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PoliticalCorrectness"
cultureandtherealityinAmericanamelythevarioushiddendiscriminationinAmericaunderthecircumstancesofthecultureintegrationbyanalyzingthetypicalcharactersshapedinZootopiaandcombingwithconcreteexamplesfromvariousangles,atthesametime,toletreadershaveacertaincomprehensionofthepresentpoliticalrealitiesintheU.S..
KeyWords:
Zootopia;
AmericanCulture;
PoliticalCorrectness;
discrimination
1.TheIntroductionoftheFilm
FilmZootopia’sEnglishnameisZootopia,anewwordcombinedfrom“Zoo”and“Utopia”,whichmeansanutopiancountrymadeupofanimals.Thisstoryconstructsamagnificentanimalutopianforus.Filmtellsthestoryinamodernanimalsmetropolis,allspeciesofanimalsliveinharmonyandeachonecarriestheirownduties.RabbitJudydreamsofbecomingthepoliceofZootopiathroughherownefforts,tobreakpeople’sinnateideaso-called"
Onlyabigmancanbeapolice”.Duringtheprocessofdetectingthemajorcases,foxNickwholivesonbluffanddeceivewasgraduallyimpressedbyJudy’spassionandcourageandbecamehergoodpartner,andatlasttheybrokesheepdeputymayor’conspiracyofconvertingthesystemofZootopia,endingwithbothbecomingthecompetentpoliceofficers.Zootopiaisananimationfilmforallages:
Childrensawthelovelycartoonimagesofvariousanimalsandlikesmallfurryanimalsmuchbetter;
Teenagersunderstoodthatthepursuitofdreamswillneverstopandloveisnotracial;
AdultswhopaysattentiontothecurrentaffairsnoticedabouttheracialdiscriminationandthepoliticalsituationandcouldmakeareflectionontheracialintegrationandAmericanculturaldiversity.AudiencecanfindtheirownfiguresfromtheanimalsanddiscoveredtheshadowsoftheirlivingworldinZootopia.
2.AmericanCultureMirroredintheFilm-theEmbodimentofthe“AmericanDream”.
ZootopiatellsastoryofhowtherabbitJudyrealizedherdream.IntheZootopia,everybodythinksthatrabbitscanonlysellcarrots.Judy’sdreamistobecomeapolicesinceshewasyoung,buteveryonethinkitisimpossible.HoweverJudysaidthatthereisagreatcitycalledZootopiawheretheancestorssignedthepeacefulagreement,andtheydeclaredthateveryonehastheinfinitepossibilities.ThiscityactuallymapstotheUnitedStates,wherethelandattractstalentsfromallovertheworldbecauseitisfullofpossibilities.AndJudy,justlikethemillionsofordinarypeople,shedidnothavethegrandfamilybackground,butshehadherownlittledreamandworkedhardforit.Atthepreliminarytrainingatthepoliceacademy,Judywasnotqualifiedforeveryproject,andtherepeatedsentence"
You'
redead"
didnotshakeherdream.Sheworkeddayandnighttoconquerthedifficulty.Intheend,shegraduatedwiththebestgradesfromthepoliceacademy.Whenshewenttowork,shewasassignedasatrafficpolice-ametermaidwhichwasregardedasthesafestjobbyherparents,butshestilldidn'
tgiveupherdreamofbecomingarealpolice.Shefinishedthedutyassignedtoher,atthesametimesheactivelystrivefortheopportunitytocrackthecase.Ultimately,Judyprovedherabilitytoallthepeoplewithherexcellentperformance.JustaswhatJudyhassaid“Anyonecanbeanything”,thiswasexactlytheAmericanDreamwhichAmericanshavebelievedforgenerations.AmericanDreamisabeliefwidelybelievedbymanyAmericans,andtheequalityofopportunityisthesouloftheAmericandream.Intelligence,diligenceandperseverancearethenecessaryconditionsoftheAmericanDream.Hugesocialclassverticalflows,especiallythesocialflowsfromthelowerclasstoupperclassisthemostsignificantfeatureoftheAmericanDream.ThetypicalAmericanmillionairesRockefellerandCarnegie,aretheexamplesofsuchrags-to-riches.HoratioEgilistherepresentativewriterofAmerican’sGoldAge,hedescribedmanycharacterswhobornfromapoorfamily,butgotrichandachievedtheAmericanDreamfinallydependingontheirarduousefforts,peoplecalledthem"
HoratioEgil"
myth.
InthepresentU.S.,BillGatesisprobablythemostsuccessfulimplementoroftheAmericanDream.TheformerU.S.PresidentClintonisalsothetypicaloftheAmericanDream.TheimageofrabbitJudyistheperfectmapofthepeoplewhohavemadeunremittingeffortsinthereallifeandultimatelysucceed.Nodoubt,manyfansintheworldsawtheirownstrugglehistoryfromJudy,resonatedwellwiththeplot,andgainedgreatcourageandencouragementfromJudy.Atthesametime,asananimationofDisney,Judyhasanaffinityimageandconveysabelieftotheteenagerfansthatistouseapositiveattitudetodealwiththedifficultproblemsinlife.ThroughJudy'
sstrugglehistory,childrencanrealizethetruththatsuccessneedstoworkhardandspenttheenduringefforts.FromthedayofthefoundingoftheUnitedStatesin1776,Americansdeeplybelievethatthiscountryisfree,equalanddemocratic.Nomatterwhichclasstheyarein,theycangainthebetterlifeandrealizetheirdreamsthroughunremittingefforts.TheAmericanDreamrunsthroughthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.Overthepasttwohundredyears,theAmericanDreamalsoinspirespeoplewithdreamaroundtheworld.ManypeoplegiveuptheirhomelandandcometotheUnitedStatestostudy,workandevenemigrate,astocreatetheirownvaluesandrealizetheirdreams.
3.WhatisAmerica’s“PoliticalCorrectness”ReflectedfromtheFilm?
3.1TheDefinitionof“PoliticalCorrectness”
"
(PC)referstotheuseofanotherkindofwords,behaviorsandthoughtsinordertoavoidrealorso-calledunfairdiscriminatorywordsandthoughts.Toputitsimply,itisapopularsayingwhichreferstotheattitudetowardssomethingisveryconsistentwiththeuniversalvalues.Onewaytoshow"
politicalcorrectness"
istousethemostneutralwordstocommunicatewitheachotherinordertoavoidthediscriminationorharmtoothers.TheunremittingpursuitofequalityofAmericanisthehotbedofgeneratingandapplyingAmericanEnglish"
words.Theuseof"
inlanguagereflectsthesociety’sattentionandrespectforthevulnerablegroupstoacertaindegree.
3.1.1“PoliticalCorrectness”andDiscriminatoryLanguageinAmericanEnglish.
I:
“PoliticalCorrectness”andDiscriminatoryLanguageagainstAfricanAmericans.
Nowadays,thenameof"
forblackAmericansshouldbe"
AfricanAmerican"
."
isthesecondlargestraceafterthewhiteAmericansandthelargestethnicminorityintheUnitedStates.However,duetohistoricalreasons,AfricanAmericanssufferfromthediscriminationofwhitesinthemainstreamofsociety,leavingbehindmanydiscriminatorylanguageagainstAfricanAmericans,namelythe“BlackLexicon”.“Nigger”isthemosttypicalandrepresentativeoneinthediscriminatorylanguageagainstAfricanAmericans,andalsothemostinsultingone.ThiswordcomesfromLatin,originallymeant"
black"
butlaterwhiteAmericansusedittodegradetheblackAmericans.JustasanarticlepublishedononePublicWelfareEducationInstitutionWebsitenamed“AfricanAmericanRegistry”hasmentioned:
“Theword“Nigger”isfullofthehatredanddisgustforAfricanandAfricanAmericans.Historically,usingonlyonewordtodefineandlimittheimagesofallblacksAmericans,andinsultthem,thisisarepulsiveterm,providingthebasisforthediscriminatoryspeech,whetheritistobeusedasanoun,verboradjective,itstrengthenedtheinherentimageoftheblackAmericansthattheyarelazy,stupid,dirty,insignificant,andthesecharacteristicsarebeingdeliberatelygiven,sothatthereisnocruelanyotherthantheAmericanvocabulary."
Today,although“Nigger”stillhastheabovemeanings,butithasbeengenerallyconsideredasoneoftherepresentativewordsaboutthediscriminatorylanguage,whichispoliticallyincorrect.
II:
“PoliticalCorrectness”andDiscriminatoryLanguageagainstAsianAmericans.
Fromtheendofthe19thcenturytothebeginningofthe20thcentury,owingtoalargeamountofChineseimmigrantswenttoNorthAmerica,thewhiteAmericansregardedthissituationasathreatandeventuallyledtotheemergenceoftheso-called"
yellowperil"
panic.Then“Chink”asacallforwascreatedexactlyinthiscontext.Afewyearslater,theUnitedStatespassedtheso-called"
ChineseExclusionAct"
.Hence,theword“Chink”wasgeneratedwiththeinsultingmeaning,andatthesametimeitwasopposedbytheChineseintheUnitedStates.“Chinaman”wasaearliercallforChinese,andMarkTwinhaseverusedthiswordtorefertoChineseinhisarticle“DisgracePersecutionforBoy”publishedin1870.Althoughwhenhewrotethisarticle,therewasnodiscriminationmeaning,butwiththetimegoingonandthedevelopmentofthesociety,thiswordwasalsomarkedastheinsultinglanguage.
ManyChineseAmericanshavetriedtochangethenegativemeaningofthiscallinvariousways,makingitmeaningfultorepresentthepositiveimageoftheChineseethnicgroup.In2004,theAmericansingerLeehomWangfromTaiwanissuedhisnewlypublishedmusicalbumas“chinked-out”,whichtranslatedintoChineseasChineseHip-Hop,hopingtogivethepositivesig
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