While the television Girl Meets World, embraced different backgrounds, Zootopia displays what happens when prejudice occurs. The protagonist of the movie Judy Hopps is a bunny that has struggled to fight against the role set out of her to be a farmer like the bunnies before her and decided in a career of being a cop, a job that is mostly bigger stronger animals. She accomplishes this goal in Zootopia, a city that is based on New York City. Additionally, there is a spike of “prey” animals acting “savage” something that is frowned upon in Zootpia. This plot right here is similar to the prejudice people may have when others immigrate to the United States and are not accepted due to misconceptions and ignorance. In an article on the website Paste Magazine written by Zach Blumefeld. “This is where Zootopia more accurately resembles our society—when people feel threatened, the prejudices that they’ve buried bubble right back up to the surface” (Paste Magazine). However, the true plot in the story is to not let others tell your story for you and not to have your background smeared due to lack of knowledge. The moral in this story is that we are going to come across people that are scared of you based on what they have heard but by building relationships and expanding your mind you can learn something …show more content…
New York City is also known as the melting pot of the world. “All five boroughs illustrate this melting pot of cultures through activities, museums, stores and restaurants, where you can meet people of different countries, sample exotic cuisine and products, listen to international music and watch foreign films. With almost 200 languages spoken, 40 percent of the NYC population was born outside of the United States” (Great American Country). New York City hosts millions of people and also a center of such arts such as paintings, films and even music. R&B artist Alicia Keys is a born and raised New Yorker who has spent years creating music and comes from her own mixture of a background. Alicia Keys comes from a multicultural background speaks about her own background and her life growing up in New York City. “I felt I could talk to all of them. My mixed-race background made me a broad person, able to relate to different cultures. But any woman of colour, even a mixed colour, is seen as black in America. So that's how I regard myself." (Alicia Keys). R&B also known as Rhythm and Blues, is a type of jazz music that focuses on themes such as love and relationships. Once again the theme of relationships is brought up in something as generic as music. One song that speaks out to me by Alicia Keys is “Empire State of Mind II”. In Alicia Keys’s R&B song “Empire State of