Stereotypes In The Film 'Dora The Explora'

Stereotypes have been around longer than most believe. A primary example is during the Nazi era in Germany, when the government put out photos of "the Jews" having big pointy noses. They were shown as greedy monsters who smelled bad and whose jobs were to ruin the government. Another example is the "cholo" look. The look is seen on the mexican youth. The guys are dumb, gang affiliated, and usually speak broken english. The girls are essentially the same, but they are dressed as guys and their eyebrows are painted on resembling a large checkmark. Stereotypes go beyond races, it targets sexuality, religion, gender, etc. There is a movie out called Tennessee Queer. That name alone is filled with controversy. It involves a man returning to …show more content…
Her main objection in life seems to be to keep the house clean and have enough of a supply of lemon pledge. Consuela from Family Guy seems to be the only thing people seem to know when it comes to how a mexican looks like. Her dark skin, limited english and her undertone of sexuality only reinforces what people think. She is the epitome of what Mexicans are viewed as. Dora the Explora is no exception. Dora is aimed to the younger generation who have no idea of what is happening. Dora the iconic brown-haired girl with a purple backpack. She talks to animals, is free to do what she pleases and goes on adventures; every kid’s dream. She is one of the very few figures that Hispanic children can identify with. She is also one of the select few that have a main part of a kid’s show. Almost every other children show cast the Hispanic looking person (which people make the assumption that it’s the tan person in the show) as a minor character. What is this saying to the Hispanic children that watch it? That they are nothing better than a second thought when it comes to the world of