Who does not know her? Disney films like “The Jungle Book”, “Dumbo” or “Aristocats” were part of many people's childhood and long after.
But it has long been known and now discussed that some of Disney's popular characters have deeply racist roots. The company now wants to draw more attention to this problem on its new Disney+ platform.
Racism at Disney
In the Disney classic “Dumbo” (1941) about a flying elephant, for example. For example, play the following scene: A group of crows help little Dumbo fly. The leader crow is called Jim Crow and is the namesake of the racial segregation laws that were in force in the American South in the 1960s. As if this racist allusion wasn't enough, the crow's white speaker also gives it a "typically black" and therefore racist speech sound.
But other productions are also riddled with racist innuendos. In “Aristocats” (1970), a “yellow-faced” cat plays the piano with chopsticks, and in “Peter Pan” (1953), Native Americans are referred to as “Redscins.”
Warning, but no removal of the films
Now Disney+ is supposed to issue a detailed warning before the start of such a film that the product contains incorrect stereotypical content. Previously, Disney only pointed out “outdated cultural depictions” in warnings. Now it goes into more detail about racism, but still without using that word: “This program contains negative depictions and/or incorrect treatment of people or cultures. The stereotypes were wrong then and still are today.”
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The studio's growing sensitivity is probably also due to protests by the “Black Lives Matter” movement. But Disney doesn't want to remove the films. As the firm says, it aims to “acknowledge harmful impacts, learn from them, and inspire conversations to create a more inclusive future together.” According to Der Standard, Disney is planning more productions that take diversity into account from now on.
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