Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Pocahontas Stereotypes

Now what are your first thoughts when you think of Native Americans?
Savages?  Noble People? Alcoholics? Sexually crazed beings? Idiots? Foolish? Naive? 
Most of these thoughts about Native Americans are major stereotypes about Native Americans which we have learned as a society through our media such as movies and films and books.
For example in the movie Pocahontas in the song "Savages" Native Americans are portrayed as not being human as being like one of the characters says "devils" Watch this clip to get the look on how Native Americans are portrayed in movies.  

Think of some of the lyrics in the song here are some examples: "filthy little heathens" "They're only good when dead" "Dirty redskin devils" "Their whole disgusting race is like a curse"

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