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QUESTION 1
The author poses the question, “Why are Hollywood animated movies full of racist stereotypes?” In this context, the definition of “stereotyping” is the practise of passing judgement on people based on popular beliefs, perceptions and characteristics. An example of stereotyping in the passage is the negative characterization of the “robots Skids and Mudflap” in the animated movie Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen, where they are portrayed as illiterate, fist-bumping and bickering African American-voiced jokers. Another example of stereotyping within the passage is the positive and virtuous glorification of heroic white American-voiced lead characters across Hollywood’s animated movies.
QUESTION 2
The reasons, according to the passage “why people seem oblivious to the racist content of some animated movies”, are that racism in Hollywood has migrated from “live-action movies” to animated movies. As a result, the author assumes that parents are either pre-occupied with responsibilities and chores to notice the racist and prejudicial animated content on TV, or feel that these cute animated “talking animals” pose little threat.
QUESTION 3
The subtle racial prejudices present in the Rio 2 movie are evident in the stripping away of the identity of the “darker-skinned” inhabitants of the Rio City, and portraying the inhabitants as lighter skinned humans, in contrast to the reality of its Rio’s Black and Hispanic populations. The supporting lead character, Jewel, a native of Rio City, is portrayed as a white American voiced character, thereby stripping away her Brazilian accent and Cuban/Hispanic identity. Further subtle racial prejudice is exposed in the portrayal of two African American voiced characters as jocular “sidekick” entertainers, and one as a “slobbering, dim-witted bulldog”.
QUESTION 4
The author’s statement regarding a “warning on the certificate” of animated movies infers that the Film Censorship Boards should take the responsibility to censor,
The author poses the question, “Why are Hollywood animated movies full of racist stereotypes?” In this context, the definition of “stereotyping” is the practise of passing judgement on people based on popular beliefs, perceptions and characteristics. An example of stereotyping in the passage is the negative characterization of the “robots Skids and Mudflap” in the animated movie Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen, where they are portrayed as illiterate, fist-bumping and bickering African American-voiced jokers. Another example of stereotyping within the passage is the positive and virtuous glorification of heroic white American-voiced lead characters across Hollywood’s animated movies.
QUESTION 2
The reasons, according to the passage “why people seem oblivious to the racist content of some animated movies”, are that racism in Hollywood has migrated from “live-action movies” to animated movies. As a result, the author assumes that parents are either pre-occupied with responsibilities and chores to notice the racist and prejudicial animated content on TV, or feel that these cute animated “talking animals” pose little threat.
QUESTION 3
The subtle racial prejudices present in the Rio 2 movie are evident in the stripping away of the identity of the “darker-skinned” inhabitants of the Rio City, and portraying the inhabitants as lighter skinned humans, in contrast to the reality of its Rio’s Black and Hispanic populations. The supporting lead character, Jewel, a native of Rio City, is portrayed as a white American voiced character, thereby stripping away her Brazilian accent and Cuban/Hispanic identity. Further subtle racial prejudice is exposed in the portrayal of two African American voiced characters as jocular “sidekick” entertainers, and one as a “slobbering, dim-witted bulldog”.
QUESTION 4
The author’s statement regarding a “warning on the certificate” of animated movies infers that the Film Censorship Boards should take the responsibility to censor,