A representatividade das minorias sociais em programas para crianças surdas: uma análise do desenho animado "Min e as mãozinhas"

Abstract

This research aims to investigate which social minorities are presented and how they are presented in the cartoon Min and the little hands, which is a Brazilian animation, aimed mainly at deaf children, and is also the first Brazilian cartoon made entirely in the Brazilian Language of Signs (Libras). To this end, an analysis was carried out of all eight episodes that make up the animation, namely “Where are you?”, “Gift”, “Surprise Gift”, “Colors are gone”, “Birthday”, “Christmas”, “Do you like it?” and “Play”. Such episodes were accessed through the YouTube platform and analyzed based on the theory of Discourse Analysis, supported by Orlandi (2010). Through the analysis carried out, it was found that the cartoon Min and the little hands presents content relating to some social minorities, namely women, black people and people with disabilities. It was also found that the animation aims to break with culturally established prejudices regarding social minorities and promote respect for differences. Therefore, through this research, it is clear that, from a very early age, children already have contact with content relating to social minorities and that it is the duty of those responsible to know what the child is watching.