1) The Lion King (1994)

This 1994 movie helped Sir Elton John and Hans Zimmer win Oscars and was a commercial hit. But what sparked controversy was the Hyenas- Shenzi and Banzai's accents. Actors Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Martin voiced these characters as villainous outcasts. This reinforces negative stereotypes against the African American community. The use of certain accents for the bad characters promotes harmful associations and biases, suggesting that people who share similar accents are untrustworthy or dangerous by nature.
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Edited by Anshika Jain