Disney Puts New Racism Disclaimer On Dumbo, Peter Pan, And The Jungle Book - This Time Clearly Stating That It’s Wrong
Disney has revised the racism warning on some of its older movies and hopes that the audience will learn something about its “harmful impact.”
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Disney+ has numerous classics like Bambi, and the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs available for streaming. They are decades old, and while millions of people still enjoy these classics, there is no denying that a number of movies contain racist content.
Disney first admitted this last year when they incorporated a disclaimer on movies such as Fantasia, The Aristocats, and Lady and the Tramp, to say that the movies were “presented as originally created” and “may contain outdated cultural depictions.”
When the disclaimer was launched, people accused Disney of attempting to “gloss over” the racism by describing it as “outdated.” The company acknowledged the public opinion and has changed its disclaimer on movies, including The Jungle Book, Peter Pan, and Dumbo, to admit the content is wrong.
The new warning:
“This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now.
Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together.”
Disney gave details on some of the controversial parts, saying that the 1953 movie Peter Pan describes Native Americans as “redskins” and that Peter and the Lost Boys dance in headbands in a “form of mockery and appropriation of Native peoples’ culture and imagery.”
Disney also acknowledges that the 1970s movie The Aristocats shows one of the characters “sing in poorly accented English voiced by a white actor and play the piano with chopsticks.”