Stereotypes by Grace Bayliss

Stereotypes by Grace Bayliss https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n After watching the video, respond to the prompt "What conclusions would children come to if they believed the stereotypes in these movies to be true?" en-us 2021-10-06 18:10:29 UTC 2025-10-12 13:38:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1841566266 In my opinion, Disney's Peter Pan from 1953 withholds a lot of stereotypes. The stereotypes that a child could believe would be within the lyrics of the song, For example they call the first nations men "the red man" and first nations women are referred to as "squaw" both are racist terms towards the first nations peoples. They also have in the video, the "Big chief" smoking out of a pipe which could also be a stereotypical thing for a child to believe. Children are not overly aware that these are stereotypes/racist exploitations and are actually offensive, therefore making it easier for children to believe it is okay. ]]> 2021-10-25 13:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1841566266 Pocahontas https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1841653352 The film I selected was Pocahontas. In the film Pocahontas becomes the colonial ideal of a “good” Indian. Her story validates the stereotypes of “good” and “bad” indians. I believe a child would believe this stereotype because it is displayed through a Disney movie and specifically made to sway a Childs delicate mine]]> 2021-10-25 13:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1841653352 Noelle https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1841851810 The movie I chose was Dumbo. This movie has many racist and stereotypical aspects. In the movie, there is a crow named Jim Crow which is the same name as the laws that set racial segregation. This crow is voiced by a white actor. Another questionable part of this movie is the faceless black workers who are shown working while a song about working to throw their money away is playing in the background. I believe this could change a child's view on people of colour because movies like this can make a child believe that is how the world works and unless they are taught otherwise, this would be the only introduction to people of colour that a child would have. ]]> 2021-10-25 14:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1841851810 Ashley Matier https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1842004002 The film I selected is "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". Its setting a horrible example of woman competing with other women just for a mans affection. Then at the end the only way wake Snow White is from a kiss a prince who met her one time. He played no part in the story and it shows little girls that they need a man to get out of a situation. Plus is shows little boys to be creepy, should never kiss a sleeping girl without her full consent.]]> 2021-10-25 15:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1842004002 Kaitlyn https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1842244530 The movie I have decided to select is Ariel the Little Mermaid. Throughout this movie the idea is given that girls should give up who they are as a person for a man. Ariel gives up her voice to be able to have human legs so she can get closer to the prince and get a kiss leaving behind everything including her family, friends, personality, etc. Ursula tells her that men don't care about a females voice and that all you need is your body language to get by. A child would easily catch on to the concept even if they don't fully grasp it. Young boys can see this as they don't have to listen to a girl. While young girls could see this and think its okay to not speak or speak up, to which neither are okay. ]]> 2021-10-25 16:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1842244530 Drew B https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1842788812 You may have heard the "Cinderella Complex" and we know the plot of Cinderella. It refers to the psychology of a person who wants to be protected and depend on a prince who will change their life 180 degrees when she can not stand in a high position in society due to his(prince's) background and ability. This could be used to encourage dependence for girls.]]> 2021-10-25 19:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1842788812 Diamond https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1842998669 I choose Aladdin specifically the 1992 version as it demonstrates a few different stereotypes. First being the view of Arabic people. They portray them as being vicious and cruel. Every wrong action has a very severe consequence such as cutting your hand off if you were to steal. The way you look is based on how you’re treated. Aladdin puts on new clothes and poses as royalty and is treated far better than he was as an orphan street boy. Jasmine’s father believes Jasmine will have a better life if she were to have a husband. The idea of how they make women dress in the movie is more revealing than how actual arabic women dress. I think this sends a few different messages to children. One being that Arabic culture is scary and violent. Changing your appearance to blend in makes you more liked and treated better. Having a husband means you have a good life. All stereotypes that are very hard to grasp at their ages. I think they would be more susceptible to these stereotypes from the simple fact that they use the movie to scare, excite and entertain children. More importantly, all of these stereotypes still exist in our lives today.]]> 2021-10-25 20:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1842998669 Alyssa https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1843246811 The film i chose is lilo and stitch. In this film lilo has no parents and her older sister is her guardian. The older sister is made to seem like an unfit parent that cannot handle lilo. I think a child may thing that young parents or kids in similar situations may not be able to
parent properly nor handle it as this is what is shown in the movie. ]]> 2021-10-25 23:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1843246811 Amber https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1843248490 The Little Mermaid has racist undertones and stereotypes in the popular song "under the sea". Sebastian the crab, who has a heavy Jamaican accent, sings about how great it is to live with no responsibilities insinuating that he is lazy, many people believe Disney was stereotyping that Jamaicans are lazy. Sebastian, the Duke of Soul, and other black fish characters who were voiced by African Americans were also portrayed with large oversized lips A child would believe these stereotypes are true because they are demonstrated in characters and being sung in a catchy song.]]> 2021-10-25 23:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1843248490 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1845228434 The movie I decided to choose is Snow White and the seven dwarfs. Prince Charming, sweeping in at the last minute to save his future wife, is only attracted to her physical appearance. This is clear because she is thought to be dead when he first sees her. Prince Florian, brings her back to life by kissing her. However, since Snow White is unconscious and essentially dead during the scene, this kiss could be viewed as non-consensual and an act of assault. A child can easily catch on the concept of this. Young children can see this as its okay to kiss or touch another person without their consent. Asleep or awake.

]]> 2021-10-26 14:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1845228434 samantha https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1845959378 Aladdin 1992

I have chosen Aladdin because the message it tells about the middle eastern area. Also because the message young girls may get from the way Jasmine is perceived to be in the movie. I feel there are many things about the setting of Aladdin(Agrabah) that may send an inaccurate message to kids/people about the way a middle eastern country truly is. In quote “ it’s barbaric, but hey, its home!”. This implies that middle eastern countries may not be a safe or lovely place to live in. Additionally Jasmine feeding orphans in the streets, implying there is a suffering to the country in a negative way that only adds to Aladdin’s previous comment “it’s barbaric”.

Secondly Jasmine is overly sexualized throughout this movie, this sends an inaccurate message to young girls about the way they may need to act towards men or to get what they want. Throughout the movie there are many scenes that display these aspects. The way jasmine is dressed as a young women to start, this is not culturally accurate to the middle east or an appropriate message for a young women. Also there are many scenes that suggest/influence this message such as, Jasmine acting seductive to distract Jafar in return he reply's by calling her “pussycat”. Also Genie’s jaw dropping when seeing Jasmine stand up. None of these scenes or others throughout the movie give kids/people a proper and accurate massage about the way middle eastern countries are or the way young girls should act.

]]> 2021-10-26 18:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1845959378 Nathan Tepfenhart https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1846092172 The movie I have selected is Shrek 2. In this scene of the film the stereotype of how men need to change their appearance to gain the attraction of women is clearly shown. Before Shrek was a green ogre, feared and hated by all especially women, they would scream at the sight of him and run away. But now having taken the magical potion that turns him into a man with attractive features, he is wanted by all the women that he first encounters and even more as he gets into the city. Clearly reinforcing the classic stereotype that men need to change there appearance to gain attraction from people and women. This is a very easy stereotype children, especially young boys can believe and base their entire adult life on. The example of when Shrek himself first notices all the features that make him attractive " A cute button nose, thick wavy locks, top round buttocks I'm, I'm". Then one of the women chime in "gorgeous." This can clearly make a male child and also a female child think that for a male to be attractive is to have all of those features and if you don't you aren't attractive. Although Shrek is a very humorous film series and most children have watched and enjoyed the movie/movies it touches on sensitive stereotypes that can effect a young children's mind on what is attractive and what is not attractive, therefore changes what truly is an attractive quality to a person.]]> 2021-10-26 19:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1846092172 Rayna https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1846265352 https://youtu.be/W0xtqncSek4

Disney's 1955 Lady & The Tramp characters Si and Am are depicted with outrageous cultural insensitivity and are clear examples of Japanese stereotypes such as slant eyes and bucked teeth commonly seen in WWII propaganda. Post WWII sentiment is apparent in the negative presentation of the two cats as devious and evil. This harmful representation of persons of Siam or Thai origin and the Japanese culture can colour a child's biases and may nurture fear or hatred.

]]> 2021-10-26 20:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1846265352 Rick N https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1846282326 The movie i have choose is 2016 "Sing". The movie portrays stereo-typing and racism when it comes to the gorillas. In the movie the gorillas are "thugs" and thieves and a lot of people are seeing it as a hit to black people and how other see that race as criminals. Young children might not understand this while watching the movie but older children and well as adults would.]]> 2021-10-26 21:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1846282326 Joelle joeldevr311_2 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1846662114 The movie I have chosen is the Disney movie "Maleficent".
One stereotype that it sets for girls today is that a young girl gets her heart broken by a prince and after he breaks her heart she seeks revenge. So when he is King, and has a daughter, she kidnaps his daughter "Aurora", and raises Aurora as her own. When the king is trying to find his daughter back, maleficent fights back and ends up loosing the love and respect of Aurora. I think that this message would not only confuse children, but also confuse young girls as to what to do when they get heart broken, and that they might then seek revenge as well.]]> 2021-10-27 00:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1846662114 Josh https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1849526178 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO1IIlCDCEs
For the topic of discussion “ What children's movie do you think reinforces a negative stereotype about a particular group?” I have carefully and thoroughly selected Hercules (1997 film) for the reason of the negative stereotype it portrays on masculinity and what it means to be a man. In the movie, Hercules is played as a tall, hot, and buff male character. This example reinforces negative stereotypes about men and what it means to be masculine by the cooperation (Disney) making a statement on what masculinity looks like, and doing so by presenting an unattainable high standard for boys and men which alienates a large demographic of boys and men. In doing so, they are causing boys to struggle with body image issues and making them feel out of place from their own gender. Although Hercules is a fan favourite Disney movie, it reinforces negative stereotypes on what it means to be masculine.

]]> 2021-10-27 21:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1849526178 pocahantas https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1853167077 2021-10-29 04:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/1853167077 The Hunchback of Notre Dame https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/2535042581 The film I selected was 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'. The movie suggests that having a disability or being physically impaired should warrant you lessened quality of life. Throughout the movie, Quasimodo, is locked away as the bell-ringer in the Cathedral. He is treated as though his intelligence is only capable of ringing a bell. He is told he is "ugly" and labeled a "monster". A child would believe this stereotype because most children believe what they are taught. The town feeds into the narrative that he is a monster and portray Quasimodo as a negative person when telling their children about him. His physical appearance is not that of a 'normal' profile; so naturally children would question.

]]> 2023-03-28 13:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/2535042581 April https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/2536591374 I chose the movie Twilight because in the movie an ordinary woman gets saved by a handsome vampire man a few times showing and he even states in the movie "Can you at least watch where you are going" when she slips, In the clip I have chosen he saves her from a group of drunk men which gives the look that she couldn't take care of herself if she were given the chance. The movie makes Bella look frail and in need of a strong Vampire man to protect her. This stereotype shows that men have to protect women from everyday things or from other people.]]> 2023-03-29 11:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/dadrrvkex7vv134n/wish/2536591374