Ignorance In Disney Movies

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After watching these short films I am reminded no matter how advanced our society get in technologies from Iphones to Tesla’s some people will always continue to be stuck in the past when it comes to values and ideas. We have basically endless amounts of information at our fingertips and maybe 10 years away from self-driving cars but some people in this country treat other as if we are in the 1920’s. How is it ok for media outlets to produce content to persuade people into their ignorant narrow-minded ways? Disney movies are the worst when it comes to sending an alternate message of ignorance; they portray woman as a helpless princess that needs a big strong man in order to live happily ever after or they send a message of racism like in the

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