Song of the South | Things Disney Wants You To Forget
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- Disney’s 1946 film Song of the South was the studio’s first major feature to be shot predominantly in live-action. Focusing on the stories of Uncle Remus, an ex-slave working on a plantation in the Southern US during the reconstruction era - the movie was almost immediately met with backlash upon release. The movie’s depiction of African Americans and the Reconstruction Era came under criticism for being ‘racist,’ and despite a handful of theatrical re-releases, Disney has never released the movie on home media in the USA. While it has seen various international releases - it hasn’t been available on any market for over 20 years. Disney has refused on multiple occasions to re-release the movie physically, or digitally, for any reason - and most recently, the company has made moves to re-theme classic Disneyland ride Splash Mountain, based on the movie’s animated sequences.
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Uncle Remus was a really nice, humbling and really likeable guy. You want to eat that guy. And his song is beautiful and deserves that Oscar
Amazing actor but the movie was racist
"Eat that guy"? 🤨
Eat him? 😭
i don’t want to eat him.
Oh uh okay cannibal
I feel like Song Of The South should be a important conversation for people to have about the history of depictions of african-americans in movies. I feel like something like this should be made into a documentary because it's history and controversy.
Though I have doubts that any footage remains from the behind the scenes filming and day to day work of the film it would be incredible to see what it looked like. But due to Disney and certain others that are dumb and think the film and stories are racist for some unfathomable reason I don’t think we are likely to get anything deeper on it for a long time and with Splash Mountain being changed into something else well Disney is certainly trying to bury it like a corpse at Lake Mead.
I feel sorry for Bobby Driscoll. This film shows his great performance as a child actor. I wish we could see it again.
then theres the folklore and books it as based off of
@kemekoist you can literally watch the whole film on youtube. Someone posted the film but into 5 min clips just play them back to back and you are set.
@@starskreem8258 Thanks for your suggestion. Have a good day☺️
The thing about it is all of these perceptions are merely the projections of a modern audience on a film based on a time period that no one alive today has any memory of.
The entire intention of the film was to be as a work arguing against prejudice while arguing that someone not of a particular cultural group can still come to enjoy the cultural works of other groups. The entire basis for the film - The Tales of Uncle Remus - is based entirely on this premise of mutual understanding and finding cultural value in stories that aren’t of your own cultural identity because the author of the book - Joel Chandler Harris - had grown up listening to some of the slave folk tales, even though he wasn’t a slave himself. He came to admire them and wanted to show these stories to a wider audience that could appreciate them just as he had.
In a twist of Irony, the censorship of “Song of the South” is the exact mentality that leads to the isolation and destruction of a cultural heritage. The declaration of the film as “taboo” smothers the cultural traditions the film is rooted within and, thus, smothers the cultural heritage of the group it seeks to appease. It’s a form of tragedy, especially considering the importance these stories have for the wider, southern culture; both black and white.
I agree. It seems like every time a movie or show gets released and it depicts a different culture accurately, it is automatically called racist.
It wasn’t that, it was due to audiences misunderstanding the time period and basic history
Everyone needs to read this. Wonderfully articulated.
It was controversial from the beginning, what are you on about?
this was an excellent movie if you could just not pay attention to the slavery part
I definitely don't want to forget this classic
Its literally banned bc of how racist it is
What is the problem with you?
What do you mean Alex🤔
Is your last name really Chisholm?
What’s wrong with song of the south it’s Disneys best animated feature
Disney company should learn that you shouldn't sweep your past mistakes under a rug, like if it never happens, but learn from them so that they don't repeat a similar/same mistake again in the future.
This movie is not racist..........
This movie is NOT a mistake! Anyone who believes this move is bad or a mistake is a stupid, confederate, racist, bigot!
It's stereotypical especially if you have research Walt Disney's views towards minorities
@@Camcavs ask your mom to let you watch this movie when she gets home from her job at the hospital. Not racist lil nig
This movie is not a mistake
I got a DVD of it 20 years ago. My kids loved it watched it many times. Zipidee do dah...
I watched this the other day on TH-cam. It was seriously one of the most pure, and beautiful historical movies I've ever seen. I felt that it was very kind to both of the races, even if there were some things that could be taken offensively to some. But to be honest, that's probably how it really was back then and they didn't have the views that we do now. But I felt that it was such a good representation of what it was like to be a child in that time. It was a beautiful story of accepting others and being truly kind to everyone, no matter what their skin color.
Hate me if you want, but I will stand by the idea that it's a wonderfully pure, historical movie that actually is pretty accurate to how it probably was back then which is more than we can say about modern movies that are made with only bits and pieces of what it might've been like. I absolutely loved it and think that it does not deserve the shame that it has received.
Still got this on VHS. Definitely was one of my favorites growing up. Everything is racists these days.
They were using stereotypes, assuming the sleeves like what they’re being forced to do I’m guessing that you’re white
Fr. This movie represents history. And now it’s considered racist and might get banned. I loved this movie so much. I hate to see such a wonderful movie like this get trashed
I’m glad we got the chance to appreciate the Brers while they were in the spotlight. I love certain aspects of Song of the South such as the animated sequences, the music, and James Baskett and Hattie McDaniel’s roles. Such a shame Disney is completely burying this film and any media relating to it. We can’t change the past, but we can learn from it and go forward.
Uncle Remus was a charming, wise and gentle man.
This is a classic. I think this channel has swallowed Disney’s narrative. Nice job
Brave enough to explain, Denny? Or just gonna drop a snarky comment and run??
This is a classic. That’s what I thought. Nice job.
They should rerelease it, I LOVE THE BR'ERS
I love uncle Remus!! James Baskett was a fantastic actor! All of them in song of the south were!
It was my opinion that even if there were racist slang being used, the wisdom was coming from uncle Remus. I don’t remember any ill will between the humans, just between the animated characters of Uncle Remus’ stories, meant to teach a lesson.
I’m black, my mom is white, and she had me watch this when I was a kid. From what I remember I loved this movie, but now I gotta rewatch it cause I couldn’t comprehend how racist it was when I was 7-
Oh come on! I always liked Uncle Remus since I was little like his song Zippy-de-do-da-zippy-de-a when he was in Brer Rabbit so I would've liked a remake of that classic movie too.
It was a beloved movie because of the real depiction of the freed black slaves, and the stories told. People loved the characters and the music. Wonderful actors did a great job !!! I loved the wonderful characters !!!
Doesn’t change the fact that the movie has been highly controversial (and considered racist) _since it was released_
@@DaveLeeDownUnderwhat do you think about the controversy? Is it justified?
I’m sorry, but this film is NOT racist. Watch Birth if a Nation and this movie back to back and you’ll see this film is downright woke in comparison
Agreed!
Just cuz it’s not as racist as one of the most racist films out there doesn’t make song of the south not racist. It’s definitely a racist movie and there’s not a good reason for splash mountain to keep a ride based on it.
@@Jgleason23 I don’t think it’s racist at all. Insensitive by our current cultural standards? Sure. But not racist. The black people in the movie are not slaves.
@@Jgleason23 Can you point out any specific instance(s) of "racism" in the movie? I have seen the entire movie, AND read the stories, and have found it to be quite the _opposite_ of "racist".
And, the animated parts reflected the written versions pretty well, even the depection of "Uncle Remus" voicing the characters as he told them followed the original stories well.
Applying 21st century standards to 19th century people is a failing to understand history. Judging people by their skin color is racist. Racism is in the eye of the beholder.
@@spinlok3943 (Just a point of clarification, "slavery" was not "racism", it was "business". Not all "slaves" were "black", and not all "blacks" were "slaves". "Slavery" was the "purchase" of labor instead of the "hiring" of labor. It was about the *_PROFIT._* Otherwise, there was no point to "slavery".)
It’s a shame hiding their past, they happened in the past, don’t pretend it didn’t happen, every movie studio is guilty of something, cool video Dave👍😀👍
It’s a perfect movie anyway.
I’m from the UK and we had Song of the South on VHS. My family don’t get why it’s seen as controversial (and my Dad and sister are black).
It's stereotypical and suspect due to Walt Disney's bigoted views but it shouldn't be erased it should expose Walt Disney's ignorance
Because you’re from the UK, you wouldn’t get it or you just choose not to, either way, it’s not for us to explain anything to you and your family.
@@capricornqueen322 wow that's kind of wrong
@@capricornqueen322 wow that's kind of wrong
@@jeremiahst6551 How so?
"And all the bells were ringin'"🛎🏷🔔
“IF I HAD FOR ONE MOMENT CONSIDERED ANY PART OF THE PICTURE DEGRADING OR HARMFUL TO MY PEOPLE, I WOULD NOT HAVE APPEARED THEREIN."
-HATTIE MCDANIEL
“I BELIEVE THAT CERTAIN GROUPS ARE DOING MY RACE MORE HARM IN SEEKING TO CREATE DISSENSION THAN CAN EVER POSSIBLY COME OUT OF THE SONG OF THE SOUTH."
-JAMIES BASKETT
Not to mention, this was filmed during segregation. Tar-Baby was based off of African Folklore known as Anansi the Spider. Bre’r Fox and Bre’r Bear were symbolic characters of the Faver bullies while Bre’r Rabbit was a symbolic character of Johnny, learning life lessons. Best part, Uncle Remus was the wisest of them all. A father figure to look up to. Justice for Song of the South and Splash Mountain in My opinion.
At the VERY least, they should release the 3 animated sequences. I LOVED the trio of Brer's and would even love a rebirth if their cartoon shannanagins! Give me a call Disney, I can work with this ;)
My dad loved the film and I myself think the songs are bangers.
Leonard Maltin said that Song of the South was discussed for the Walt Disney Treasures but it was dismissed. Had they not dismissed it they most likely wouldn’t continue to be asked about Song of the South at nearly every shareholder meeting.
They should release a official copy of it on physical media that way they could curb some of the bootleg traffic of it.
The song is still stuck in my head to this day! Zip a de doo da zip a dee day
I love Song of the South. I have it on bootleg DVD. It’s a true classic. I wish they’d release the soundtrack on CD. I had the soundtrack album. I saw it in the theater in 1972 and 1986.
Hello @tlw1950 are U able to share burn n send myself a copy the bootleg DVD?
I’ve always wanted to check this one out. I’m intertested to see just how bad it has aged if it received backlash at the time.
I have the movie on dvd and I can tell you, this movie is still as magical as it was in 1946
It used to be on TH-cam years ago. The quality wasn’t great, though.
@benjackson7872 how long ago? You mean you actually had to buy or rent it on the platform that isn't a bootleg?
@@raymondmcginley5676 Probably 9 years ago.
@@benjackson7872you can still see it on youtube. The person who posted it has divided it into 5 min clips but they are grouped together so you can just play them all in order. The quality is good. I wouldnt say its dvd quality though but it is watchable.
I know they would never do this, but I really wish they could release just the animated parts seperately someday, I really love brer rabbit, bear, and fox
If you're going to make this a series, Disney's projects they want you to forget, might I suggest "The Wuzzles?" It was one of Disney's first animated TV series, so you'd think it would be a big deal to them, but no. In fact, seems like they've gone to great trouble distancing themselves from it ever existing, minus rerunning the series in the late 90's on Toon Disney (but on early mornings on the weekend, so maybe filler programming). Even the new Ducktales series seems to have been given guidelines on referencing it, making the characters more animalistic mutant hybrids, and not even referring to them by name. Maybe they're embarrassed that it was a short lived fad everyone seemed to forget. But the thing isn't even available on Disney +. Gummi Bears is, and retro Gummi Bear merchandise has been produced, by comparison.
So obscure, I’m ashamed to admit, I’ve never heard of it. I’ll look into it for sure.
@@DaveLeeDownUnder Same here
@@DaveLeeDownUnder It was Disney and Hasbro's attempt at Care Bears. Combining two animals into one to make plushies and little plastic toys. Though the toys themselves were standard 80's cutesy-poo preschool stuff (released under Hasbro's Playskool line), but the cartoon was madcap, zany, the characters were far more cartoonish and wild than their toy counterparts. Bullwinkle's Bill Scott voiced a couple characters, and Stan Freberg was the narrator. The show only lasted a 13 episode season, but they tried to get a second series of toys out.
What about The Black Cauldron? There is much controversy surrounding the making of the film, and it was a box-office bomb. Personally, it's my worst Disney animated film
@@wjteng14 Toy Galaxy just did a video about it a few weeks ago. Movie lost out to Care Bears which kind of makes sense. If you were a little kid, would you want to watch a dark movie with horrifying elements or a bunch of candy colored teddy bears being obnoxiously cute? But at least Black Caldron gained a cult following through the years. Same deal with Emperor's New Groove. Disney never quite knows a movie is successful until it hits home media. Look at Encanto for the most recent example. Ignored in the theaters, became a smash sensation on Disney +.
I'll take Uncle Remus for a neighbor any day over the liberals/leftists that got him canceled. Glad I have a copy of this on DVD.
No one got him “cancelled”. The movie has been highly controversial since release. The company simply decided (many, many decades ago) not to release it on home media. Stop being a drama queen.
@@DaveLeeDownUnder Yes, they did. It may not have been intentional but they did. What happened is one person complained and others followed suit without watching it. Disney has no problem throwing LGBTQ crap in their movies but a kind hearted spirit like Uncle Remus can't be enjoyed by all ages. James Baskett is a part of American history. He was the first black actor to be cast as a lead. In 1946 that was huge. By not releasing it I feel it's an insult to his legacy.
You are wrong. The movie, as shown in this video, was heavily controversial ON release in 1946. The premiere was picketed, and there were numerous demonstrations and protests surrounding the film’s release. The NAACP even spoke against the movie.
Given that you are one to use the phrase “LGBTQ crap”, I can tell exactly what political line you stand on, and why you can’t see blatant and inherent racism within the movie. The movie does not AIM to be offensive, but it was part of a much larger issue rampant in Hollywood at the time. Either that, or you’ve never actually watched the movie and are blindly following this “anti-woke” narrative pushed by your ilk. I agree, the movie should be available for all to watch and study and learn from and it’s a shame this work of cinematic history has been somewhat buried… it is, however, not “cancelled” as you claim.
Also, James Baskett was NOT the first Black actor to be cast in a leading role. (If you cared enough about Black history in cinema, you would capitalize the B - Black is a people, black is a color.)
Sam Lucas was, in fact, the first ever Black actor cast in a lead role, for “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in 1914!! A whole 35 years BEFORE “Song of the South.” Stepin Fetchit, however, is commonly considered the first Black “Movie Star”, rising to prominence in the middle-20s! There was likewise, an entire African American cinema movement beginning around 1915 that was highly popular.
James Basket was the first Black male performer to win an Oscar - HOWEVER, this was only an HONORARY award, not a competitive award. And it was only awarded to him THE YEAR AFTER the film was eligible for competition because Walt Disney and film journalist Hedda Hopper pushed back on the Academy HARD for not recognizing him in the first place.
If you are soooo passionate about this. Put in the effort to do some surface level research instead of regurgitating the classic right-wing buzz-words.
@@DaveLeeDownUnderThanks for the history lesson. Did not know about Sam Lucas. It's sad that I'm actually standing up for this film while you apparently don't appreciate what a great movie it is. You think a liberal would want to preserve a movie such as this. No it's us "right wingers" that stand up for such movies. You want to see a racist movie, watch Birth of a Nation or American History X. I mean don't you think this movie should be shared? Have you actually seen it? I have and I thought it was charming. If isn't canceled why won't Disney release it? I will continue to enjoy this movie regardless of what you think or anyone else thinks.
@@DaveLeeDownUnder I mean I watched this movie as a kid bcoz my grandfather liked it as it was a movie he had watched with his mother, and I never took away anything negative about African Americans from it, all I took from it was Brer Rabbit and how Uncle Remus was so nice and how they all protected the little kids from the mean mum & dad & people in the big house. But I understand as an adult why people have the problem, but as a kid it never gave me any negative feelings re black people, just the opposite in fact, it made me think they were nicer and better people than whites tbh. 🤷
Forget!?!
I don't want to forget Bre'r Rabbit, Bre'r Fox, Bre'r Bear, Uncle Remus, the songs, or the animated scenes!
Ignore the censors & release it on DVD & Blu-ray already! People deserve to see it.
If it bothers them so much, why not remake it with just Uncle Remus narrating & interacting with the animated characters?
Casting won't be difficult either.
Morgan Freeman or Bill Cobbs (not Cosby) could be Uncle Remus
Neyo or Marques Houston could be Bre'r Rabbit
Eddie Murphy could be Bre'r Fox
Kevin Michael Richardson could be Bre'r Bear.
Do you know it's horribly tragic about this? Disney was trying to teach about black history to children without being overly racist or violent and it gets pulled. If they made a movie about Uncle Tom being beaten to death, I don't think they'd be able play that for children.
*THIS 👏IS👏NOT 👏RACIST 👏ITS 👏HISTORY👏*
👏 *JUST* 👏 *BECAUSE* 👏 *ITS* 👏 *HISTORY* 👏 *DOESNT* 👏 *MAKE* 👏 *IT* 👏 *NOT* 👏 *RACIST* 👏
These are the vibes you're giving off:
"Wow. People used to make black people their slaves. So racist!"
"That's not racist! It's history"
Man. America still has such a long way to go.
@@DaveLeeDownUnder No because it's not racist makes it not racist. Why don't you watch it and see for yourself? Disney and most people were fine with it until 2001 when Disney gave into pressure. That pressure coming from idiots who never watched it.
Oooh I love this idea for a series
My daycare would play it back in the 90’s it was on a VHS that had a collection of different songs. So Disney must of snuck it out that way.
It's not racist
I’ll never forget this I literally just watched song of the South yesterday all the episodes
Episodes? It’s a movie…
@@DaveLeeDownUnderI am guessing he means all 29 parts on TH-cam- there is a channel called Song of the South Archive that has the complete movie broken down in 29 parts... And no this movie is not racist- does it stereotype? Yes, all characters are stereotypes in classic Disney and that is kinda the charm of it. We could poke a little fun at each other without malice. Uncle Remus, an old man living in the reconstruction, is warm and inviting. He is wise and kind with no vengeance or bitterness in his heart. He is the "hero" of this story. If depicting a character that way to young kids is suppose to make you think supremacy of another race then you might have the problem of being the R-Word.
We still have "Song of the South" on VHS cassette in it's big plastic box, & kept safe all of these years of watching it (🤞on old VCR's🙏 ;) with so many friends and family of so many "shades"! 😉😢😊
So.........just because a small group of people decides they don't like something, the rest of us can't decide for ourselves?
That is the trend these days.
This may sound crazy, but by this point it’s best to release it. If you know your history, you know it’s actually not that bad.
I’m only 19 and I still remember watching the “zippidy doodah” song in my elementary music class
I'm pulling my socks out of there because the way they act and their stupid old school stuff was so cool I always loved going to Disney land
It had a short-lived VHS run. I knew people who owned it and my husband could check it out on VHS back in the 80s. When Disney burried the film, they worked hard to buy up all the copies, a tactic they've used on other films. Then just burried it in the vault. It hasn't be legally released since then to my knowlege in the US. You can still buy it in other countries, though
Sorry, but this is entirely wrong. It has *never* been released in the US on any home media. Do you even understand the logistics of “buying up every single copy ever made”?? Impossible.
The movie was released on VHS in Japan and the UK, and it’s highly possible bootlegs did make their way to the U.S. There was, however, absolutely no official release.
@@DaveLeeDownUnder Friends of mine owned it back in the '90s, and my husband rented it in the '80s. All US. So, it did have a legal run on VHS
The truth is the movie originally got bad feed back because it was about the parents getting a divorce the movie board would not let Walt use that as a story but in the film the parents are trying a separation that’s why they went south to the grandmothers house
That is absolutely not the reason that the movie "originally got bad feedback".
@@DaveLeeDownUnder if you dig a lot deeper into a story I found out there really was only on protest of the film and it was paid for by a news paper who had a grudge against Disney a lot of the studios in Hollywood hated that Walt was a Christian and when Snow White one an award it started a whole bunch of hate aimed at the Disney studio and fyi the naacp work with Walt on the script to the movie and they gave him a lot of help with the tough story line of uncle Remus plus the film should be seen cause James bassist who played uncle Remus one a special academy award for his role and it had to be done away from the press cause they true ugly Hollywood was way more racist the Disney Walt’s studio was the only studio hiring black artiest none of the other studios did that and if you wanna talk about very racist films universals 1930 ish musical showboat is the most offensive film I have ever seen yet turner classuc movies reruns it a lot and nobody complained about that film.
Its a film ..a story..great animation and songs and characters...leave it alone.
Leave what alone? We can’t talk about the movie?
(It’s also not a great movie - aside from controversy, it’s incredibly average. I guarantee you’ve never watched it.)
@@DaveLeeDownUnder hi Dave
I'm 65 and certainly have seen it, both at the cinema and on video. As you say its not a brilliant epic but for its time it was cutting edge and was classed as a Disney classic until the politically correct brigade took over.
Think its a generational thing, i grew up with it so it was a film from my childhood and see it as such. 👍
Total rewriting of history much? It wasn't met with backlash for "racism" upon release. Rather, in recent years a small minority of racial grievance activists have labelled it so because apparently depicting characters with period accurate accents is "racist". Not impressed.
No not at all. And yes it was.
“Criticism in the black press, however, was more politically divided. Richard B. Dier in The Afro-American was "thoroughly disgusted" by the film for being "as vicious a piece of propaganda for white supremacy as Hollywood ever produced." Herman Hill in The Pittsburgh Courier felt that Song of the South would "prove of inestimable goodwill in the furthering of interracial relations", and considered criticisms of the film to be "unadulterated hogwash symptomatic of the unfortunate racial neurosis that seems to be gripping so many of our humorless brethren these days."”
Also, Disney having not released the movie in the US on home media EVER, shows that there has at least been some widespread criticism of the film for more than 30 years. 20 years without any kind of physical release whatsoever? Yeah… ok… these “minor grievances” all came in “recent years.”
Before you accuse me of something… do some research. Not impressed.
White supremacy is a term used by Marxist ideologues, of which the critic and journalist class is heavily skewed. Still, the vast majority of critics at the time would have been unphased by the movie, and the public likewise. The exception, a few Black activists, doesn't prove the rule.
Also, do some research? Haha you copy and pasted from Wikipedia. Low effort, not impressed. Further, wikikipedia is a website captured by leftist moderators; the small minority of grievance activists I mentioned in my first comment. Since as this vocal minority get elevated in the media, it's no wonder Disney would rather not release this innocuous movie.
Stop being butt hurt and contributing to the great lie spread by TH-cam content creators that this film is controversial or offensive when it isn't.
Been searching for the film for awhile. I'm from America, but for what I heard about being international release, I tried to know if the film was on Disney+ UK, but it turns out it wasn't available.
Song of the south is not racist and people are stupid.
Love that movie
If only people at school would know their history
Clearly they didn’t want us to forget that badly because they kept splash mountain ride the exact same for years with the characters from Song of the South
Very few people are even aware that the attraction was themed after Song of the South. There’s nothing in the attraction that specifically even mentions the movie’s name. As mentioned in the video, they’re now re-theming the ride.
@@DaveLeeDownUnder still screw Disney for exploiting different racist for profit their racist as hell
Disney (2022): Ah Sh*t here we go again.😒
The backlash came from after re-releases in theaters. The movie actually did pretty good when it came out
this is late but if you make this a series please do the replacements
I remember seeing it in the theater back in the 80s and after that it was gone
If they had just released the VHS back in the 80s like they planned, we wouldn't even be having this conversation. Song of the South's offensive elements would just be another alongside Peter Pan, Dumbo, Lady and the Tramp, Aladdin and The Lone Ranger and all their offensive bits.
A Classic masterpiece ❤️❤️
I sure as hell am not gonna forget it
There is absolutely NOTHING racist about Song of the South. Zero!
Ok then. Explain why it’s been controversial _literally since release_
@@DaveLeeDownUnder because people are so obsessed with race that they see racism EVERYWHERE, regardless of facts.
It’s arrogant and patronising white people molly coddling minorities, trying to wrap them in cotton wool and speaking on their behalf.
@@DaveLeeDownUnder it’s only in the modern day that there’s been any form of controversy.
All the black characters, particularly Uncle Remus are treated with utmost reverence throughout the film. If anything, the “bad guy” is little Johnny’s mother.
So no, not controversial literally since release whatsoever.
There are all kinds of films out there. Many of them have subject matters people wouldn’t agree with. Doesn’t mean you ban it. People are grown adults and can decide what they want to watch. As it stands Song of the South was excellent and enjoyable. Nothing racist about it. People are just too overly sensitive about every tiny little thing.
The movie isn’t “banned”, it’s just not readily available (legally). I’d like to hear you tell those from minority communities who *are* offended by the film that they “are just overly sensitive about every tiny little thing.”
Song of the South isn’t just controversial in the modern age - it was controversial upon release (where there were picket lines at theatrical screenings).
For those who think Song of the South’s racial overtones weren’t a big deal… PLEASE STOP REVISING HISTORY you can even go to the Song of the South Wikipedia page and see that Disney’s own publicist Vern Caldwell said at the time “the n3gro situation is a dangerous one. Between the n3gro haters and the n3gro lovers there are many chances (for this project) to run afoul… all the way from the nasty to the controversial.” This was being said behind the scenes EVEN BEFORE the film was complete! Not to mention NAACP protests at film showings throughout the country in the 1940s AND the ultimate shame that the actor who played Uncle Remus (“a jolly ex-slav3” and depicted a freedman) couldn’t even attend the ATLANTA PREMIERE of the FILM due to Jim Crow laws in the South at the time which separated the races, and Disney did that to appease white Southern segregationists, and later he won an Academy Award!!
The uncle received/won an Oscar from this film. How is this controversial 😒
It’s not even remotely racist, it’s a pretty accurate depiction of black people from an uncomfortable time in our history. This should be celebrated and is instead incorrectly labeled racist and shelved. Some people need to grow a spine
Every word of what you just said is wrong.
@@DaveLeeDownUnder I’m sure to an idiot, everything seems wrong huh?
I’m sure to a moron, everything seems wrong huh?
@@DaveLeeDownUnder well you got it wrong the first time. Not shocked you’re doubling down on it
I remember that movie loved it reminds me of my grandfather
Happy every time you upload Mate😇🐒
You can't erase the past, no matter how ugly it was
0:00 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 Am I gonna stay awake tonight!!!
At least protesters didn't throw smoke bombs into the theaters, unlike the protesters of Coonskin
It’s so surprising that there’s funko pops of the animated characters
Yall should actually watch because it's actually not bad and everyone I've shown it too didn't think it was racist they thought it was really wholesome
this is a sweet movie, What are you talking about?
I watched it recently and while it is set in a plantation it is treated responsibility and respectfully
I saw this movie as a young child in the 70s. I am white. As a child, I love it, however, even at a young age (born in 71), I felt uncomfortable with why the blacks were so much poorer than the whites. I think it helped shape my views of injustice in the world. I also saw Remus as a hero offering kindness and advice to everyone. Similarly, at a young age, I saw scarlet O’Haras maid as a hero, who kept trying to put the idiotic heroine on the right path. My conscience was bothered while watching any movie depicting any minorities that had it somewhat worse that the other group.
My lenses may be skewed because of my race. But I think it helped give me a sensitivity. I have tried to live my life as such. I admit I could be wrong in my estimations. That’s why I think open dialogue is good
I love this! Beautifully said.
I am white, I am European (danish), and Sonh of the South is one of my most watched movies from my childhood.
I loved that movie, I loved Uncle Remus.
It was not until a few years back I was told it was racist..
Then I better understand why I, as a white straight male loved that movie..
It's racist, just like I was born to be, apparently.
Nice to see someone being sarcastic and condescending instead of listening and learning.
🙄😾👼🗡️ 🎶Zippity doo dah, Zippity aaayyy...my oh my, what a wonderful day...plenty of 🌞 headed my way...🎶 - Song of the South.
I'm from the UK and used to have this on VHS 📼
Also never show Bob Iger again, seeing that awful CEO hurts my eyes
Very sad. I would love to see that movie. It's history like it or not
(There's some very nice HD fan-restorations on the InternetArchive) ☺️
I feel like the movie is not actually racist it's just misunderstood
Nothing is racist about this movie I've seen it.
Exactly, if it was racist then all the black characters would be blackfaced white men, not actual black people.
My grandmaw still has it I am lucky to have seen it!😅
They want us to forget yet included it on Disney Singalongs and made a whole Disneyland ride based on it lol
This is making my day not so Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, I love this movie.
The irony is that this story is one of the few historically accurate folk stories brought over from Africa. This is the truest form of black history that America has.
I refuse to forget!
Have you ever seen the movie?!
You forgot to mention the part where they stole Brer Rabbit from black people
Love the part where I was told how it was racist
It's a great movie. The proposal criticize it are the problem
So, the Black community is the problem?
Loved that movie
The film was 76 Years old
And?
@@bobcat24 And what?
@@bobcat24 and the movie is literally the time that it came from so it makes sense it's the way it is
@@jeremiahst6551 Oh
I can't wait to see what the other parts are going to be. Maybe "Der Fuehrer's Face" will make an appearance.
Super-Duper Super-Men.
@@MatthewChenault That's my favourite line in the cartoon too!
@@spews1973, I liked Mussolini in the cartoon.
I understand not getting historically accurate but how are the African Americans portrayed negatively bc last I checked they're portrayed just fine especially Uncle Remus, he's portrayed as a wise friend and someone Johnny looks up to and they don't even mock them or insult them or anything like that.
Sunflower was a hundred times worse and yet it got a censored rerelease? Tbh, I didn't find any scene in the movie as "racist" as the Native American scene in Peter Pan and I personally saw this movie as the start of a new more progressive era for Disney, because racism was still prevalent during the time period this movie was released. Was this movie a bit misguided at times? Yes, but these "problematic" scenes can easily be censored (the scenes that I could see as the most racist in the movie were when the grandmother had the black people bring the heavy objects in the house and "take care of the boy" [but we can see later on that she doesn't actually look down on them] and in the ending scene where the black kid fell over once while the white kids didn't). Some of the scenes also show the beauty of African American culture, like the old blues songs that the black community sing together as a group at certain points in the live action segments. Overall, I think this movie can easily be modified to be "politically correct" for more modern audiences. Hopefully this explains why some people find the movie racist and why others don't
the theme was my favorite part about slash mountain and def suited the ride better than the Tiana thing
I have this on DVD
Assuming that Disney won't renew the film's copyright when it expires then all bets are off far as releasing it goes. Obviously an official version would never be released by Disney but someone else could release it if the enters public domain after the copyright expires that is. Now we might have to wait about 20 years to find out if they renew it or not.
Is that how that works?
@Infinite Planes Once it gets in the public domain Disney can't stop it if anyone wants to release it. But we'll see. I highly doubt Disney would renew the copyright of the film unless they're that desperate to keep it from releasing.
I always loved this movie and the ride at Disney I’m not racist but I did grow up with this
The truth is that this movie is not racist in any way, at all. Modern people are uncomfortable watching black folks from the past.
The fact that you didn't even bother to watch this entire
@@DaveLeeDownUnderbro then why does anybody complain about the racist Japanese war films that warner brothers and Disney made such as tokio jokio or that dictator short