Posted on 11/14/2019 5:46:51 AM PST by Enlightened1
NATIONWIDE – Disney recently launched its new streaming service Disney+ in the U.S.
And while many are talking about all the new shows and movies they can watch, others are taking a closer look at the company's classic offerings.
Disney's classic movies like Dumbo, Lady and the Tramp, The Aristocats, Peter Pan and The Jungle Book now come with disclaimers, warning users of "outdated cultural depictions."
The disclaimer is included in the plot description for the films. It reads: "This program is presented as originally created. It may contain outdated cultural depictions."
Older Disney films have been criticized for featuring racial stereotypes like the Siamese cats in Lady and the Tramp, the Native American characters in Peter Pan, and the crows in Dumbo.
One controversial film users won't find on Disney+ is "Song of the South," the 1946 film that has been criticized for its depictions of African Americans.
Disney+ officially launched Tuesday to great fanfare, but it was not without its problems. Some users reported login issues while other said they had trouble accessing certain content.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if soon they start adding those disclaimers to classic movies, as if people have to be told that.
> It’s better than censorship. <
Right. At least Disney is not cutting out the “offensive” parts. But that will probably come later.
They replaced her (re-animated) in at least one cartoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1G20vPaAFM
http://secretvortex.com/tandj49.html
Spotlight: “Saturday Evenuing Puss”
With Tom, Jerry, Butch, Meathead, Shorty, Mammy Two-Shoes
STORY: While Mammy’s away, the cats will play. Jazz, that is.
Mammy Two-Shoes and her later replacement
I am spotlighting this short, a fine one, not because of its inherent goodness but because it brings up the subject of Tom and Jerry being edited and, in some cases, re-animated, for television. I found several versions of this short, and not a single one of them was the original 1950 release. Years after the initial release of the Tom and Jerry films, overly sensitive executives deemed Mammy Two-Shoes far too much of a racial stereotype to be seen on television, so they came with several solutions. I discuss all this elsewhere in a short piece about Mammy herself (love dat woman!), but in case you have come to this page through a search engine, I’ll go through it again. The first solution was to ask Chuck Jones to replace her with a newly animated white owner, a young blond in this film. Another later solution was to keep Mammy, but replace the original voice track with a new, more “correct” voice. As I say elsewhere - phooey! The first solution replaces a marvelously animated character with, my apologies to the great Chuck Jones, a dull one. The second solution shows a complete disregard for the hilarious energy and humor actress Lillian Randolph brought to the part of Mammy. And things got so mixed up in the process that you can even find versions of Tom and Jerry cartoons with the white woman speaking in Lillian Randolph’s voice!
Above is a comparison between Mammy and the Young Girl. Notice how much more rich detail there is not only in Mammy herself but in her personal belongings. I don’t really blame Chuck Jones for saving some time when redrawing the scene for television in the sixties. He was employed by MGM at the time, he was asked to do a job, he did it. I just wish he would have stood up for Mammy Two-Shoes.
I should relate some other things I noticed while watching several different versions of this film, including one dubbed into Japanese. There is a moment when Jerry comes out of his hole to complain to Tom about the raucous music the cats are playing. In what appears to be the closest to the original version, you can just barely make out Jerry’s voice. In another version, there is no voice and Jerry is suddenly doing a masterful bit of pantomime. In the Japanese version, he yells in Japanese. And all three versions work!
This is one of the few Tom and Jerry cartoons where you can see Mammy’s face, although you have to freeze-frame it just right to do so. Being a purist, I refuse to spoil things, so you’ll just have to do a search for yourself.
As for the short itself, it’s very musical. Tom and his friends play hot jazz, Jerry objects, everybody runs around like crazy people.... it’s a Tom and Jerry short, whattaya want?
Lady and the Tramp or Dumbo needs that kind of parental guidance? Snap out of it.
I love Guardians of the Galaxy, but it’s directed by a likely pedophile and contains lots of “stereotypical” men hitting on women.
But Disney is going to tell people that Dumbo had bad messages? Yeah ok.
When are they going to put this disclaimer on everything that has Robert Byrd (D-KKK)’s name on it?
Geez, just take the money and shut up, Disney.
This is actually a REVERSAL of policies to limit access to the movies.
I bought a DVD of Song of the South that was produced in Europe (played fine) and a bonus was a short not even done by Disney—Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs, one of the “Censored Eleven” considered insensitive now.
The blacks who made the film (musicians etc) and audiences had no problem with it at the time, supposedly.
Disney’s first black animator, Floyd Norman, says he does not find Song of the South offensive and he doesn’t consider Walt racist.
Found it interesting in Disney’s Zootopia (2016) when new bunny cop Judy Hopps is called cute by chubby cheetah dispatcher Clawhauser.
“Uh, you may not know this but it’s ok when a bunny calls another bunny cute but when somebody else does..”
“Oh!! I’m so sorry!”
I pictured that as a comment on “the N word is unacceptable but when blacks say it to another it’s a term of endearment.”
Guardians of the Galaxy was rated PG-13; these are G-rated movies with reputations for being innocent.
Like “Song of the South”?
Wonder what Disney is so scared of? Mebbe “culturally outdated” morality?
Warner Bros 1943.
There have been several scenes removed from DAVY CROCKETT from when I saw it in 1955.
Davy’s first meeting with Thimblerig.
A scene inside the Alamo.
Between Disney’s handling of Star Wars and decisions like this, I have never seen a company try so hard to turn away their customers.
If people can't get over themselves watching old Disney movies, it's not the "outdated cultural depictions" that are the problem.
It's the problem of people who are offended by everything they don't like in society.
And of the companies, like Disney, who grovel at the feet of the decadence in our society, instead of playing to the much larger portion of our culture who are not into the debauchery that Disney promotes.
The "ever-offended" I call them.
Cultural Genocide.
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah! They’re bringing back Uncle Remus and The Song of the South!!!!
“One controversial film users won’t find on Disney+ is “Song of the South,” the 1946 film that has been criticized for its depictions of African Americans.”
dammit!
...Netflix programming is just awful now...
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Here’s a way to combat the crap: turn on something that is cultural propaganda. Mute the sound. Let it play out while you do something else out of the room. This establishes ‘engagement’. Come back later and give it one star (hated it).
They will drop those shows quickly if enough people do this.
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