It is so important to me that a kids movie had this conversation in it

This movie gave an entire generation of children a script for how to handle this issue. It showed marginalized kids that it’s okay to call people out, and gave them a script for how to do so firmly but with compassion

It also gave privileged kids a script for how to respond to being called out– which is to listen, have compassion, apologize, and never do the problematic thing again

It also managed to convey this to all the adults who brought their kids to the movies, and all the rest of us who just went because we wanted to

This scene is so important to me

I like how it also showed that EDUCATION is what was important. Clawhauser probably had no idea “cute” was unacceptable with rabbits. Judy corrected him nicely, explained things clearly, and took no offense when Clawhauser apologized.

It also immediately showed how harmful stereotypes could be, and how NO ONE is safe from them (while also later being a narrative about how they are based on some truth when Clawhauser ate the donut.) There are SO MANY levels to this movie I adore it!!