>>1986.
that must have been when.
A bunch of cartoons from other studios have been shelved
for similar reasons, like Warner Bros. Merrie melodie's
"Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarves". Some Tom and Jerry
cartoons (Hanna and Barbera, when they worked for MGM)
would show a (stereotypical) black maid, etc. I've seen
some Looney Tunes where Bugs Bunny outwitted a black
character who was seen as dimwitted or addicted to
gambling. (I think one of the characters in "Coal Black"
had dice for teeth)
These days Disney Channel has at least one show focusing on black characters, The Proud Family.
Historically, Disney seemed to almost ignore the existence of Black Americans. The company seems sometimes to be overcompensating for that today.
At any rate, it's interesting that the name of the show is "The Proud Family" because one of the things the contemporary Left hopes to redistribute to historically oppressed minorities is the alleged pride of the majority. Just as the Left seeks to tear down the pride, nationalism, patriotism, etc., of the "priveleged" group, so it seeks to instill in the "oppressed" a pride, a nationalism, and a patriotism that is almost downright national socialist (Afrocentrism merely attributes the "creation of civilization" to Africans instead of "aryans"). Witness that Leftist American ethnic leaders, who dismiss American patriotism, are quite insistent on the maintenance of "race patriotism." It's not so much that the Left is opposed to patriotism per se, but that they seek to redistribute it.
What I don't understand is why anyone with half a brain thinks that poor trailer-park or backwoods rednecks are stuffed to the gills with racial pride or patriotism. This is another reflection of the Fist World/Third World Left dichotomy. Where do they get this nonsense?
Some of the old Popeye cartoons also had some of this. There are several where he goes into a jungle and you can hardly tell the natives apart from the monkeys. There were also WWII era Popeye's where the "japs" were always portrayed has having huge buck teeth and big glasses and always saying, "So Solly".
I saw all those cartoons as a kid and they had no big ompact on me - they were just cartoons.
I used to love the old Little Lulu cartoons - but those aren't shown any more because Lulu had a black maid. There are new versions of Little Lulu - but they've changed the original lyrics from the Little Lulu song. Most baby boomers will remember:
"Little Lulu, Little Lulu
With freckles on her chin
Always in and out of trouble
But mostly always in,
Using Daddy's necktie for the tail of her kite,
Using Mommy's lipstick for the letters she writes
Though the clock says seven-thirty,
It's really after ten
Looks like Lulu's been repairing it again,
Though you're wilder than any Zulu
And you're just as hard to tame,
Little Lulu I love you you just the same, the same
Little Lulu I love you you just the same."
I'll let you guess which line has been changed in the new version.
Some of the old Popeye cartoons also had some of this. There are several where he goes into a jungle and you can hardly tell the natives apart from the monkeys. There were also WWII era Popeye's where the "japs" were always portrayed has having huge buck teeth and big glasses and always saying, "So Solly".
I saw all those cartoons as a kid and they had no big ompact on me - they were just cartoons.
I used to love the old Little Lulu cartoons - but those aren't shown any more because Lulu had a black maid. There are new versions of Little Lulu - but they've changed the original lyrics from the Little Lulu song. Most baby boomers will remember:
"Little Lulu, Little Lulu
With freckles on her chin
Always in and out of trouble
But mostly always in,
Using Daddy's necktie for the tail of her kite,
Using Mommy's lipstick for the letters she writes
Though the clock says seven-thirty,
It's really after ten
Looks like Lulu's been repairing it again,
Though you're wilder than any Zulu
And you're just as hard to tame,
Little Lulu I love you you just the same, the same
Little Lulu I love you you just the same."
I'll let you guess which line has been changed in the new version.