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These old Disney movies are a little bit like your aging Uncle Frank. Honestly, he means well when he points out that Will Smith is "well-spoken." It's just that he, like the assemblage of clips below, dates from a time when people were unfairly characterized by their ethnic background (the acceptable methods are, of course, religion, geography, sexual preference and income). #9.
The Merchant from Aladdin
The opening musical sequence from the hugely popular 1992 animated film had to be edited due to protest from Arab-American groups for saying about the Middle East what most of us were merely thinking.
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#8.
Sebastian from The Little Mermaid
In this 1989 film, a Jamaican-sounding crab teaches Ariel that life is better "Under the Sea," because underwater you don't have to get a job.
Lesson Learned:
Up on the shore they work all day
Are we reading too much into it? Do you see anything wrong with how they've drawn "the duke of soul" at 1:57?
Still too subtle? How about at 2:01 when the "blackfish" appears?
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#7.
The Crows from Dumbo
In this 1941 classic, Dumbo the flying elephant runs into a band of jive-talking black crows who sing, "I'd be done see'n about everything/when I see an elephant fly!"
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For its time, though, the portrayal of the crows was almost progressive. The crows band together and help Dumbo learn to fly, so they're counted among the heroes of the film. Remember, this was just a couple of years after somebody introduced a bill to outlaw lynching and congress voted it down. So, you know, you take what you can get. #6.
King Louie from The Jungle Book
Having outgrown the crude portrayal of African-Americans as black crows, in 1967 Disney decides to portray them as monkeys instead.
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#5.
The Siamese Twin Gang from Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Overt racism against African-Americans was obviously intolerable by the time this Chip n' Dale series began in 1989. Overt racism against Asians, luckily, was still on the table.
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The video becomes cringe-worthy about six minutes in:
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#4.
Sunflower the Centaur from Fantasia
Of all the items on this list, this is the one Disney has tried the hardest to make us forget.
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#3.
The Indians from Peter Pan
In this charming musical number, the "Red Man" explains his people's history and culture.
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#2.
Uncle Remus from Song of the South
The tales of Br'er Rabbit are relayed by kindly old Uncle Remus, a black man happily working on a plantation in the post-Civil War South. Disney has never released this one on home video, for some reason.
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#1.
Thursday from Mickey Mouse and the Boy Thursday (Book)
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Some choice quotes: "Well, well." Mickey laughed ... "So I'm supposed to be your governess and nursemaid, and you can't even talk!" Perhaps the most depressing part is that this was somebody's idea of tolerance, back in the ideallic '40s: "Poor little guy! He just makes mistakes. He doesn't know any better. I'll just have to be patient and teach him the right way to do things," said Mickey. If you liked this article, you may also enjoy Ben Joseph's 10 Most Ridiculous Overseas Rip-Offs of American Films. Or, check out Mike Swaim's rundown of some very naked propaganda. |
The author made his/her case about what they percived as racist element in these films but in none of the post I've read has anyone made a case about why these films are not racist. All I've read in these post are "people are way to sensitive", "people worry too much about being politically correct". Someone explain to me why these films aren't racist or at least offensive, and provide evidence or examples and not a red herring argument.
you all are reading way too much into this.first thing DISNEY IS NOT RASCIST!!!! i personally LOVE disney and i think the person who wrote this must have a lot of time on their hands.This is rediculous and im offended! :(
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I recently watched Fantasia again, with this article in mind, and would like to point something out: Sunflower is not the only African centaur in Fantasia! It's true that there are no black centaurs in the dance, but when Bacchus enters he is briefly accompanied by a pair of rather glam zebra centaur girls whose upper halves are, yes, black women. My point is, while I agree that the initial inclusion of Sunflower was a very insensitive move, her later removal from the film did not, as you say, insinuate that there are no such things as black centaurs in Fantasia-land. Would it have been that hard to rewatch the sequence before you wrote the article?
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i do like fox and the hound and the crows from dumbo. i liked that horrible grammar song,but i was to young to realize the jim crow connection
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I don't think that any of these things are racist. Everyone these days is looking for some way to criticize people for being racist when no one is EVEN being racist. Everyone is just looking for something to cry about. You have to consider the time period that these films were made in. You're looking way too into it and I think you just want something to write about for attention. So Ben Johnson, whoever you are, get over it and seriously get a freaking life! Disney is a great company for kids and anyone who is trying to put it down and make it into something controversial is in actuality the one that it being the "bad" person. No one can ever leave anything innocent alone anymore can they? Everything has to be a conspiracy or no one is happy. Let it be.
I don't think these are offensive, 4 is pretty bad though. but I'm half black and half korean and I actualy think it's funny
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The whole racist argument goes both ways. The Irish, Polish, and Italians are lampooned just as much as blacks, Mexicans, and Arabic people. We just don't notice them because we're socially conditioned to accept the stereotype that anyone from the South is a bare-foot hillbilly and that all Italian-Americans are part of mafia family. Get over it folks; racism is everywhere and it's not going away anytime soon, sadly.