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Accents associated with certain types of characters

French accents and

African American Vernacular English (AAVE): characters with this accent are usually seen as entertainers

Aladdin

Aladdin: MUSE accent

Jaffar: Arabic sounding accent

Good versus Evil

Lady and the Tramp

Cats: Asian accent

Reason for Standard American English accent

Heroes/ heroines speak with Standard American English accents even when they are non-caucasian and should have a different ethnic accent

The Little Mermaid

Sebastian: Jamaican accent

Fosters a sense of understanding between the main character and the viewer (most viewers are American English speakers)

Beauty and the Beast

Lumierre: french accent

Most villains speak with a foreign accent even when they are animated animals with no ties to race/ethnicity.

The Lion King

Simba: Mainstream U.S. English accent

Scar: British accent

Review

Many stories are set abroad yet most of the characters have a Standard American English accent

Effect: children might grow up having negative connotations toward foreign accents

These Disney films show that foreign and minority accents are associated with malevolent behavior

Linguistic Stereotyping: Disney Films

By: Holly Parminter

Linguistic Profiling: based upon auditory cues that may be used to identify an individual or individuals as belonging to a linguistic subgroup within a given speech community

Solution

Foreign accents should be recognized equally to Standard American English accents

Foreign accents should not be related to only "evil" or "bad" characters in films

Disney Films

Problem: Accents are used as a form of profiling to place characters into archetypal categories

Conclusion

Disney films market to children of impressionable age that foreign accents are "bad" or "weird"

A Fresh Start:

Brave

In order to diminish this concern, accents should be portrayed equally among the different characters (good and bad)

A step in the right direction: Brave

Scottish accent

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