Therapist Reacts to Implicit Bias in ZOOTOPIA

Two bros chilling in a video five feet apart so the dog can have a nice place to snooze between them

“Go back to the forest!” “I’m from the Savanna!” I think immigrants could relate to this.

i have always been so struck by the moment where Judy says "youre not like them!" and he replies, "oh, there's a them now?" thats very heavy and real and completely encapsulates the whole movie's thesis.

Fun fact: When investigating Nick Wilde for the first time when he walks into the Ice Cream Shop, she jaywalks across the street. This is not something she normally does. When giving out tickets, she never jaywalks, as she has a deep respect for the law, but this one time seems to be an exception.

I think part of the reason why Judy feels that she cannot be biased is the fact that she actively fights against a bias herself as to what bunnies are capable of. It is particularly easy to feel that as a victim you are incapable of also being a perpetrator.

I just realized that that when the pig told the cheetah to go back to the forest, it had the same energy as telling someone from Asia to go back to China,Japan or India. Damn, dudes, thanks for the likes, I didn't expect this to blow up.

I just noticed the reaction of the predator reporters in the news conference scene. All of them immediately go defensive, ears back, and nervously looking around them. Subtle, but effective to show the instant ripple effect of her statement.

I love the fact that Alan cries so openly, it needs to be applauded for how normal it is.

Didn't even touch on the fact that the real villain the whole time was the most innocent seeming animal of them all. No matter how "good" or "nonviolent" they seem to be, anyone has the capability of being a terrible person.

Omg so that's why "oh wow you're autistic? I couldn't tell!" Feels like such a backhanded compliment

17:11 really hits home. I am a flamboyant dude and since middle school lots of people just assumed that because I was flamboyant I was gay, despite my protestations. Eventually I just ended up acting “gay” because that’s what they expect. It felt awful that nobody believed me, even when they were like “it’s okay we won’t judge you for being gay”

“The mark of a good apology is less about, he’s crying again” I love sentence like these that get cut off and flow into others 😂😂

I love how the case is solved because Judy's parents, quietly in the background, resolved their own prejudices and started working with a fox.

One thing not mentioned! The great thing about this movie is that there's more than one implicit bias playing throughout the film. Nick represents racism (being viewed as a predator, untrusted on sight), which is easy to see, and Judy represents sexism (breaking into a big-animal profession, being called cute), which can be a little more difficult to recognize. But you can really see it when Nick says there, "You bunnies, always so emotional." It may be that he's showing a bit of his own bias there, but I think personally that he does recognize the bias of the statement and is using it to tease her, possibly as a last, mocking little gentle jab because she hurt him with the same kind of thing.

I DO find it ironic that Judy was a victim of bias, herself, when she was a child....she wanted to break the norm and be a police officer, because she believed the mantra that "anyone can be anything." Her parents scoffed at this notion and said "no, you just need to be a bunny. Be a carrot farmer. Settle for what is safe and comfortable. And even when she gets to the police academy, the polar bear instructor ALSO says ""Just QUIT....you are not worthy of this. Give up." but she is determined to fulfill her childhood dream of being a police officer, and eventually, through hard work and perseverance, she achieves this dream. She breaks the bias, so to speak. But then, Judy meets Nick, and because of her upbringing and life experiences, she INSTANTLY does not trust Nick because he is a fox, and she has been raised to believe that foxes are untrustworthy and malicious and bad. And she even eventually starts to trust Nick and they become friends....and she's even willing to consider Nick as her new partner. But then, when she falls back into the implicit bias, Nick calls her out on this....and I respect Judy because not only is she willing to consider that her personal beliefs are wrong (i.e. when she thought it was the wolves who were Night Howlers and it turned out to be toxic flowers making the animals go savage) she is willing to sincerely apologize to Nick and admit that she was wrong. She was willing to take responsibility for her mistakes and make them right.

Worked at Fast Food a while ago, and some customer was being REALLY dumb. My manager at the time, is Native American. So when this customer says "Go back to your country!" I actually had to hold back a laugh. Bro this is his country But it's still sad that just the skin tone was enough to make that man think less of someone else.

The way that Gideon apologizes as soon as he sees Judy again immediately tells you he has been to therapy. Good job Gideon!

Can we mention the beautiful line “Oh there’s a THEM now?” It’s perfect and shows his emotions and feelings wonderfully

I loved that, during the big reveal, it's the villain is this meek little sheep. You as the viewer are implicitly put in this 3rd person perspective, you're above the petty biases of these dumb animals. And then, in a brilliant moment, the frame of this twist says that YOU are just as susceptible. Teaches you that you need to work on yourself, no matter who you are.

As a woman with an obvious disability (I use a power wheelchair), I have also gotten the "you are so articulate" "compliment" so many times, or people are surprised that I have 2 Masters degrees. It was worse when I was in middle and high school when I was literally treated like a young child because people just assumed I had an intellectual disability, so I think it's slowly getting better. However, I guess my only criticism is that many times when diversity and especially bias are discussed, disability seems to be the last group included in the discussion if at all. That being said, as also a white person raised in a progressive household, I'm sure that I've been guilty of similar microaggressions, and my friends probably did what I did and let it slide because everyone hates conflict and confrontation.