It's all in the Education

Zootopia

I just read something completely ludicrous, and insanely frightening at the same time.  That police squads in Minnesota watch Disney's Zootopia as part of their anti-bias training. No f*cking wonder we are where we are.  So for those of you without children who might not know this, Zootopia is an animated movie that takes place in an animal metropolis.  Apparently the cops in training were supposed to learn about bias from these furry creatures, and that stereotyping is bad. Examples such as, just because you are a fox doesn't mean you are shifty and sly- though the con artist in Zootopia just happens to be a fox.  This film should be used for an exercise in a 2nd grade classroom to discuss ethics to seven year olds- not to dudes who carry guns. 

Let's look at some more children's shows that have been criticized lately.  "Paw Patrol" uses a Dalmatian for a firefighter, bulldog for a construction worker, and a German shepherd as the cop, which has been criticized for making cops fluffy and cute.  This is in the same line of thinking as all cats are female and all dogs are male in cartoon land.  This is that same short sighted thinking that let teachers show Disney's Pocahontas in my child's 5th grade classroom during a lesson on Native Americans.  

Is it racism?  

Is it ignorance? 

Is it laziness?  

Lack of creativity?  

Lack of education?  

When there is a problem, we should always look to the top tier...and of course you know where the idiocy comes from. 

Here's a comparison image  that shows the correlation between the amount of training and the number of murders committed by police taken from 2018 (validated by Snopes)

So defund the police and put that money into education please!

The Game:

Choose any children's cartoon or animated series and find the stereo types.  Even if you think it may not be a stereotype, do a bit of research.