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Are cartoon villains teaching children to distrust foreigners? Study claims kids link foreign accents to evil characters

Daily Mail 1 min read 6 hours ago

From The Lion King's Scar to Gru in the Minions universe, many villains in US cartoons feature foreign accents. Now, a study claims that this is teaching children to distrust foreigners.
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