Black Sterotypes In Movies

Mr. Kennedy

I was just looking up some info on "Song of the South"(a movie that Disney has banned and has no intention of releasing on DVD) and got to thinking, what does everybody think about black sterotypes in movies and things like blackface being banned? I'm especially interested in what our black posters think(if there are any, i'm not sure to be honest). Basically any cartoon that featured the black stereotype:


This lead to a group of Warner Bros. Cartoons called the "Censored 11", a list of cartoons featuring these sterotypes that Time Warner still refuses to sell or air(although the cartoon above "All This and Rabbit Stew" is in the public domain and is also availble on YouTube). One of the banned cartoons, an all black version of Snow White called " Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs", is even considered one of the greatest cartoons of all time. Even Speedy Gonzalez cartoons were banned in 1999 and only un-banned in 2002 after many Hispanics protested that they were NOT offenede by him and in fact had fond memories of watching the cartoons.

So should these cartoons and other movies that feature negative stereotypes be banned and kept from the public, or should they be made available and just have a warning placed before them(like Warner Bros. did with "Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3") that they may be offensive to some people?

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Dakstang

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I think some of them (Like the one in the pic above) just cross the line and should remain banned.

Tyler Durden

These things are a part of all our storied histories as nations and cultures.

Better not to ignore them, but instead to learn from them

3D

Couldn't agree more B-Dog.

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The Dude

Haha, I've actually seen that Bugs Bunny cartoon pictured above! My mom has it on tape, so it must have bee manufactured before everyone got PC. Sure it's racist. But so are the black crows in "Dumbo." And to be truthful, I laughed out loud at the cartoon.

And I'm not racist in the least.

And no, these cartoons shouldn't be banned. We have freedom of speech for a reason and if people are offended by an artform, then all they have to do is not watch. Simple as that.

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thirty7

This is ridicilous. I've been doing a small project at Tafe about Political Correctness and i wish i knew about this before i filmed it. I'm no racist, hell my dad is black, but to have these cartoons banned is stupid. Sure don't make them now if people have a problem with it, but these cartoons are part of history and shouldn't be censored. Plus that cartoon above i have on tape and it's damn funny.

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Dakstang

WC's Resident Redneck

I don't really understand what people find offensive and what they don't when it comes to issues like this.

That is the bad part of having to be PC.

Where do you draw the line?

What is acceptable and what is not?

Miakal

Some of them are part of American folklore and should be heard. Obviously this shit isn't going to be used for the Klan or be marketed to children anymore, it serves a different purpose.