[Arkinsaw]

There is nothing wrong with "Song of the South". The wisest person in the movie is the black man. The white parents are cold and distant, the black man takes the children under his wing. He has nobility. At one point he has to be subservient....and it was intended....and comes across....as a cringe-worthy moment....and nobody watching the movie could possibly think that the wise man's rightful place was to be forced to be subservient to the cold parents.

There is nothing wrong with the movie.

The movie has nothing to do with making slavery seem to be good. It has to do with how you live a life, and your outlook in life, even in bad circumstances.

[3AngelaD]

Well, yes. The elderly black man is the hero of the story. He is the children's advocate, comforter and wise advisor. It's a pity this can't be shown, because there are so few role models like that around any more. Which would you rather have your kid admire, Uncle Remus or Al Sharpton?

[Williams]

In terms of the dialect used by blacks, I don't think there is any doubt many Southern blacks in the 1800's spoke exactly that way. So how is it racist to depict blacks speaking in a realistic manner?

BTW, this controversey is a lot of BS. I note that while keeping the film locked away in a "vault", Disney has re-released it to theaters three times and as late as the 80's. How is that hiding it away because of perceived racism? Disney has just started releasing many of its films.

[Charlespg]

I loved this movie as a kid ,as I got older and learned about US history I came to to see there was a lot of hidden satire in the tar baby story

[lugsoul]

I thought it quite odd that I could buy my daughter a stuffed Brer Rabbit, but neither the movie nor the book, at Disney World.

I've had a bootlegged copy for years, clearly taken from a VHS tape.

[RipSawyer]

There is nothing wrong with the movie.

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As you say, Uncle Remus is the hero without a doubt. It takes a twisted mind to see this movie as demeaning to black people. I was born during WWII and grew up in South Carolina within ten miles of the location of the first secession meeting, this movie made me feel deprived because as a small boy I didn't have an Uncle Remus to tell me tales.