Racial Stereotyping In Animation Voice Overs ??

joggerjayne | 22:06 Tue 08th Apr 2014 | ChatterBank

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... in animated movies.

In yesterday's paper.

It's all to do with the voice over guys.

If the cartoon character is lazy, or a petty criminal, they employ an Afro Caribbean voice over (eg the crows in Dumbo)

Work shy? ... Jamaican (Sebastian in The Little Mermaid)

Evil? ... Afro American (the Hyenas in The Lion King)

Fat and sentimental? ... Mexican (Eduardo in Despicable Me)

Smart, but baddie? ... English

But ...

Main parts, heros, leaders, royalty, etc ... white American voice actors.

Hmm, when you come to think about it ...

Are they right? Do animated movies tend to portray a structure where all the good characters are voiced by white Americans, and the voices of the other characters are used to portray negative characteristics?

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hc4361

And the black maid was written out due to stereotyping. We used to see all of her, then just her bottom and legs, then her legs and broom and then she was no more.
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hc4361

She was retired on a jolly fat pension and lived happily for years in the lap of luxury :D

sandyRoe

It's good to hear that she wasn't forced to retire into a life of poverty simply because she didn't meet the PC requirements of more enlightened times.

hc4361

She was a much loved member of the family. She was given that broom as a retirement present