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* Gideon subverts the [[CunningLikeAFox fox stereotype]] by being fat and somewhat slow witted rather than slender and clever. Is his InferioritySuperiorityComplex partially the result of not living up to the expectations of what a "real" fox should be like? If so, his particular character arc is very {{applicab|ility}}e to toxic masculinity (ie, violence-inducing self-hatred stemming from an inability to live up to traditional hyper-masculine gender roles). Notice how he seems significantly ''happier'' as an adult, presumably because he's no longer living with the anxiety of having to meet those expectations, especially when wearing ''pink'' and with a traditionally "girly" job.

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* Gideon subverts the [[CunningLikeAFox fox stereotype]] by being fat and somewhat slow witted rather than slender and clever. Is his InferioritySuperiorityComplex partially the result of not living up to the expectations of what a "real" fox should be like? If so, his particular character arc is very {{applicab|ility}}e {{applicab|ility}}le to toxic masculinity (ie, violence-inducing self-hatred stemming from an inability to live up to traditional hyper-masculine gender roles). Notice how he seems significantly ''happier'' as an adult, presumably because he's no longer living with the anxiety of having to meet those expectations, especially when wearing ''pink'' and with a traditionally "girly" job.
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* Jerry Jumbeaux, the owner of the elephant ice cream shop. Was he [[FantasticRacism prejudiced toward foxes]] solely based on a stereotypical preconception, was he or someone he knew at the receiving end of an actual scam from a fox in the past, did he somehow hear about Nick's "pawpsicle" hustle and take his precautions a bit too far, or (as pointed out in the FridgeBrilliance page) did he not appreciate his species by fetishized because dressing as another specie is Zootopia's World's version of blackface and Nick [[InnocentlyInsensitive didn't think of that]]?

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* Jerry Jumbeaux, the owner of the elephant ice cream shop. Was he [[FantasticRacism prejudiced toward foxes]] solely based on a stereotypical preconception, was he or someone he knew at the receiving end of an actual scam from a fox in the past, did he somehow hear about Nick's "pawpsicle" hustle and take took his precautions a bit too far, or (as pointed out in the FridgeBrilliance page) did he not appreciate his species by fetishized because dressing as another specie is Zootopia's World's version of blackface and Nick [[InnocentlyInsensitive didn't think of that]]?

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