Zootopia is a Disney film about a world where all types of mammals live together as one with supposedly equal opportunities and the main animal divisions are prey versus predators, who lived segregated from one another. Judy Hopps is a bunny who defies society's expectations of prey and becomes the first rabbit cop. He moves to the big city where a big problem begins to arise. More and more animals are becoming wilder and wreaking havoc everywhere and Hopps insists on solving this mystery. Ultimately, a sheep named Bellwether was secretly behind turning predators into savages to reinforce racism and discrimination in Zootopia and assert the supremacy of the prey. She becomes friends with a fox and predator named Nick who becomes her sidekick and helps her learn about the city. We say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination in Zootopia Society In Zootopia society, there are many prejudices and racist ideologies practiced covertly, which impact the individual's life experiences. The concepts of racism, prejudice and discrimination in this film are integrated as a means to demonstrate how, despite the level of equality and freedom America preaches, practices of discrimination against minority groups are still enforced, just more subtly than Before. Zootopia is an allegory of America and American culture where different racial and gender groups have been historically discriminated against. Zootropolis should be a place where there are equal opportunities for all, regardless of the characteristics or groups of animals and denies the historical lifestyle of the past where prey and predators lived in a segregated manner. America emphasizes upward social and economic mobility for all, especially immigrants who immigrate in search of a better life due to our unfortunate historical past where our country was built on the exploitation and discrimination of people of color, as well as on the mass genocide and occupation of Native Americans. Our "progressive" policy aims to eliminate all types of discrimination and build a new and "better" America. However, some groups in the film appear to be discriminated against based on prejudices about whether one is prey or predator. Prey are stereotyped as weak and not good enough, while predators are stereotyped as dangerous and highly capable of violence. An example of this would be how Hopps was discouraged and bullied throughout her life regarding her dreams of becoming a police officer. Her expected role as prey and woman is seen as not capable enough to handle tasks such as law enforcement and social justice. Those are reserved for predators, which is why she is initially assigned as a taxi meter attendant by her male predator superior who dismisses her potential talents and abilities. Nick falls victim to stereotype threat, where the constant negative portrayal of foxes as inherently devious convinces him to give in and become a criminal. Hopps' hidden prejudice against predators is shown after she shows fear against Nick even after he was shown to help her. The ideas of social process and racialization are visible in this film where the animals themselves organize and assign different racial (animal) classifications into a hierarchy. This falls under the concept of race as a social construct because we define the definitions and meanings of racial groups and it is not.