迪士尼影片里的穷人被批"太幸福"
Grumpy's too happy! Disney characters mask the misery of working class life, say academics
They are the children's film characters loved by generations of fans, rich or poor, across the world.
他们是儿童电影中的角色,深受世界各地一代又一代人的喜爱,无论是富有还是贫穷.
Good-natured Bert, played by Dick Van Dyke, is too happy and carefree given the hardships of working-class life in Edwardian London, US researchers claim.
美国研究人员指出,迪克·范·戴克饰演的和蔼的伯特,在爱德华时期伦敦工人的贫苦生活条件下,未免表现得太过快乐和无忧无虑.
Other Disney movies, including Aladdin, The Lion King and 101 Dalmatians were also criticised for making poverty appear benign and climbing the class ladder seem an easy thing to do.
还有《阿拉丁神灯》、《狮子王》和《101只斑点狗》等迪士尼动画片也受到了指责：这些电影将贫困的生活轻描淡写,穷人似乎不费吹灰之力就能成为上层阶级.
Researchers from Duke University in North Carolina looked at 32 films, many of them from Disney, that were rated G – the American equivalent of U – and had grossed more than $100million (£68million) worldwide. They put the characters into classes based on their job. At the top are upper class characters – royalty, chief executives and celebrities.
来自加利福尼亚北部杜克大学的研究人员观看了32部影片,大部分出自迪士尼,级别为G（在美国相当于U级别,即老少皆宜型）.这些影片在世界范围内获得的利润超过了1亿美元（约6800万英镑）.它们根据角色职业来划分阶级.最高阶级是上流社会的角色,如王室、总裁、名流等.
The working class have jobs like soldiers, sailors, miners and sweeps. The lowest category is the jobless poor.
而工人阶级的职业有士兵、水手、矿工、扫烟囱者等.最低的阶级是失业的穷人.
Their analysis showed that in most cases the main character is wealthy and the majority of the cast are either upper or upper-middle class, meaning that poorer sectors are under-represented.
