Who would have ever thought that one could find racial stereotypes in cartoons? Well,
In the happy feet movie advert above, racial stereotypes are made about the Mexican people and their culture. The singing penguin, short and chunky, sings a spanish song in a humorous manner. The combination of his mispronunciation of the word "love" (in the end) and his him making fun of his weight, seems to associate these characteristics with the Mexican people. Although this embraces the musical aspect of the Mexican culture (tuneful and catchy) the generalization about the Mexicans people is a trend throughout the movie which may have an enormous influence in the manner in which children (or anyone else who watches happy feet) view Mexican people.
This is just one of the many examples of this trend. Youtube has so many more videos on this subject, so please take a look at them or let me know if you would like me to upload them for you. I am also curious on your opinion on this? Is it something you have ever picked up? what do you think of it?
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