racially divisor. We see each typical stereotype being portrayed with these certain young children. While watching this Netflix show, I soon realize how stereotypes are changing …show more content…
The “Black” stereo is presented is in almost every enteriment form. This imagine is portrayed from the most popular character on the show, Zugri. The young adopted daughter from Uganda, is full of sassy and whit. Her most famous sayings it the “Mhm” and “oh no you didn’t” speaking like a jokily black manner. This eight-year-old girl was raised in this white community since she was 4. Therefore, having no black culture influence on her childhood. There is no actually reason why Disney made her talked the way she does or act the way she does expect that her blackness causes laughter to the audience.
Furthermore, another character on this show is Luke. Luke is the younger brother of this family. He is known as the “typical” boy, with his actions of always hitting on girls and immatureness. We could conclude that his behavior could be because he is very active which would be a theme in child-development research. With the episode, I watch, there was a softer side of Luke that he was embarrassed off. His domains of development are different from his …show more content…
Ravi was adopted from India and is very proud of his culture. This wouldn’t be such a big issue if it wasn’t for the fact that Disney portrayed his India culture through Ravi’s clothing, and language. Along with zurgi, his catchphrase goes along with his Indiana imagine which included “Great Ganesh!” which he says when he’s excited over something or when he is teaching yoga. We can infer that his background is why he acts the way he does. In the cognitive development, there is a section over Lev Vygotsky theory over children’s being a product of their cultural. I believe that Ravi proves Vygotsky theory.
With Jessie being one of the highest rating show on Disney, we can see the stereotypes that are being push more and more through this sitcom. It is a shame that these characters are portrayed this way, and that society thinks it’s okay to entertain these young children with a way that can influence their thoughts of these individuals. Growing up, watching Disney was enjoyable for my young self. However, thinking back, I firmly believe the shows that I watched swayed my thoughts of how to act and changed my opinion of certain