摘要：Earlier this summer, we were both at the Harbourfront Centre, on Toronto’s waterfront,
watching performers do magic tricks for children and families. One of the performers was
dressed as a pirate straight out of Walt Disney films, such as Hook[1] and Pirates of the
Caribbean. He had a parrot on his shoulder, long leather boots, and a skull and crossbones
hat. While he was introducing himself, he made a point to say he was a good pirate “unlike
those nasty pirates out of Somalia.” This performer juxtaposed his pirate character against
Somali pirates by creating a good/bad dichotomy. His pirate character represented the
mischievous but good-hearted pirate constructed in Disney films. The Somali pirate, on the
other hand, represented a threat to the safety of all people.
