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Why do people want ‘Zootopia 2’ to be about Israel?

JL;DR SUMMARY Zootopia 2's plot, centered on the expansion of climate-controlled neighborhoods and displacement of marginalized species, has led some viewers to draw parallels to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, despite the absence of explicit geopolitical references. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Ethnic CleansingIsrael PalestineGentrificationPolitical CommentaryDisneyZootopia 2SpeciesismJudy HoppsMarsh MarketGinnifer Goodwin

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"more reminiscent of communities such as the San Juan Hill neighborhood in Manhattan"
Durham, North Carolina, United States
"or the Hayti community in Durham, North Carolina, that was all but wiped out"
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
"specifically the bayous of New Orleans, which have always been an important landmark in Black American culture"
Israel
"Why do people want ‘Zootopia 2’ to be about Israel?"

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