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Post by Mentat_Tir on Mar 28, 2002 11:07:30 GMT -5
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Post by UltimateTrekker on Mar 28, 2002 11:46:29 GMT -5
It's sometimes scary to see old cartoons and what they did.
I saw one that was set in a zoo and they showed the African Elephant (que normal elephant) and the Indian Elephant (que elephant in full ceremonial garb with head dress and dancing and doing the "woo woo woo woo" thing with his mouth...)
Very Ouch.
(edit) Just finished reading. So it's on in Latin America but not here? THAT's a joke!
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Post by Elric3960 on Mar 29, 2002 3:58:57 GMT -5
Warner Bros. Cartoons had a history of poking fun of everything under the sun so why should it suddenly be viewed as a problem?
Are Disney fans going to stage protests because the short "A Corny Concerto" made fun of "Fantasia?"
There was a limited edition collection of Warner Bros. Cartoons that were banned because of the more controversial stereotypes and currently-questionable images. IT SOLD LIKE HOTCAKES! Sometimes making something controversial can have the opposite effect on companies, so this could be an economic shot-in-the-arm for AOL-Time-Warner.
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Post by Mentat_Tir on Mar 29, 2002 9:37:00 GMT -5
^ That's a good point, Elric. Take the original movie Peter Pan, for instance. I just watched it for the first time with my four-year old. Just look at all the "offensive" material in that: - Pirates gambling and drinking
- Captain Hook with some contraption that lets him smoke two cigars at the same time
- The "What makes the Red Man Red?" song), obviously a racial slur toward native Americans
- Scantily-dressed Mermaids and Tinkerbell in a short dress
- Then there's Tinkerbell who keeps trying to murder poor Wendy.
I mean, by today's standards, that movie should at least have an "R" rating. Yet somehow we grew up okay. Puzzling, isn't it? |
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Post by UltimateTrekker on Mar 29, 2002 10:27:44 GMT -5
I noticed Peter Pan "What makes a red man red" big time. One of those mouth covering moments.
Disney has OTHER dark horses...
South of the South has been virtually disowned. Disney will NOT rerelease it or air it on TV
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Post by Ioleeta on Mar 30, 2002 11:43:00 GMT -5
Wasn't Walt Disney racsist in real life?  I don't see how Speedy Gonzales could be seen as offensive, yes it may draw upon stereotypes, but isnt that what most comedians do too? |
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Post by Peter_Pevensie on Mar 30, 2002 12:13:49 GMT -5
Wasn't Walt Disney racsist in real life? Real life as opposed to what, exactly?  ;D  |
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