Song of the South

[Shuckins]

I was perusing a thread in another bulletin board when I ran across this item.  Evidently, I'm so archaic in my thought processes, that it never occurred to me that this Disney classic is racist and politically incorrect. 

Anyways, the nincompoops at Disney who make the decisions about releasing the old classics for sale as home videos, have decided NOT to release Song of the South for sale in the U.S.......ever.  Yet, at the same time, it is and has been available in the U.K. for some time.  Interestingly, piratted copies of it have been for sale in Japan, and Disney heads have tried legal challenges to bring that to a halt....and a Japanese court basically told them to get screwed, that anything produced in the 1950s is in the public domain.  Good for the Japanese!   

I always thought Song of the South was a positive film in its portrayal of race relations....at least it was a step up from the stereotypical "black-face" tripe of the 1930s.  It portrayed a poor, uneducated, yet wise,  black man who was <gasp> happy with life, and who was adored <another gasp> by a white child.

One of Disney's best animated classics....forever pigeon-holed by politically correct twits with glass privates.

I hate political correctness.

[lazs2]

Don't we all?

Oh, wait.. nope... not everyone hates political correctness.   It really brings out the nanny in some people.

lazs

[Xargos]

King World edited the hell out of Little Rascals, and eight episodes were removed completely from the television package in 1971 because of presumably racist content.

[Reschke]

While I was growing up here in central Alabama one of my family's dearest friends was very similar to that which was portrayed in that movie. I remember sitting around as a kid listening; while he and my grandfather talked about everything that was happening with the world.

Unfortunately he died when I was about 15 but if I am not mistaken there were several hundred people at this mans funeral. I would also say that the demographics of the crowd were split about 50/50 between white and black, young and old.

Disney is one reason we have this PC BS happening these days.

[AKIron]

PC is perpetuated by people who are so afraid they might have even the slightest racist tendency that they must suppress any and every possible racial connotation.

[Masherbrum]

I was perusing a thread in another bulletin board when I ran across this item.  Evidently, I'm so archaic in my thought processes, that it never occurred to me that this Disney classic is racist and politically incorrect. 

Anyways, the nincompoops at Disney who make the decisions about releasing the old classics for sale as home videos, have decided NOT to release Song of the South for sale in the U.S.......ever.  Yet, at the same time, it is and has been available in the U.K. for some time.  Interestingly, piratted copies of it have been for sale in Japan, and Disney heads have tried legal challenges to bring that to a halt....and a Japanese court basically told them to get screwed, that anything produced in the 1950s is in the public domain.  Good for the Japanese!   

I always thought Song of the South was a positive film in its portrayal of race relations....at least it was a step up from the stereotypical "black-face" tripe of the 1930s.  It portrayed a poor, uneducated, yet wise,  black man who was <gasp> happy with life, and who was adored <another gasp> by a white child.

One of Disney's best animated classics....forever pigeon-holed by politically correct twits with glass privates.

I hate political correctness.

When Eisner took over as CEO of Disney, he made a controversial decision.  He released Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on VHS in 1994.   

Walt Disney stated in his Last Will and Testament that "The film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs shall never be made available to the public, as Snow White is based on my daughter Diane."    Eisner potatod the Will of the very man who posthumously signed his check. 

Knowing this, I'm actually surprised Song of the South won't be released.    We're talking about the one with Uncle Remus right?   

[xbrit]

The term "Politically correct" should be banned for not being politically correct !!
Surely"Politics" is an individuals view of what is correct for given situation, so therefore we have more than one political viewpoint because it is an individual thing. So, doesn't this mean we have our own position on things that are not "PC" but who asks us ? and when they finally do ask will they listen?

[bergy]

Unfortunatly the term POLITICALLY CORRECT is not an absolute, but a variable view point used by manipulators trying to change your mindset for there gain, by making you feel bad about yourself and your  values. We are individuals and correct for you, may not be correct for me, it is a personal value and not a standard to live by or be dictated to you by another person.

Unfortunatly, the term P.C. is now a standard that can turn on a dime and be used against us at any moment to gain political high ground, sad

Song of the South could be used educationally to show our kids how far our society has come in the last 50 years, but aparantly it is more valuable to sweep it under the carpet and forget about it, thats more correct, right?

Techniclly Song of the South is Disneys to do with as they please, but since a lot of use PAID to go see this in a theater at one time, we should have a say in it. If you don't want it, don't buy it, let the consumer choose.....oh wait, we can't do that either, an individual.....choose......th e politicians can't control that.....oh..thats not politically correct, there problem solved.


Sorry...off Rant

[Elfie]

One of Disney's best animated classics....forever pigeon-holed by politically correct twits with glass privates.

I hate political correctness.

So true. Song of the South is the second movie I ever saw as a kid, Doctor Doolittle was the first. It's to bad my kids will never get to meet Brer Fox, Brer Bear and that genius Brer Rabbit. Unless I can get a copy from someone in Great Britain. 

[Hap]

I liked it very much.  Knowing that Disney has taken it off the US sales plate, makes me want to buy it while I can.  Great songs!

[Pooh21]

I was just thinking about this the other day. My mom took my brother and I to see it when they released it in 87.

Political Correctness sucks.