19th May 2016, 10:36 PM
Unfortunately you're not getting it, you can't just run with something you have to look at what's actually there. It's the literal form of meta, the self referential guidelines act like wayposts while the metaphors use visually literal transposing of a message, it's a form of communication. The guide lines (His use of the term God and devil) is to open up the idea, its the keystone to make you think so you can expose its innards. You're only looking at the keystone.
There is zero racial metaphor in Zootopia, in fact they avoided it like the plague. What you're seeing is your own beliefs projected on the scenes in the movie. The fact that she said "probably some genetic component" made YOU think of blacks, it made YOU think of different races when in reality the genetic component is so inconsequential we barely have a standardized way to actually examine most of it. The genetic component she was referring to is males because Hops is sexist. She hates that she's sexist because she sees herself as being open minded and benevolent but she can't shake the feeling that males will take advantage of her small stature. The film avoided racial discussion entirely. Think of it this way: If you got a job at the DMV you would become a sloth in that universe. If you're a drug addict and a thief in this world, you'll be a weasel in that one. And if you're a violent person, or resort to violence, and rely on your masculinity you become a predator. The meek shall inherit the earth, an enforced belief by the actions of the main villain who is an herbivore and represents not only women but people who are not prone to violence and anger, the people in the real world who are more 'animal' than 'human'. That's all people everywhere, angry Chinese guys, angry Saudi Arabian guys, girls in Kenya that kill men in their sleep, girls in New York who find their boyfriend cheating on them and get in to a violent scuffle. They're all predators - "animalistic" people. It has absolutely nothing to do with race except your own personal projections.
There is zero racial metaphor in Zootopia, in fact they avoided it like the plague. What you're seeing is your own beliefs projected on the scenes in the movie. The fact that she said "probably some genetic component" made YOU think of blacks, it made YOU think of different races when in reality the genetic component is so inconsequential we barely have a standardized way to actually examine most of it. The genetic component she was referring to is males because Hops is sexist. She hates that she's sexist because she sees herself as being open minded and benevolent but she can't shake the feeling that males will take advantage of her small stature. The film avoided racial discussion entirely. Think of it this way: If you got a job at the DMV you would become a sloth in that universe. If you're a drug addict and a thief in this world, you'll be a weasel in that one. And if you're a violent person, or resort to violence, and rely on your masculinity you become a predator. The meek shall inherit the earth, an enforced belief by the actions of the main villain who is an herbivore and represents not only women but people who are not prone to violence and anger, the people in the real world who are more 'animal' than 'human'. That's all people everywhere, angry Chinese guys, angry Saudi Arabian guys, girls in Kenya that kill men in their sleep, girls in New York who find their boyfriend cheating on them and get in to a violent scuffle. They're all predators - "animalistic" people. It has absolutely nothing to do with race except your own personal projections.