Verboten!
in the early morning on Tuesday, the 30th of December 2003 by Chad
Find “Song of the South” out there on Kazaa or WinMX. Now “unofficially banned”* in the US by the forces of political correctness.
Its a great set of stories, and a fine movie. This site has all the details. Walt himself loved it,
“The first books I ever read were the Uncle Remus stories. Ever since then, these stories have been my special favorites. I’ve just been waiting until I could develop the proper medium to bring them to the screen.”
– Walt Disney, 1946
I had the book when I was growing up. I’ve seen the movie and it is a great classic Disney before the current crop of fluff. The best thing out of Disney in the past 20 years is “Spirited Away” which was put out by Studio Ghibli in Japan and only translated by Disney for the US market.
But there have been many other banned cartoons. A big search hit on Kazaa now is “Banned Cartoons” which are a lot of the 40’s Warner Brothers Bugs Bunny stuff. “Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips” is one of them that will never be shown again. A lot of anti-Hitler cartoons also.
Damn I wish people weren’t afraid of history, or try to change it to meet their current focus.
* While not officially banned, and a lot of rumours are going around, Disney will not apparently re-release the film. From the FAQ:
Q. Has Song of the South really been banned?
A. No. This is one of the long-standing myths surrounding this movie. It has been said that the NAACP banned the movie, but that simply isn’t true. The NAACP did show their disapproval of the portrayal of African-Americans in the film even when Song of the South was being produced, however there hasn’t been any official “banning” going on anywhere. As far as we know, Disney has taken it upon themselves to withhold this movie from the public. Supposedly, the NAACP has no current position on the film.
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December 30th, 2003 at 2:55 pm
It is a shame to note how many classic cartoons, Disney, Warner Brothers, MGM, that have disappeared in the current political correctness. I cannnot honestly think of anything today that compares with the quality of the older ‘toons in both the qulaity of the animation and the sheer whimsy of the story lines.
Honestly, how dumb are we to let the 40’s and 50’s cartoons be replaced by Pokemon and other similar crap?
January 2nd, 2004 at 10:02 pm
I’m downloading alot of this type of thing from SoulSeek at the moment. While I am not offended in the slightest with any of these cartoons I still don’t feel like they should have been made with these prejudices.
The point of the matter (I think) dosn’t lie with today’s political correctness, I think it lies with yesterdays…..I just see these certain cartoons as propaganda.
My my how times change hey?
January 2nd, 2004 at 10:03 pm
wow half of what i wrote was cut off the side :)
January 3rd, 2004 at 8:26 am
You’re right in that they are propaganda.. All the more reason that they should be seen by everyone, so we have an easier time recognizing it when we see it today!
May 11th, 2005 at 5:21 pm
Song of the South…a true animation classic. No one was belittled or treated badly (ceptin’ Brer Fox!) It was a gentle look at a romantic South that we all wanted to have existed. I guess the crows in “Dumbo” will be the next to go, as well as the sequence “Pink elephants on parade”. The “Mommy” state is worse than Big Brother…it’s Big Sister!
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I forget who said that.
shelton