Posted on 02/08/2023 8:38:14 PM PST by rlmorel
This excellent article from The American Thinker is a discussion of the merits of criticisms leveled by the Left at the Disney movie from the Sixties Song Of The South.
"In celebrating Black history month this year, I thought it would be fitting to finally recognize a triumph of African American literature that has, ironically, been falsely accused of racism. That achievement is embodied in a 1946 Walt Disney movie entitled Song of the South. I assume many of you have not seen the film because Disney has succumbed to the accusations of racism by refusing to re-release it in any form. Nonetheless, you may at least recognize the film’s buoyant Academy Award winning song, “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” which arguably forms the musical backbone of the movie..."
This analysis by Jerry Jacover is reasoned and thoughtful.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
They are both lines from the movie "Blazing Saddles".
Right before Clevon Little sings: "I get no Kick from champaign"
As the article says, Uncle Remus was not a slave.
Being a slave does not define the worth of a person in the eyes of a real human being.
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