Ask Dawn; South Ursa Relations

 

Dawn: Generally speaking, Zootopia relation with the rest of the world powers are....well they are more positive than negative. There has always been a bit more tension between us, and Grussia, or us and Mainland Panda, but that has largely been a bleed over from the North Mammalian Nations own relationship with those countries. Granted, I am aware my book has only...furthered such tensions. I know for a fact it was banned in Panda and Grrussian, as well as numerous Northern Afrikat and South Mammalian countries for promoting a 'deviant lifestyle.' You've said it yourself, a great deal of the...less western Animalian aligned countries are...to them interspecies relationships are a symptom of social decay. Of course, that sort of accusation has been levied at Zootopia more than once for significantly lesser 'social' crimes.

In terms of my book, well, it's more of a....its largely in it's own bottle. I'm not the Assistant Mayor or Mayor anymore, merely a citizen. So in terms of my book souring relations between Zootopia and other countries anymore than they already were, the impact was minimal. Zootopia has largely had a decent relationship with the nations of South Ursa, and Singapurr, and I don't see that being severely strained due to my works. Although I know my book is pointed to by some as yet more proof at how immoral the 'Zootopian' way of life is. But as I said, it was merely something to add to the list some mammals were already keeping as to why Zootopia was a bad place. It wasn't going to change the hearts of mammals with that sort of outlook on the city at large.

I'm glad to hear there has been little protest in your area due to my book, and I do hope your country does move forward with providing benefits to mixed species families. While I don't know if you are in an interspecies relationship yourself, I can imagine you will at least agree that those of us in such relationships aren't hurting anyone. We just love who we love, and all we want is to be allowed that. I personally believe marriage, tithing, whatever name anyone else myight have for it, between two consenting mammals is an Animalian right, and I hope as the years go on, more countries will arrive at the same conclusion.