Movie Title: Lady And the Tramp
Released 1955
Character Name: Lady
In Group/Out-group: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Wealthy
Personality Traits: curious, proper, spoiled
Physical Characteristics: cocker spaniel, feminine
Voice/language: girly, proper
Other Notes:
Becomes part of out-group when Jim Dear and Darling have a baby.
Character Name: Jock
In Group/Out-group: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Wealthy
Personality Traits: older gentleman, loyal, caring
Physical Characteristics: Scottish terrier
Voice/language: Scottish accent-"A bonnie new collar"-"Lassy."
Other Notes: folk music
Character Name: Trusty
In Group/Out-group: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Wealthy
Personality Traits: not a good memory, loyal, caring
Physical Characteristics: hound dog
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
Becomes the hero
Character Name: Tramp
In Group/Out-group: Out
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Low/ thief
Personality Traits: loyal, freewheeling, loveable, fun, ladies man, underdog, hero
Physical Characteristics: mutt, terrier
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
Character Name: Aunt Sarah's Siamese Cats
In Group/Out-group: In
Good/Bad: Bad
Economic Status: Wealthy
Personality Traits: sneaky, sly, villainous, manipulative, violent (try to kill bird and fish)
Physical Characteristics: stereotypes of Asian, slanted eyes, big teeth
Voice/language: Asian accent- "We are Siamese if you please"-"Our new domicile"- "where we finding baby, there are milk near by."
Other Notes:
Asian music, bells & dancing
Hierarchy:
License very important- gets lady out of dog pound instantly
Calls the dogs with colors "The collar set"
Dog Pound=Jail Cell
All different breeds
Chihuahua: Pedro, strong Latino accent, and my sister "Rosita Chiquita wanita shi wowow"
Lady becomes outcast once in pound, other dogs make fun of
Music: classic, Christmas
Humans:
Very mysterious, rarely shows faces, etc
Commentary "Jim Dear" "Darling"
Babies are home wreckers
Zoo:
Apes: wouldn't understand, too closely related to humans
Ending:
Scarey rat tries to get baby, Aunt Sarah sends Tramp to pound. Trusty and Jock save the day. Trusty run over. Tramp gets a license, they have puppies, 3 like her, I like tramp.
Happy ending-Christmas
Verdict: Not like lion king article, but definitely very strong racism- Siamese cats.
Movie Title: The Jungle Book
Released 1967
Character Name: Mowgli
In group/Out-group: out
Good/bad: good
Economic Status: N/A
Personality traits: curious, brave, clever, defiant, open-minded, childish, good sense of humor, easily influenced
Physical traits: dark skin, dark hair, long hair, about 10 year sold
Language: proper
Notes: called "man cub", obviously not white but no reference to race, father figures=wolf, Baloo, Bagheera, human/animal hybrid (climbs etc)
Character Name- Bagheera
In group/out group: In
Good/bad: Good
Economic status: NA
Personality traits: serious, no sense of humor (sometimes), frank, wise, smart,
Prideful, inside loving and kind, curious
Physical Traits: Panther, Dark, Yellow eyes
Language: Proper-English accent
Notes: Makes fun of Mowgli for not having claws, "takes him to man village"
Character Name: Various characters in Wolf Pack
In group/out group: In
Good/bad: Good
Economic status: N/A
Personality traits: curious, mother=loving, father= adjust "like my own son", saviors,
Physical traits: wolves, all different shades
Language: proper- English accents
Notes: Parallel Native Americans? Elders have meeting, democracy, and council. Have to make him go for good of Mowgli.
Character Name: Shere Khan
In group/out group: out
Good/bad: Bad
Economic status: N/A
Personality: sneaky, violent, hateful of all, pure evil (would kill a child) fearful (mans gun and mans fire)
Physical: Tiger
Physical traits: Tiger
Language: popper- English accent
Notes: Ruler/hierarchy
Character Name: Kaa
In group/out group: out
Good/bad: bad
Economic status: N/A
Personality: Sneaky, manipulative (hypnotize), murderous
Physical: snake
Language: proper- lisps like a snake
Notes:
Character Name- Various Elephants
In group/out group: In
Good/bad: Good
Economic status: N/A
Personality: Leader= egotistical, perfectionist, won't accept out-group members
Troops= dumpy, dumb, wimpy
Little elephant: open-minded, kind, befriends Mowgli
Woman=smartest, only one to disobey leader, smarter, caring
Physical Characterizes: diverse, different shades of brown, blue, and purple, green
Note: Militant Parade (dawn patrol), hierarchy
Character Name: Baloo
In Group/Out group: Out
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: N/A
Personality Traits: free-minded, musical, kind, sense of humor, teacher, kind of clueless, lazy, easily influenced
Physical Characteristics: bear, chubby
Voice/language: more slang
Other Notes:
Black stereotypes possibly. Statement on race. Bagheera " you wouldn't marry a panther" Baloo " o panthers ever asked me."
Character Name: Monkey's
In Group/Outgroup: Out (no one associates with)
Good/Bad: Bad
Economic Status: Low. Ruins. Segregated. Urban.
Personality Traits: mischievous, violent, musical, teasing,
Physical Characteristics: monkeys, no exaggerated features. Many different breeds and shades of color. Physical movement, chicken dance, etc.
Voice/language: slang, urban accents, black voices. Only animal to make monkey sounds.
Other Notes: Hierarchy among them
Character Name: King Louie
In Group/Out group: Out
Good/Bad: Bad
Economic Status: Low
Personality Traits: manipulative, leader, musical (jazzy)
Physical Characteristics: only orangutan
Voice/language: slang "cool it boy, unwind yourself"-"word has grabbed my royal ear"
Other Notes:
Pushing drugs (bananas?) Want to be a man (stereotype) Baloo sings like monkeys.
"undesirable scatterbrained apes"
Character Name: Vultures
In Group/Out group: Out (similar to apes
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Low. Outskirts of desert.
Personality Traits: open-minded, understanding
Physical Characteristics: one bald, one brown, one blond. all shabby looking
Voice/language: English accents (beatles-esque) British pop
Other Notes:
"whatchawanna do"-" down on his luck, or he wouldn't be in our neighborhood"
" no body wants us around"
Ending:
Mowgli, Baloo,Vultures Vs. Shere Khan
Sacrifice- Baloo- think dead, but revival
Use of Fire=Mankind
Girl- completely enamored- woman's voice
Objectifying women- "Fathers hunting" "Mothers cooking"
"I will have husband" "I've never seen one"
Sexual- manipulative- mowgli abandons friends for girl
Baguira and baloo become best friends
Verdict: Very similar to lion king article. True hierarchy. Apes are outgroup living in poverty they portray black stereoptes and are portrayed as bad character. Same as hyenas in linon king.
Movie Title: Robin Hood
Released:1973
Character Name: Robin Hood
In Group/Out group: Out
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Poor-thief
Personality Traits: Generous, Heroic, romantic, fearless, clever
Physical Characteristics: Fox "handsome"
Voice/language: English accent, proper
Other Notes:
Says we don’t rob "just borrow"
grew up with Maid Marian
doesn't think he has anything to offer her
Character Name: Little John
In Group/Out group: Out
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: poor-thief
Personality Traits: sidekick, best friend of Robin Hood,
Physical Characteristics: Bear, big
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
Asks robin "are we good guys or bad guys?"
"same dancing as jungle book, but different music, not racist"
Character Name: Sheriff of Nottingham
In Group/Out group: In
Good/Bad: Bad
Economic Status: wealthy
Personality Traits: greedy, merciless
Physical Characteristics: wolf
Voice/language: proper, annoying voice
Other Notes:
Taxes people to death
Character Name: Prince John
In Group/Out group: In
Good/Bad: Bad
Economic Status: Wealthy
Personality Traits: winy, obsessed with power, greedy, no backbone, gullible, easy to laugh at, idiotic, cries like a baby, sucks thumb
Physical Characteristics: Lion, no mane
Voice/language: English accent
Other Notes:
king Richard was brother-plotted against him
Cries a lot "mother liked Richard best" little baby
"Rob the poor to feed the rich"
even his sidekicks make fun of him, etc
Character Name: Sir Hiss
In Group/Out group: In
Good/Bad: Bad
Economic Status: wealthy
Personality Traits: brownnoser, smarter, always ignored, sidekick
Physical Characteristics: snake
Voice/language: lisp
Other Notes:
Hypnotized King Richard
Character Name: Maid Marian
In Group/Out group: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Wealthy
Personality Traits: classic damsel, kind, romantic, loving
Physical Characteristics: fox, beautiful
Voice/language: English accent, proper
Other Notes:
-king Richard is her uncle (other breed?)
Her and robin hood used to be sweethearts before she left for London
In prince johns backyard
Character Name: Clucky
In Group/Out group: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Wealthy
Personality Traits: Lady in waiting, kind, funny, light-hearted, not helpless like Maid Marian
Physical Characteristics: Hen, Plump
Voice/language: English Accent
Other Notes:
Makes fun of prince john
Hierarchy:
Poor people all shown as good, thankful, compassionate
Rich all bad and greedy
Music:
Folk- rooster
Themes:
Class important
Romeo and Juliet
Race:
Interracial dating (not with main characters but other)
Ending:
king Richard returns
All people fight against Prince John
All bad guys in jail
Robin hood and Maid Marian get married- ride away in a carriage
All good is restored- things are pretty
Verdict: Highly based on hierarchies and class, but does not seem to make any racist remarks.
Oliver and Company
Released 1988
Character Name: Oliver
In Group/Out-group: Out (only cat in the group) tries to fit in-bark+Litter of kittens that no one picks
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Low (at first)
Personality Traits: sweet, innocent, hopeful,
Physical Characteristics: orange kitten, cute
Voice/language: young boy-proper
Other Notes:
Character Name: Dodger
In Group/Out-group: Out
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Low, thief, broken down shack
Personality Traits: cool, streetwise, leader, clever, mischievous, rule breaker, self-serving, ladies man
Physical Characteristics: struts, scruffy terrier, bandana
Voice/language: very urban, white but with accent, slang (Italian?)
Other Notes:
Teaches Oliver about NYC
Character Name: Tito- Ignacio Alonzo Julio Frederico de Tito
In Group/Out-group: Out
Good/Bad: good
Economic Status: low
Personality Traits: (very stereotypicall) annoying, loud, knows how to hotwire a car, tries to smoke cigar, flirts
Physical Characteristics: Chihuahua (taco bell) rough appearance, bite out of ear,bandana
Voice/language: strong Latino accent "Whatchu talkin bout man" " you insulted my pride"
Other Notes:
Kisses georgette, flirty, she smacks him. Calls her his woman
A lot of reference to his "race". Fagin says "vamanos"
Character Name: Frankie/Frances
In Group/Out-group: out
Good/Bad: good
Economic Status: low
Personality Traits: uptight, proper, likes fine art and dancing
Physical Characteristics: Bulldog
Voice/language: English accent
Other Notes:
Character Name: Einstein
In Group/Out-0group: out
Good/Bad: bad
Economic Status: low
Personality Traits: dumb, likes food
Physical Characteristics: Great Dane
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
Character Name: Rita
In Group/Out-group: out
Good/Bad: good
Economic Status: low
Personality Traits: rational, caring
Physical Characteristics: sexualized, blue eye shadow, hair
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
When singing-her voice is different black
Character Name: Fagin
In Group/Out-group: out
Good/Bad: good/
Economic Status: low
Personality Traits: dumpy, eats dog food, fearful, loving
Physical Characteristics: human, white male, red hair
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
Character Name: Bill Sikes
In Group/Out-group: out
Good/Bad: bad
Economic Status: wealthy, power hierarchy
Personality Traits: dark, scary, evil, violent
Physical Characteristics: large, suit, scary
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
Character Name: Bill's dogs- Rasco & Disoto
In Group/Out-group: out
Good/Bad: bad
Economic Status: wealthy
Personality Traits: mean, aggressive, vengeful, violent
Physical Characteristics: 2 Doberman pinchers
Voice/language: one black voice?
Other Notes:
Character Name: Georgett
In Group/Outgroup: In
Good/Bad: bad (but not evil)
Economic Status: wealthy (rich families dog)
Personality Traits: jealou, prissy, stuck up, spoiled, vain, malicious, manipulative
Physical Characteristics: poodle, pure bred, sexualized.
Voice/language: snobby voice
Other Notes:
Ending:
Gang tries to rescue Oliver from rich folks. Fagin gets the idea hold Oliver for ransom.
Sikes steals little girl instead. Car case, etc. good wins, Out-group gets to hang out with wealthy- inclusion
Hierarchies:
Sikes= Power for theifs
Music- Barry manilow-esque, black guy on street with boom box hip-hop, urban (singing voice changes)
Movie: based on Oliver T:wist modern version in a city NYC
Verdict: There is an outgroup but it does not pertain to race. There is a very racist chracter thought. Tito
The Aristocats
Released 1970
Character Name: Duchess
In Group/Outgroup: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Wealthy
Personality Traits: motherly, generous, soft spoken, helpless, not street-smart, feminine open-minded, cultures, values music and art
Physical Characteristics: beautiful, jewelry, white
Voice/language: proper voice
Other Notes:
Character Name: Marie- Daughter
In Group/Outgroup: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Wealthy
Personality Traits: snobby, plays piano/sings, smitten with O'mally, romantic
Physical Characteristics: white
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
Character Name: Toulouse- Son
In Group/Outgroup:
Good/Bad:
Economic Status:
Personality Traits: black sheep of family, painter, rebellious, curious
Physical Characteristics: light brown, looks more like omally
Voice/language:
Other Notes:
Character Name: Berlioz-Son
In Group/Outgroup: in
Good/Bad: good
Economic Status: wealthy
Personality Traits: piano
Physical Characteristics: Dark brown
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
Where father cat?
Character Name: Roquefort
In Group/Outgroup: out
Good/Bad: good
Economic Status: low
Personality Traits: scavenger, kind, caring, heroic
Physical Characteristics: mouse
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
Character Name: O'mally " The Ally Cat"
In Group/Outgroup: out
Good/Bad: good
Economic Status: poor
Personality Traits: streetwise, clever, ladies man, smooth talking, wanderlust,
Physical Characteristics: Orange tabby cat
Voice/language: slang "baby". Singing is jazzy
Other Notes:
Changes: upset a little when kids show up, then says they need a father
in one day " she calls him darlking"
saves daugher twice
already like a family: calls her honey, etc
Character Name: Abigail & Amelia
In Group/Outgroup: In
Good/Bad: good
Economic Status: wealthy
Personality Traits: gossipy, giggly, leaders
Physical Characteristics: geese, blue and pink bonnets
Voice/language: English accents "On holiday"
Other Notes:
Teach O'mally how to swim-almost drown him and then save him
Character Name: Scat Cat & his gang
In Group/Outgroup: out
Good/Bad: good
Economic Status: low- city dwellers "low rent districte
Personality Traits: Fun, no worries, violent at times?
Physical Characteristics:
*Fatter, black, with hat black and red, and bow tie
Skinny cat w/white hair and purple glasses
Shorter cat w/accordion
Fatter dark cat
Siamese cat- Stereotypes (big teeth, etc) "Oh boy ferras, lets rock the joint"
playing piano with chopsticks, "fortune cookie always wrong" weird Chinese language. funny, goofy
Mexican stereotype (bandana, accent)
Voice/language: Jazzy, Slang
Other Notes:
Character Name: Napoleon & Lafayette
In Group/Outgroup: Out
Good/Bad: ?
Economic Status: Low (live in hay bales)
Personality Traits: scavengers, rascals, Napoleon=leader, Lafayette=less smart
Physical Characteristics: hound dogs. Napoleon=Taller, darker. Lafayette=shorter
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
Attack edger
Ending:
Final battle between ally cats and human.
Happy ending- O'mally becomes part of family officially.
he becomes fancy, collar.Woman starts a home foundation for all the ally cats of paris
Verdict: Similar to crows in dumbo. Specific outgroup, but all different races. Characterized as good rather than bad thought.
Movie Title: Bambi
Released 1942
Character Name: Owl
In Group/Out group: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: N/A
Personality Traits: Grumpy, wise, skeptical
Physical Characteristics: owl
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
Character Name: Thumper
In Group/Out-group: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: N/A
Personality Traits: outspoken, troublemaker, curious, good friend, teacher
Physical Characteristics: Bunny
Voice/language: Childs voice
Other Notes:
Character Name: Bambi
In Group/Out-group: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: N/A
Personality Traits: shy, curious, innocent
Physical Characteristics: Baby Deer
Voice/language: Child
Other Notes:
Character Name: Flower
In Group/Out-group: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: N/A
Personality Traits: smiley, homosexual tendencies?
Physical Characteristics: skunk
Voice/language: Childs voice
Other Notes:
Character Name: Feline
In Group/ Out-group: In
Economic Status: N/A
Personality Traits: more outspoken, teases
Physical Characteristics: Female deer
Voice/language: Child's voice
Notes:
Character Name: Great Prince of the Forest
In Group/ Out group: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: N/A
Personality traits: father of Bambi, noble, silent, wise, intimidating, oldest, runs in herds of men, protector, mysterious
Physical characteristics: Buck
Notes:
Evil:
Hunters/Dogs
Hierarchy:
No hierarchy? King, but not leader
Ending: Bambi becomes king
Verdict: No racism. All characters simply portray the animals that they are. No metaphors for human kind.
The Great Mouse Detective
Released 1986
Character Name: Olivia
In Group/Outgroup: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Middle Class
Personality Traits: Not spoiled, well loved,
Physical Characteristics: little girl mouse, beret hat
Voice/language: proper, English accent
Other Notes:
On a mission to find her father
Character Name: Daddy- Mr. Flaversham
In Group/Outgroup: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Middle class
Personality Traits: Toy maker, widower, loving, family man
Physical Characteristics: Middle aged male mouse, glasses, thin
Voice/language: Scottish accent
Other Notes:
Captured
Character Name: Fidget
In Group/Outgroup: Out
Good/Bad: Bad
Economic Status: Low
Personality Traits: Evil, Dumb, Ratigan's sidekick
Physical Characteristics: Black bat, shabby, peg leg
Voice/language: No accent, creepy froggish voice
Other Notes:
Character Name: Professor Ratigan
In Group/Outgroup: Out
Good/Bad: Bad
Economic Status: Wealthy
Personality Traits: Scary, evil, merciless, violent, leader, "napoleon of crime"
Physical Characteristics: Rat (not mouse), bigger, darker
Voice/language: No accent, Creepy voice
Other Notes:
Plot against queen
Basic arch nemesis
Not allowed to call him a rat (bad word) kills a mouse for that (feeds to his pet cat)
Character Name: Dr. David Q. Dawson
In Group/Outgroup: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Middle Class
Personality Traits: proper, caring, curious, sense of adventure,
Physical Characteristics: fat, cute, old gentleman, mustache
Voice/language: English accent, proper
Other Notes:
Just arrives in London
Gets sucked into the whole thing
Character Name: Basil of Baker Sreet
In Group/Outgroup: In
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: Middle class
Personality Traits: detective, Sherlock homes, self involved, obsessed with work, curious, can't help but be compassionate
Physical Characteristics: Mouse, Sherlock homes attire (pipe, hat)
Voice/language: English
Other Notes:
Tried to capture Ratigon for years
Bar by the sewer-
Scoundrel place "low life ruffians"
Octopus, frogs, and lizards performer- made fun of out-group
Mentions Ratigon's name- they are scared and drug them
Movie: London-1897
Mice-main breed/All pretty much same color- and of same in-group
Verdict: Not much racism. Does discuss differences between mice and rats (rats being offensive, but rat is still leader)
Movie Title: Dumbo
Released: 1941
Character Name: Dumbo/ Jumbo Jr.
In Group/Outgroup: Out- called a "freak"
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: N/A
Personality Traits: curious, shy, loving, lonely, innocent
Physical Characteristics: baby elephant with abnormally large ears
Voice/language: Doesn't speak
Other Notes:
Character Name: Mother
In Group/Outgroup: Out
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: N/A
Personality Traits: loving, ideal mother, different than other elephants, compassionate
Physical Characteristics: Elephant
Voice/language: N/A
Other Notes:
Big trouble for protecting him. Solitary confinement-out-group. different than other women
Character Name: Other Elephants
In Group/Outgroup: In
Good/Bad: Bad
Economic Status: N/A
Personality Traits: gossips, rude, annoying,
Physical Characteristics: Elephants, 2 black
Voice/language: variety, of accents and not, proper
Other Notes:
Character Name: Mouse
In Group/Outgroup: out
Good/Bad: good
Economic Status: N/A
Personality Traits: kind, helpful, friend
Physical Characteristics: mouse
Voice/language: proper
Other Notes:
gets elephants back by scaring them.. Helps dumbo become a star
Character Name: Jim Crow/ and Gang of Crows
In Group/Outgroup: Out
Good/Bad: Good
Economic Status: N/A
Personality Traits: Don't fit it, actually kind, smart (use physiological ideas)
Physical Characteristics: dark, clothing, glasses, cigar, top hats
Voice/language: black language "brother"- " whats fryin' boys?" laughing, bluesy singing "but I don't seen about everything, when I seen an elephant fly: style of dance and movement
Other Notes:
Jim crow. mouse says, what are you boys doint down here. Why don't you fly up a tree where you belong. Out group definite reference. Out group- end up helping him learn how to fly
Humans-very mysterious (like Lady & Tramp)-no faces, shown as dumb, and tormenting, and mean.
Traveling circus-hard work, everyone helps. Including newborn dumbo
Only shows human workers as black- cant really see but looks like it.
Redemption Storey (more like disability story than race):
Dumbo (big ears)-outcast/outgroup because of different appearance (not necessarily race related, because just one person not a group)- nicknamed dumbo by other female elephants, mean. Really Jumbo Jr. Mother loves him anyway. called a "freak"- learns to fly- everyone nice to him, becomes a hero. Happy ending. Friends with crows, gets to go back to mother.
Mother hood:Women animals get baby-usually no father
Verdict: Very similar to lion king article in stereotypes, but shows them as good characters, differently than lion king and jungle book. - Crows