The Dark Origins of Disney's Goofy Character
Mickey's friend has a surprisingly sordid history.
![The Dark Origins of Disney's Goofy Character](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/0/741540_320x180.jpg?v=4)
Disney's affable Goofy character is hard to dislike. His silly and clumsy antics probably brought you joy as a child. But a little history may make you think twice before laughing as an adult. Read more below on Goofy's offensive origins.
![GOOFY IS A LOVABLE DISNEY STAPLE. But before he was Mickey's best friend or the beloved frontman of the Goof Troop, his beginnings were less than pure](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/2/741542.jpg?v=2)
![GOOFY WAS CREATED AS A RACIST CARICATURE OF BLACK PEOPLE. WALT DISNEY'S MICKEYMOUSE LI MICKEY'S REVUE His first appearance was in a 1932 short called](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/3/5/741535.jpg?v=2)
![A FAMILIAR RACIST STEREOTYPE? In his first appearance, he was depicted as a loud audience member at a theater who annoyed everyone around him. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/3/4/741534.jpg?v=2)
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![THERE'S NO PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY. Goofy's origins were racist. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/7/0/741570.jpg?v=1)