Song of the South 1972 Trailer

This is the 1972 trailer for the re-release of the controversial film Song of the South.
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[@dmonk926]

I'm black and I watched this movie yesterday to see what all the hub hub was about. Frankly, I didn't see what all the hub hub was about. There are major Hollywood movies made in the last 5 years that are more deserving of contempt due to racial problems in front and behind the camera, especially with casting. Considering that those movies were not made in the 40's make them all the more egregious. Song of the South is a kids movie, seemingly best fitted for those 5-12, so no, I wouldn't expect deep and dark themes and whatnot, but they MIGHT be there if you analyse closely enough or read into, and they are not negative themes. The blacks depicted were not slaves, they seem to be sharecroppers, common in the reconstruction period. Uncle Remus had agency as he could leave the plantation at anytime, and there was a reason why he wanted to go to Atlanta of all places. Some of it seems a bit distasteful through a modern lens; that the blacks seemed to be a bit unnecessarily subservient to the whites, especially at the end when the crowd was outside the house praying for the boy, that the black kid was being led around by the white boy and girl, and that the father mimicked the accent. But those are still minor gripes compared to the meaning of the story, which was about the power of stories, and that a rich white kid preferred to be in the company of a poor white girl, a black boy and an old black man despite protestations. I have more of a problem with The Princess and the Frog being a token movie in its entirety, made simply because of the bad optics of Disney never having made a Black human animated movie despite covering every single other ethnicity, including an imaginary one. It was made AFTER all the cell animators were fired and they had to be rehired for one last 'special' project. And they blackwashed an Euro story instead of using a traditional Black story or writing an original one. AND the tradition of no black representation is recycling again with the CGI movies. Being one of the 2.5 black Disney movies ever made (I count The Lion King as 0.5), Song of the South is being buried because of pressure from who knows who, fake progressives most likely, but it seems to be par for the course, a course that hasn't really changed even now. The deepest meaning of the movie, the power of stories, is all the more ironic and meta, considering that Song Of the South is literally about censorship. About what people choose to see in stories. About fighting for the freedom to tell and hear stories. I choose to see this movie as record of real Black oral tradition stories, about how Blacks used stories and song to effect their lives not being gloom and doom and despair and fear 24/7s. It's not coincidence that Brer Rabbit (Ingenuity and Survival) was always escaping from captivity, at the hands of Brer Bear (Ignorance and Brute force) and Brer Fox (Malevolence and Superiority). When he returned to the Briar Patch, I see that as symbolic of Blacks choosing, and fighting, to remain in America and make it a better place. I see a movie that gave celebrity to a Black Actor as lead, when no one else would have given that opportunity, that invited him into millions of peoples' homes to see that we were fully human after all. he deserves respect, if not outright admiration, not to be buried in some vault. There is a very strong case that these stories are the reason Walt Disney was inspired to become DISNEY and is no small thing to overlook. I choose to see that Disney himself WAS that boy in the movie

[@heyitsjackie959]

I read all of that. I had never seen that movie and probably will never (because its literally no where to be found) I never really knew what the movie was about, in fact I didnt even know Splash Moutain was based on a movie. I only knew the song. anyway from this comment is sounds like a decent movie

[@fenrislegacy]

@@heyitsjackie959 Same here never watched the movie but heard the song countless times when I was a kid. The song always makes me smile.

[@markriggelink7074]

It is a good singer and maybe a good movie to i never watched

[@Rollin_L]

D Monk, that's a great post. I remember the movie from a 1960s re release, and grew up with the stories and characters. Never occurred to anyone that there was a hint of bad. The worst one can say is to argue about stereotypes, but that is nothing uncommon in Hollywood even today. Even a stereotype has some foundation in reality, and the human characters may be a reasonable depiction of what might be in that post Civil War era. Appreciating the history, the context of the period- both at the setting and at the time the film was made- is not a sign of prejudice. Just because we seen things differently from our current perspective, doesn't mean that the way people in decades past saw things was particularly bad. People knew what they knew, or thought they did. Generally speaking, they were no less innocent, and perhaps a lot less jaded. The makers of this film were extremely respectful of all the characters, hardly creating any intentional disrespect of a racial nature. If we can't appreciate that this is a snapshot in time, and celebrate the universal messages that you describe so well, then we are going backwards, not progressing as a culture.

[@johnnytex1040]

... I never thought my opinion could be changed by a YT comment, but damn... Good job bud.

[@petlover72704]

I think it's disrespectful to everyone who starred in and animated this to not release it. When I was little we were stationed in Germany and I had this on video. I called it "the bunny movie" and I loved it. I watched it all the time. When we moved back to the states of course my video didn't work on American VHS players. I cried my eyes out and my poor dad looked everywhere for a playable copy but obviously that wasn't happening. Just glad it's on KZbin 😁

[@wendyhardin5259]

EXACTLY!!!

[@379Pete]

I saw this and sang the song when I was a kid, and never had the thought of racism enter my mind, even to this day. I was raised to have respect for everyone. Regardless of their color. We’re not born into this world racist........It all stars in the home.

[@darkracer1252]

people call it racist. but they need to remember that this comes from a time where this was the most positive bit of video there was. it was trying to improve the cultural oppinion. sure by today's standard this is way out there on the racism chart. but back then this was so mild that it litterally lowered the maximum amount of socially accaptable racism. people need to remember that and see this for what it was. a pioneer moment like rosa parks.

[@moshpitsandbongrips6998]

i'm studying racial phycology can anybody link me to this movie?

[@patatoh71]

Black Republican Metalhead its in the playlist

[@patatoh71]

and its spelled psychology

[@Notelu]

its on kisscartoon

[@RC-dj8rp]

archive.org/details/SongOfTheSouth1946Torrent/Song+of+the+South+(1946)-DVDRIp+Xvid-THC.avi

[@onewheadon9933]

wow I remember this as a kid in canada...

[@thingfish000]

They don't make them like that anymore! Of course I mean wholesome and apolitical.

[@josephkondrat7084]

People do not seem to realize what a good singer this man was.

[@ginauccelatore3002]

and good actor and storyteller, and good person

[@frankpetersen3090]

No he wasn’t?

[@patriciarodriquez]

Irrelevant. CANCEL IT!!!

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

James Baskett won a special Oscar.

[@barrygray9453]

Great show.

[@joylindadichamounix]

By banning this movie, you are insulting the memory of this very talented man.

[@joylindadichamounix]

@Frank Wells Thank you! :)

[@jonastehonica5769]

Adnilyoj uh no, it’s extremely racist and shouldn’t be played

[@joylindadichamounix]

@@jonastehonica5769 That is only your opinion. We live in a world of "cancel culture" and we are teaching society that if you don't like something, it will magically disappear to make you happy. Is that what we should be teaching the world?

[@jonastehonica5769]

Adnilyoj no, but do you wanna watch something racist

[@joylindadichamounix]

@Frank Wells And let's ask people of color if they are actually offended or would they rather move on with their lives instead of wasting time banning movies.

[@gregorylincoln4328]

I never considered this racist. I thought he was a wise, friendly elderly man who could tell great stories.

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

Absolutely! This film is the complete opposite of racist. It depicts black people in a positive way, idk why people have a problem with it. The argument is always 'it's not historically accurate'. Well, neither is any Disney film. But they don't have a problem with those?

[@lulystalgianature2968]

@@TheFoxFromSplashMountain Disney is always about fantasy. It never meant to be 'historically accurate' and this movie is no exception. What a BS excuse 😡

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

@@lulystalgianature2968 I agree, it's a ridiculous argument. If I wanted a history lesson, I'd watch the history channel. Not a Disney movie.

[@RedRobertify]

You have people calling 'equality' racist these days, what d'you expect?

[@RedRobertify]

@@Vegasguy79 No...it's not.

[@sarahjade5854]

I despise racism, and don't want to offend anyone, but this man was incredibly talented... It seems a shame that it's wasted. I don't see things through the same lens as others because I don't share the same experiences, but banning this means erasing all this talent... It's a bit sad.

[@KennyRyman]

MR. Disney help him a lot...

[@mysteriousman3613]

Sarah Jade I think because it says “song of the south” ppl get triggered and think it’s glorifying the south and confederacy?

[@wendyhardin5259]

But if we let all these films with all this talent stay, what will thrse

[@BraveInstance]

We're too stupid to cherish something like this without thinking it glorifies slavery apparently.

[@onlythewise1]

you dont even know what racism is

[@kubazenigma2587]

I watched it a few days ago out of curiosity & I thought it was such a beautiful movie about a man telling stories to children, at the end, it literally brought tears of joy to me because it was truly a great film.

[@BecxKK]

The full film is on archive . org if anyone is looking for it

[@janeweiss9230]

You can also buy it from classicmoviereel.com.

[@matthewmckinney7336]

You can also buy it on blu ray

[@ronbloomberg]

@@janeweiss9230 > It's not available there. It doesn't come up on a search.

[@janeweiss9230]

@@ronbloomberg unless they took it down that is where I ordered it from Classicmoviereel.com I just checked. It is still there. When you get there, go all the way down to the bottom, it says search for a certain title, then put the name in and it comes up. You have to scroll down about half way but it is still there.

[@ronbloomberg]

@@janeweiss9230 ... I typed "Song of the South" in the search box and all that came up was one result that wasn't even close. Oh wait...there it is. I found it. Thanks!

[@scottbartholomew8966]

Authentic west African folk tales. Recorded at a Black owned plantation. A young white boy's problems are solved by a Black man's wisdom. Forbidden by Disney. Copies are available overseas.

[@FungusMossGnosis]

This is what our current dilemma is: not right vs. left, not black vs. white. It's multinational corporations and the super-elite trying to rewrite history and disrupt the fabric of our roots and integrity of our own stories and histories, what unites us all as one. We need to take our power back before it's too late. It's already looking more and more like a distopia out there, every man for himself. I hope we make it. It's looking so bleak. I'm not even religious and I've been praying lately.

[@Flap999]

Got mine on Etsy. Love it!

[@kdawg7736]

On DVD? Are you in the USA? If so I may consider getting it if it can be played in USA.

[@HopeNazir]

Actually prevented by the mob crying it is racist. If Disney had felt that way they would not have made it.

[@baileymorton4116]

Hope King just for the record the NAACP protested it when it originally came out in 1946

[@juliopacio612]

The actor who played Remus was just 42 years old??? And died 2 years later?? ASTONISHING!!!!!!!!!!

[@saraheart2804]

Oh I just love this movie. James Franklin Baskett is his name. Love his singing and acting.

[@johnsax1445]

I saw this as a child in 1972 and didn’t feel offended in any way, even then I knew what true racism felt and sounded like.

[@Wulfman317]

Hey, a trailer for a movie that according to Uncle Mickey does not exist!

[@ferociousgumby]

Not quite as bad as poor Sunflower from Fantasia, who was digitally erased from the movie because she was a black stereotype. In some scenes, objects move by themselves because Sunflower is no longer there!

[@thingfish000]

Look at Disney today. It's nothing like Walt imagined. He made entertainment for the people, not the elites.

[@thomashayes5597]

They're not erasing its existence - they're redesigning a ride at Disneyland. I'm struggling to get your point.

[@dr.robotnick1888]

James Basket was 42 during the filming of this movie but he looks like he is in his 60s for some reason

[@marcus.mclain]

Good makeup

[@Ba-pb8ul]

must be all those little Aryan kids he needed to speak to everyday

[@fleagle66]

For some reason? It was deliberate, my friend.

[@kevins.butler3402]

I've seen a photo of Jimmy Baskett without his make up and costume..he didn't look anything like "Uncle Remus".

[@dr.robotnick1888]

@@kevins.butler3402 by casualty where those photos from James thin and in Black n' White

[@vgardner1688]

I rewatched this movie & found absolutely NOTHING wrong with it. A kind old black man tellng stories of Brer Rabbit, Fox & Bear to a white boy in the south. Big deal.

[@michyoung77]

The reason the movie is so controversial is because the stories are all allegories to slavery. By perpetuating the Black man happy with his condition it makes the assumption that Black people were fine with the conditions they are forced into, and that nothing cruel or horrible ever happened to them. It whitewashes the reality of the brutality of racism and slavery. This movie was released at a time when black people were being lynched weekly in the deep south and their murderers getting away with it. there's more to it than that, but suffice it to say, the movie is not nearly as innocent as some would like to see it.

[@vgardner1688]

You are entitled to your opinion but in my opinion that is REALLY reaching.

[@dr.winstonsmith]

Old black gentleman imparts life lessons to a group of children of different races and classes. This is racist and forbidden but rap and hip hop music full of racism, violence, and misogyny are fine. Ludicrous indeed.

[@whatapayne1789]

Yes white man ❤️💕

[@moogooguypan2514]

What’s wrong with being a white man?

[@ladyragdollgreen]

He died way too soon =( came in hoping to voice a butterfly, and landed the main character❤ I loved watching him tell stories so much as a child. Would love to have seen him in more roles.

[@cowboypatriot1200]

I still have 3 different copies of this movie that my grandma gave me 23 years ago and there's no one that will ever stop me from watching it or sharing it with others that want to see it 😊

[@rick_grimes8434]

Can I borrow one pl0x

[@orafranc]

i'll buy one off of you. my brother stoled mine, he's such a jerk sumtimes

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

Just thought I'd point out that James Baskett was the first black man to receive an Oscar for his performance as Uncle Remus. By erasing this movie, you're basically erasing an important piece of black history as well... But hey, at least your precious feelings won't get hurt anymore. Good going snowflakes. 👏

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

I'd love to hear what he'd have to say about all this

[@at5203]

Erasing the movie? Because a theme park was changed? You people complaining about snowflakes are the biggest snowflakes ever.

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

@@at5203 The movie is literally unavailable anywhere, I'd call that erasing. Also, no. The snowflakes are the ones who opted to ban the movie because they got a bit upset by it, boo hoo.

[@at5203]

@@TheFoxFromSplashMountain The movie is easily avaible online, how do you think this video came about? Disney just doesn't sell it anymore because it's bad publicity. When a Lego set gets discontinued, do you also call that "erasing history"?

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

@@at5203 Yeah, it's available through archives. Not official services. Also, LEGO sets can easily be bought via eBay. Disney has gone out of their way to remove all copies of the movie from circulation in America. The only copies of the movie I've seen for sale are the European VHS release, which are also extremely hard to come by.

[@yukoncornelius4677]

I think that scene--when it turns from real life to a colorful animated scene--represents the euphoria of black people after being freed, but we're not allowed to think they were happy after slavery ended. Pretty sure they were happy that slavery ended despite the hard road ahead.

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

I know right? Like, what do people want? To see the black characters being mistreated and beaten? Heck no. If that was the case, people would be even more angry. Plus Disney would never show that kind of thing in their movies.

[@juliantapia1407]

Who's saying we're not allowed to think they weren't allowed to be happy? They Weren't allowed to be happy, that's a proven fact. Sure, it took some time for all states to follow that, (hence celebrating juneteenth) but for many they were happy to finally be documented as equals. But were also still harmed, mistreated, killed, and tormented by racists from the south who wanted to lie and say black people were happy being slaves and having ol whitey taking care of them.

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

@@juliantapia1407 So you're saying Disney should show the black characters being whipped and beaten in this family film about a cartoon rabbit and a singing old man? People would be raging about that too, and you know they would.

[@juliantapia1407]

@@TheFoxFromSplashMountain No, I'm saying that they wouldn't have needed to show the south at all. Nothing was right in the south for a long time. The south used a lot of lies and manipulations to make people and even slaves think they were happy, happy because it could be worse, happy because of untruths about being free, happy to be doing things for others because that was their only value system they were forced to believe. Disney could easily do what was done with Gone with the wind ( include someone who's studied this to speak at the beginning of the film on the topic in an informative way and then allow the movie to begin after), but Disney will ALWAYS protect their image above all else, so it's not worth being surprised about whatever they do with this on Disney+

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

@@juliantapia1407 But the same can be said about literally anywhere in the world. Heck, what about the Disney movies that are set in medieval times, like Robin Hood and Hunchback? Times weren't exactly peachy back then either. King Richard was away slaughtering thousands of Muslims for the entire film and Frollo was pretty much a sexist, pedophilic nazi who wanted to exterminate an entire group of people because of 'witchcraft'.

[@VictorNewman201]

This very talented Black American gentleman has now been "cancelled" because of politically correct psychopaths.

[@cyberwolf_1013]

Oh, this movie was cancelled waaay before the current PC culture came about. Shame on the NAACP for that.

[@tlw1950]

I saw this rerelease in 1972. I was 12 years old. I loved the film and my parents bought me the soundtrack album at Kmart.

[@jewgirl952]

I've always loved this movie. I have it downloaded. I'm getting pretty fed up with people who are calling everything racist, and thus want all of history deleted. These old movies, particularly this one, is wonderful, charming and true to the times.

[@count7340]

"Remember, kids. You'll only have to wait 48 years for people who haven't been born yet, to let us know how racist this film is!"

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

TBH, compared with other Disney films of that time period, this one is pretty respectful of everybody involved. If you want racism, just try watching Davy Crockett.

[@benlarsen4602]

@@SmallSpoonBrigade , how, pray tell, was Davy Crockett racist?

[@nahpoli]

@@SmallSpoonBrigade SHUT THE FUCK UP!

[@Wintermute01001]

There are photos of black people protesting this film when it first came out in theaters

[@Heywood3]

Yes, the biggest children's animation company in the world hires a black gentleman to be the main star and it's racist.. Okay then🙄

[@equarg]

As a little “White Girl” I lived that song. I was and still suffer from depression. I remember that song and would sing it when I was really depressed to try to help get over my slump. I remember making my parents take the Disney land twice!!! I remember thinking “if this man can think happy thoughts, so could I”. People need CONTEXT. The past is the past. Don’t hate it, learn from it!

[@dandansoysauce8762]

That's nice that this song was able to make you feel better! I would assume you probably enjoy Splash Mountain since that ride is for this movie? What do you feel about Disney replacing it with a Princess and the Frog bc SOTS is "racist"?

[@equarg]

Dandan soysauce I made my parents ride the ride 2X in a row as a kid. I loved that ride and the song...plus the sudden descent. Things change...but they better keep that song!!!!

[@ansumanahargett6227]

@@equarg Cool

[@albertj.1813]

It's very simple. If you don't like the movie or find it offensive then don't watch it. Those of us who enjoy it shouldn't be prohibited from watching just because you find it offensive.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

The problem more than anything else is that most of the people having opinions on the film haven't actually seen it. Or, if they did, they saw it decades ago. The last time that you could legally buy it was sometime in the '80s and a bit later you couldn't even watch it in community movie theaters. It's available from archive.org and I recommend anybody having opinion actually watch it to see for themselves.

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

I agree. I find it disgusting how people think they have the right to decide what we can and can't watch. Such a selfish mentality to have. I'm sad that generations of children will be deprived of the delightful Uncle Remus and his Brer Rabbit stories.

[@badwolf2592]

Still a great film. Glad I have a copy.

[@Kellysocal1]

This movie and his lovely voice were a great part of my childhood

[@jesusnodal8948]

A great movie hidden by Disney. What a damm shame!!!

[@Man0fMeans]

This man’s portrayal may be considered “stereotypical” by some standards, but it is not racist.

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

People need to learn the difference between stereotyping and racism. They're two very different things.

[@sodapoplove95]

I'm from the south. Remus acts & speaks about the same way any stereotypical kind yet uneducated/ poor elderly country gentleman would behave. He reminds you of a grandpa type character.

[@whatapayne1789]

Stop justifying slavery darling 🖤

[@hardlines4]

Song Of The South is one of the best movies ever, I visited Mr. Baskett’s grave in Indianapolis. Disney should be ashamed of themselves not releasing this and anyone saying this classic is racist are idiots!!!!

[@whatapayne1789]

Your I’m an idiot for not want my enslaved ancestors to be represented as happy to be treated as animals

[@hardlines4]

BelleAndNothingElse Bet you like rap music trash that talks about killing raping and calling each other the N-word! you clowns think that’s OK🙄

[@whatapayne1789]

@hardlines4 great now your white and racist I’m sorry sir or ma’am you probably have a confederate flag to hang back up 💔

[@hardlines4]

BelleAndNothingElse You sound like a real winner 🙄😂😂😂😂

[@therandomentertainment3511]

The wonderful world of the comment section where people can talk trash about each other and sold each other and say racist things perfect

[@Rick4345]

What a movie. I was fascinated. I wish people could see this like they were looking through the eyes of a child. This movie wasn’t made to be anything but entertaining in their eyes. At least it was and still is in mine. It s makes me feel good inside as much now as when I first saw it. And I’m 60 years old

[@tanithjackson8686]

Everyone should see this movie, if only to enjoy and appreciate James Baskett's wonderful, charming performance.

[@JJdaPK]

For those of you curious, the entire movie can be found here: archive.org/details/SongOfTheSouthHD

[@ajmarr5671]

Thank you❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DennisNedryisStillAlive]

Here after they decided to re-theme Splash Mountain. So sad we won't have Zip-a-dee-doo-dah anymore! 💔

[@XX-sp3tt]

........They're insane.

[@capacola262743]

i'm sure the blacks will stop rioting because of that.

[@madkittyjoey70]

Just cherish Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah always! They may take away the theme for Splash Mountain, but Disney can't take away your memories. (Those are infinite) I'm gonna make sure that when I have kids, they'll learn the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah and think of it as a wonderful part of film history!

[@Lovesoapy]

paul kersey LOL doubt it !!

[@graycloud057]

I LOVED UNCLE REMUS! But nowadays I’m labeled a racist for liking this.

[@zakkyp8849]

We got our selves another racist! Let geed em!

[@FungusMossGnosis]

It is most certainly not racist. It is a work of love and empathy as good as anything made today. One of the best classic Disney works. Multinational corporations like Disney, unfortunately, are presently to blame for destroying and burying artistic and cultural treasures of the past far more than any AntiFa or BLM "protester". This is not socialism of "cultural Marxism" to blame for any of the destruction, the attempts at cultural revolution and race riots. Look who is funding these groups: Billionaires on both the "Left" and "Right". The game is to keep the working classes fighting at each other and powerless to defend themselves against the burgeoning corporate fascism. This is basically the future distopia we read about in Huxley, Orwell, Bradbury, etc. Totalitarian rulers manipulating the pawns into fury at each other, instead of looking at who pulls their strings. We have the power to turn this around, if only we could work together. I'm a conservative Marxist. We exist. It doesn't matter what identities we profess, only what's in our intentions towards each other. Love and understanding is needed at all fronts of existence. As is criticism and resistance to destructive trends. I want to protect what's good about the past and preserve all art and creative endeavor for generations to come. We live in the ruins of greater civilizations before us. Not more than a generation or two ago, in some cases. So much has changed in so short a time, and it's looking darker and darker as the weeks pass. This goes beyond politics, cultural differences. This goes to the heart of what makes life worth something to all creatures. It has to be remembered, it has to be protected, the integrity of our stories and compassion for legacies past and future.

[@actuary33]

So true...he had more heart than scumbags beating up old ladys..that's all I see

[@julianmarsh1378]

My sympathies. But all these so called anti-racists are going to do is provoke a reaction not to their liking.

[@simbahunter8894]

Lol! This film is profoundly racist. If you don't "see" the racism, it's because you don't want to, or more likely, it's because you approve of it. That doesn't mean it isn't "good" in some sense. Birth of a Nation is one of the greatest films ever made. It's also profoundly racist. So go ahead and own your racism proudly, but stop throwing around a few five dollar phrases to try to gaslight the rest of us.

[@TaranWanderer2]

I have a digital copy of this film and watch it once a year. I find it really touching, and the animated segments with the Br'er trio highly amusing. Of course it 'idealizes' certain concepts; the film is told as a memoir from a child's eyeview, and we all idealize our childhood memories and never stop to think what really went on behind the smiles people gave us. I think the legacy modern society has made up about this harmless film is far worse than the film itself. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I know, this film has in no way shaped or influenced my views regarding Blacks, and the only thing bad about it is Bobby Driscoll's wishy-washy acting.

[@minitower]

This is one of my favorite movies and as far as I’m concerned there’s nothing racist about it. It’s about a man telling children stories and I love it.

[@CaliforniaDreamin.]

Such a staple song. Can’t believe they removed it from the theme park loops. Such a sad sad story. He’s rolling over in his grave knowing they buried all his great and groundbreaking work.

[@dianehall2248]

This is apparently one of Disney's best films, and it is such a shame that current concerns about racism have meant this is not available to many people. The Disney Company has said they would like to release it for commercial distribution in the future, but only when things calm down.

[@fighterflight]

Even aside from the “controversy” literally no one ever considered this as one of Disney’s best. Least of all Disney. The song is a favorite, but the film never was. Not by any objective standards.

[@GoodVideos4]

I was a child when I saw this movie at the movie theater. I liked it, including with good music. Some people are so sensitive now, and want to find racism in everything. Nobody is perfect, we all have our faults. One also mustn't judge history by today's standards. This movie, and all the old movies, should be seen so that we can understand the history and the views of people in the past. Hiding or destroying history does nothing, except keep people ignorant. And, it's typical of human nature that when something becomes redundant, to want it destroyed, and then want it preserved. It's also typical of human nature to focus on negative things.

[@missyvohnne]

This trailer is older than 1972. Before video Disney would re-release all of it's features every decade or so.

[@LPTV84]

No, really?

[@dillonkinder9296]

I don’t see what’s so racist about this movie same thing with the crows from Dumbo

[@juliantapia1407]

That's exactly the point. Those were racial depictions, stereotypes of that era

[@earlsmith2524]

I think because one of the crows was named Jim Crow

[@miguelalmeida9771]

The bear

[@Pahjx]

It's what happened behind the scenes that was racist. This guy wasn't allowed at the premiere of his own movie because it was whites only.

[@freedomforall5745]

@@Pahjx need to fact check your info Song of the South." He was the first African-American male actor to win an Academy Award.

[@normanabrams8531]

I loved this film since I was 7 years old, I'm now 78 and still love it!!! Sad that people can't see the amazing story and stop the political nonsense. Bring it back so ALL children can see the beauty of a brilliant piece of art. RACIST I think not!!!!!!!!!!

[@dharrell2000]

Nobody was saying the n-word in this movie and they said the n-word a lot in Alex Haley's Roots

[@Wintermute01001]

At least Roots was being honest about how horrible the South was for black people in that time period.

[@LPTV84]

Fuck racists.

[@BillyReHab3723]

I don't understand why everyone thinks this movie is racist.

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

Because the media says it is, therefore it must be true. No one is allowed to have their own opinions anymore apparently...

[@emanymton713]

Jack Torrence because it portrays some slaves as happy. Even though we know historically some slaves were happy and stayed on with their former masters even after slavery. Not every slave was “brutally” mistreated. I think we can all agree slavery in and of itself is mistreatment, but every slave wasn’t beaten.the film itself is definitely not racist but it came out in a time when segregation and general racism was still high. In the end it’s mostly emotional reaction.

[@Rojomoto405]

Of course its racist do you even know what the movies about

[@emanymton713]

Drummer Kid www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2016/02/21/The-forgotten-author-A-place-in-history-for-Uncle-Remus/stories/201602210025 do *you* know what the movie is actually about?

[@XX-sp3tt]

Because they've never seen the movie, so they all think it takes place BEFORE the civil war instead of AFTER the civil war!

[@cyberwolf_1013]

Love this movie forever. People only make it racist cause that's where there brains are stuck.

[@Orionwayz]

I still don't get why this was racist. 🤷‍♂️

[@lachlanw8127]

It's sort of sad, that they put all the effort in to only get it blown up in there faces like a piece of garbage, it should not be treated that way, get your act together Disney, listen to what the people think, release This piece of animation history already!

[@Killerwhale-kp2fm]

Well you have splash mountain! Does that count?

[@ronaldmoore6206]

Because this movie didn't show the racist white people for what they are...

[@emely902]

this movie marginalized slavery and depicted it wrongly thats why it’s offensive and banned.

[@darkracer1252]

it will keep existing. and at some point it will be appriciated again. when all that racism is behind us it will be looked upon like a piece of history

[@tgguitarguy]

@@Killerwhale-kp2fm Well pretty soon we won't. #savesplashmountain

[@SamusAran1818]

I heard about this banned movie. I know it's controversial, and I'm just curious to see what Disney did. It's weird that Disney acts as though this film never existed, but they modeled one of their rides (Splash Mountain) after this movie. I always wondered about what movie they used for SM-I just never recognize the origins of these characters or the famous Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah song. I don't hate Disney; I just want to know more about the history of this film.

[@rawrbro69]

Dan Bertucci you do know even when it was released it was also deemed racist than too.. it didn’t just become racist over night

[@Vixen743]

They altered splash MountainTo fit the new age and since this was a banned movie- They changed quite a bit of it😒😒😒

[@needles1987]

@Dan Bertucci No one's trying to rewrite history. The statues that are being taken down are of bad people and we shouldn't glorify the bad historical figures. Taking them down does not erase history. I never learned history from statues.

[@haitolawrence5986]

@@needles1987 Congratulations! You're a fascist.

[@ronbloomberg]

@@rawrbro69 ... The term "racist" didn't exist when SOTS was released. Go back to bed and stop listening to all the lies & misinformation.

[@Flap999]

Recently received my unedited copy of Song of the South thanks to a search of Etsy. A very enjoyable movie, wonderful music and cast. Loved Uncle Remus.

[@joseph7972]

This movie is racist because it shows happy black people from the past. It doesn't fit the narrative.

[@kevin2400]

No it’s not......

[@wendyhardin5259]

Good one!! Exactly so! 👍

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

So you want the movie to show black people being whipped and beaten then?

[@joseph7972]

@@TheFoxFromSplashMountain Personally I like it the way it is.

[@SongoftheSouth1946]

I believe this is from either 1946 or 1956 based on the typography and the amount of live action footage presented. Later campaigns (1972 and onward) focused more on the animated aspect of the film. It seems like the trailer is cut off at the end so we can't know for sure. RKO = 1946, Buena Vista = 1956

[@Solisium-Channel]

Now it’s all rap music with bad thug lyrics. What happened?

[@Harkness78]

Just for people who don't understand why the movie is considered offensive. NAACP and several other groups decried it as offensive and bigoted when it was released in 1947 and protested the movie in the streets, so it isn't about people nowadays being overly sensitive. The blacks in the movie all talk about how much better the old days were (the movie takes like 10 years after slavery was abolished) and all basically still serve as slaves except they are being paid ostensibly. The great triumph for the main character Uncle Remus at the end is he is allowed to come into the house from time to time to recite his stories to the white boy, he was banned from entering the house prior. There is a character called the "Tar Baby" that, while actually being an inanimate object, is accused of being rude and sitting around lazy all the time. Tar baby is a racial slur. I still think it should be available, but there should be like a 5 minute chat about why the movie is challenging, a product of it's time, upfront before the movie can be watched.

[@callanightshade8079]

You know. In this movie, what I see is a wonderful gentleman who is loved by all the kids regardless of his skin color or anything of the sort. Someone who tells stories and is bonded with the kids so much they call him "Uncle Remus." Frankly I believe even back then a child has to have a really close bond with a person for them to call said person "aunt" or "uncle." (I know from experience) This movie may have been banned by Disney but the public clearly wants it to be released. Maybe release it to the public for a VERY limited time if they're that worried?

[@emely902]

Calla Nightshade this movie marginalized slavery and depicted it wrongly thats why it’s offensive and banned

[@deannewilliams6897]

_em “Marginalized slavery” You pulled that out of some article, right? What does that even mean? “Depicted it wrongly” The movie doesn’t take place during slavery days, nor does it “depict” slavery in any way. No character is a slave. It’s Southerners, black and white, living life during hard times in the South.

[@emely902]

Debbie Sowell it doesn’t explain exactly what year it is set in but you know it really looks like a plantation of slaves more than happy to serve their masters which makes it insensitive and controversial cause we all know black people were not happy and their masters were not friendly and it was not a good, fun time the way it’s glamorized here.

[@trinat347]

Crack is what u smoke

[@MewmewGrrl]

@@emely902 - They're not slaves in this movie. This is set after the slaves were set free, in the Reconstruction Era. Remus can come and go to the Plantation as he pleases, black people are land owners and share croppers in the film, etc. These are paid workers there by choice, not happy slaves. Besides that, it was written by someone that was trying to promote racial reconciliation. What you are saying sounds very much like someone who hasn't seen the film at all and is repeating the false rhetoric they've heard about it.

[@Armyblink4life554]

If anyone is curious like I was I read that the racism didn’t come directly from the film itself but instead the depiction of a slave being happy about being a cotton picker or something along the lines of that. I’m only in my 20’s so I’m WAY to young to have any type of connection to this movie besides that 1 ride at Disney that got taken down and that song that’s associated with it. I was hoping I could find some clips of the movie somewhere to see for myself as I am someone who isn’t white and somehow see the problem easier I guess? Idk? I feel like even if you were white you can still recognize racism to some extent and people in the comments born in that time who saw it seem to have better views on the film so it’s hard to have an opinion on something you can only really refer to other peoples words on

[@rickkinki4624]

I can not comprehend how this is in any way racist.

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

Animal rights people complained. It stereotypes foxes as sneaky and conniving, bears as stupid, butterflies as effeminate and rabbits as bullies who beat up mutes.

[@Nicolerrp]

The glorified the south and basically hinted that black people were happy to be slaves

[@joeywho534]

I have a fundamental misunderstanding of these racism accusations. Was this man supposed to be ashamed of himself?

[@joeywho534]

At what point do they claim he’s a slave? I think the people who think this film as, “racist,” see that man as a slave. At no point in this commercial did slavery even cross my mind until reading your comment.

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

@@Nicolerrp Maybe Remus is happy because he was no longer a slave. The story is set after the war. Since Aesop was a slave I guess we shouldn't read his fables unless it doesn't count since he was Greek.

[@Wysiwyg43]

I've always liked the "How Do You Do?" song (if that's what it's called). How do you do? Pretty good, sure as you're born...

[@tylerdinkydooamusementmadn6368]

How Do You Do is correct :)

[@LoriannSmithsanpell]

The sad part is, this movie is banned for no other reason than the hypocrisy of ignorant people.

[@kevins.butler3402]

I agree with you..Loriann..This film is unjustly banned by a bunch of stupid reverse bigots.

[@GMMReviews]

@@kevins.butler3402 "reverse bigotry" makes no sense, if it was reversed, it'd be the opposite of bigotry, which is acceptance. It's literally just bigotry.

[@julianmarsh1378]

So true.

[@kevins.butler3402]

I'm talking about these jerks..who want to remove any indication that films like"Song Of The South"ever existed..so that only the positive contemporary depictions of the black experience can be showcased.

[@patriotgirl1917]

The Bree rabbit stories were tales brought over from Africa. I saw this movie as a child and loved it. My dad used to read the uncle Remus stories to me all the time. Cancel culture has deprived people of a wonderful movie.

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

I agree, they're only causing more problems by doing this kind of stuff. Let people experience this movie for themselves and form their own opinions.

[@fherlinn]

The movie was protested against in the year of its release in 1946 New York. Congressman, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from Harlem called the film an insult in 1946 as well. Protesters in 1947 surrounded a movie theatre in Oakland proclaiming "We want democracy not slavery". The perception of this film being racist is not a new one. It's been criticized since the day of its release. Way before "Cancel Culture". - I have no personal opinion one way or another since I have yet to see the film.

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

And Sanford and Son, the Jeffersons and other black TV shows aren't racist? Fred, a conniving junk man? George, a squawking little social climber? As a white child, I only saw Uncle Remus as a very wise and kind man whose skin was a different color from mine.

[@Peppers19781978]

The Jeffersons was supposed to be about race. It was made by Norman Lear, who also made All in the Family, which controversially discussed race. These two shows were connected, talked about racism on both sides. Uncle Remus was a former slave who stayed on the same plantation where he was a slave at and seemed happy with it.

[@janeweiss9230]

Don't forget Archie Bunker. People today would have a cow if they watch some of those shows.

[@lindaeasley4336]

George Jefferson was a black Archie Bunker . I had a dvd of one of the seasons of The Jeffersons and he used the N word as well as called whites honkys .I dont hear any calls to erase that show from history

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

@@lindaeasley4336 That's the hypocrisy of this whole PC movement. At least the statue wreckers are indiscriminately tearing down everything in sight but that's more ignorance than intent. They assume that if you've got a statue you must be a racist. You're right about George. He and Archie could have gotten along because if you combine their ideas they hate everyone.

[@lindaeasley4336]

@@DavidSmith-sb2ix Maybe that's why I never liked either of them .Archie because he was a bigot and treated Edith horribly at times and George because he was always putting down Jenny's biracial parents and was just an all around jerk .Really sad what this world has come to

[@LaptopLarry330]

I watched the 1972 re-release of "Song Of The South" when I was a child in a movie theater. The movie was very entertaining, and was not intentionally racist. Were there some black stereotypes in the film? Perhaps, by 21st Century standards. The film takes place in the late-19th Century/early-20th Century. It was a very different place in the American South back then. Yes, Walt Disney Productions "sugar-coated" the issue of race relations during that time period, in order to tell a story that could be watched by all members of the family. Could this movie be shown today? Yes, but only with parental guidance suggested, in order to help parents to give them the opportunity to discuss the way race relations were yesterday, and how they evolved into the way they are today.

[@pinkfreud62]

I don't remember the movie, but just watching the trailer, I don't see anything offensive.

[@TheBitBlock]

That's because there actually isn't anything racist or offensive about the film. People just speak about it being bad without having ever even seen it.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

It's not really, you have to read a lot into the subtext. Compare the film to something like Davy Crockett where there is a ton of racial slurs and racist implications being made and it's pretty clear that SotS' issues are overblown. There's not a lot to it that can reasonably be described as racist and much of the racism itself is a product of the era it was filmed in and efforts to not piss off Southerners. You can pick up a copy from archive.org, but the movie isn't a particularly good one, the main thing going for it is that it had some great songs on the soundtrack and few people have seen it in the last few decades.

[@1950Grendel]

Saw this in a theatre (Satuday matinee) in the 1950's. Totally white audience, all kids. We were all singing and dancing on the way out. But that's all racism now.

[@jimbutler1189]

1950Grendel Whether everyone was singing And dancing sort of misses the point. The movie does not depict lynchings, but if it did and the result was singing and dancing You wouldn’t have much of a point. In this case, the movie does portray a very old black stereotype,In which the main character acts subservient and fawning . One part of the problem is that the movie is ambiguous as to its setting. Is he a slave? Is he not a slave? It’s unclear. It’s ambiguous enough as to be controversial. Disney does not like controversy. Disney owns the rights. In order to avoid the controversy, Disney has shut it down. If you have a problem, talk to Disney

[@NJ_Dsneybuf]

Do you have the whole trailer? To me, it seems older than 1972.

[@lonelygirl5001]

Dsneybuf this came out in 1946

[@Peppers19781978]

@@lonelygirl5001 It was re-released various times and they re-used the same trailer a few times. It was released in 1946, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1980 and 1986 to theaters.

[@dimmkah]

It's a damn shame this movie cannot be purchased on a modern format. I saw it years ago via a foreign bootleg. It really is a gorgeous film with great animation and a beautiful rural backdrop. I would LOVE to see it in a proper release in it's full commercial quality as it was meant to be seen.

[@needles1987]

You can watch it here on youtube.

[@hdofu]

"COMING SOON TO A BAN LIST NEAR YOU"

[@ericparazak8448]

Why is this getting recommended to me during the BLM movement

[@brendasykes6931]

History

[@julianmarsh1378]

So you will learn something.

[@hdofu]

to remind us of what we lost

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

Uncle Remus Life MATTERS !

[@MelancholyFM-Lain]

KZbin, "The algorithm of Divide and Conqure!"

[@troykruse5161]

This was a movie I loved as a child. Never saw a bit of racism in it. Would love to watch this with my grandsons now but can’t thanks to all the people that seem to find racism in everything these days 👎🏻

[@stebaer]

How I recall from this time in the Summer of 1972 when my father took some of my family and I too see this at a Drive in but it left the night before because they always changed it on Wednesday. But like My Mom said that that was the night he chose to take us.I wouldn't even get to see it until Thanksgivingweekend of 1986 in a theater.

[@madkittyjoey70]

Honestly, I see zero wrong with this movie! It's a part of film history! Stop acting so damn offended over every little thing! The Splash Mountain theme might get taken away, but if I have kids I'm going to make sure they learn the song Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah!

[@maxmantell5009]

Not racist; just a product of its time

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Yes, but for the time, the movie is actually pretty progressive and a bit subversive. Just watch the interactions between Uncle Rhemus and some of those white folks. I doubt very much that an actual black man of the era could have gotten away with so much. And definitely not without the white folks pitching a fit.

[@EbenezerScroogeMcDuck]

The irony here is that it wasn't just Disney that came up with this, the black community suggested these elements to try to tell about the recovery and progress of the black folk from their former situation. They are depicted as happy, singing, and smiling... something about smiling black people seems to trigger the mad Left... maybe because they don't like seeing them happy as it hurts their political disposition. Today's folks don't know this, mainly because they don't know history. Most of today's youth will NEVER know real history with all the statues being pulled down and books being banned. Tragic, unless people stop listening to the media, they'll lose themselves.

[@r.lewisblake7793]

Great idea! Ill start by not listening to you! 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Peppers19781978]

Hate to tell you this but Black people have protested this movie since the 1940s. It's a movie that depicts a former slave as being happy and satisfied with his life remaining on the same plantation where he was a slave at. Statues being pulled down? You mean of Confederate traitors? The Confederates who founded the KKK? Who were pro-slavery, wanted to form their own country. Again...traitors...and they lost. But lets preserve monuments. Also...many statues around this country were put up in the 40s-60s in the south to intimidate black people. Most were put up LONG after the war was over, lost. Statues also are not history. Books are also being banned by the right, especially the religious right. That is the party of book banning and burning. "We want films on Democracy not Slavery" "Don't prejudice children's minds with films like this" -Signs carried by Oakland protesters A racially diverse group of protesters carried signs with the above messages outside of the Paramount Theater in downtown Oakland. The year was 1947, and the protesters included African Americans and whites, women and men, youths and elders. They were protesting as part of a nationwide boycott that sought to ban the Disney movie Song of the South because of its racist messages about African Americans. The location of the protest was significant: in the 1940s, downtown Oakland was an elegant district with fancy hotels, expensive department stores, and several large-scale movie "palaces." Walter White, the executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), telegraphed major newspapers around the country with the NAACP's opinion that the movie "helps to perpetuate a dangerously glorified picture of slavery" and "gives the impression of an idyllic master-slave relationship which is a distortion of the facts." Racially diverse groups of protesters, including African Americans, Jews, and other whites, organized to picket movie theaters in major American cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston. Yet the racial "harmony" demonstrated by these integrated groups of protesters was not the case in other parts of the United States at that time. Song of the South's African American cast members were not able to join Walt Disney and the white cast members at the movie's premiere in Atlanta, because Atlanta was a segregated city. African Americans could not enter the movie theater or any other public buildings in town. In 1947, African Americans were being lynched-brutally tortured and murdered by whites-in the United States, especially in the southern states. Yet, African American individuals and organizations were investigating, reporting, lobbying, and going to court in order to stop these murders perpetrated by white lynch mobs trying to keep African Americans "in their place." picturethis.museumca.org/pictures/song-south-protest#:~:text=They%20were%20protesting%20as%20part%20of%20a%20nationwide,expensive%20department%20stores%2C%20and%20several%20large-scale%20movie%20%22palaces.%22

[@scottpandich3972]

"You'll want to see it again and again! Yeah, good luck with that!"

[@chab1rd155]

I love this!!! Fond memories!!! 💖💖💖💖💖

[@tammyjej]

The one Disney movie that will not be on Disney+

[@zionishere03]

I actually do have a pal format vhs of this film(and a 60s record soundtrack) that i got for christmas. Of course that i can't watch it, but it is still a collectors item.

[@christhegeek5177262001]

Addiction TV Are able to rip the VHS?

[@ericgrant4422]

christhegeek517 you should post online; leave a digital signature! Ensure it will exist!

[@christhegeek5177262001]

Eric Grant There are BBC recordings of this online

[@ericgrant4422]

christhegeek517 of the full film?

[@christhegeek5177262001]

Eric Grant Yes

[@barbarashirley3278]

I am 76 years old, and I loved Uncle Remus! Watching him tell the Brer Rabbit stories was very entertaining! I had the books when I was young, but the movie really brought them to life. I don't get black people at all. Yes, slavery was a bad thing, but as some commented, not all slaves were treated badly. While researching my family tree, I learned that one of my ancestors had a few slaves, and he loved them and they loved him. They stayed on with him and his family. He got arthritis so bad that he couldn't walk, so one of his sons brought him to live with him (the son.) Many times the son found him at the front door, crawling on all fours, trying to get back to the slaves because he missed them so much. At any rate, SOTS is a slice of our history, good and bad, and it is a shame to see it erased. :-(

[@heyitsjackie959]

They sadly want to erase everything about history now in days, its very upsetting because we arent acknowledging the past were trying to hide it. But Uncle Ramus seemed like such a sweet man idk. and its true not all slaves were mistreated lots of them had good relationships

[@brendarico9701]

Love him Sweet Friend of Children. Uncle Remus talented and very loved. Love Disney. I they want to tear down Splash Mountain so be it. But We the people want a Uncle Remus at Disney. Classic great taste in acting. Love him

[@andrewvickers1992]

This year will be the 70th Anniversary (1946 - 2016)

[@GeorgiaKev]

And Disney STILL won't release it. But they had no problem with Peter Pan which uses the term "injuns" while depicting Native Americans in the most disparaging light.

[@GhostTV-tu4fk]

+GeorgiaKev that was just one sene of racism, this is a movie which is filled with racism

[@andrewvickers1992]

Swagger Bomb3016 Actually _"Song of the South"_ doesn't have racism, a white boy (Johnny) who listens to a black man's (Uncle Remus) stories which was the result in their friendship, was the point of the plot.

[@andrewvickers1992]

GeorgiaKev​ ...Also, the company acts differently towards _"Pocahontas"_ where the racism was the point of the plot even though it wasn't obvious until later on (particularly with the "Savages" song). When the film is promoted, they heavily emphasize the B plot which was the romantic relationship of Pocahontas and John Smith, but barely mention the racism being a plot point.

[@GeorgiaKev]

Well, Pocahontas was condemning racism, showing how prejudice and fear can be very destructive. Song of the South didn't address race relations at all, but some people are offended because the blacks were shown as second-class citizens. But, the story takes place in 1874, and that's simply the way it was back then. Nevertheless, anyone who watches this movie can see that the black guy (Uncle Remus) was the wisest person on that plantation, while the white woman (Sally) was completely out of touch with the great emotional trauma her young son was going through. She made Uncle Remus give the puppy to those bullies who said they would drown him, and when she ordered Uncle Remus to "stay away from (her) son", I just wanted to reach out and smack her! It took her son nearly losing his life before she FINALLY saw the light!

[@bee2377]

What's wrong with this? Why would anyone want to ban it?

[@filmsforallnations]

Are you sure this trailer is not from earlier than 1972? Looking at the text and typology, I would have said this is the original 1946 theatrical trailer. Also the voice over sounds like the one used in Lady and The Tramp 1955 trailer! After Walt's death in 1966, every trailer became 'Walt Disney Productions' on subsequent reissues!

[@JJdaPK]

My guess is that it's the 1956 trailer and the one on KZbin labeled the 1946 trailer is actually the 1972 trailer. I don't think KZbin has the original 1946 trailer or the full 1980 trailer.

[@TCt83067695]

It's in color. I thought colored TV didn't happen until after 1950s

[@kiaragoldtrap2301]

@@TCt83067695 color tv, not color movies. First technicolor film was 1916.

[@TCt83067695]

@@kiaragoldtrap2301 thanks for the correction 👍🏾

[@stantheman9072]

@@TCt83067695 Trailers were produced for theaters to show before films. Still do, at least they will again someday...maybe. They were not tv ads.

[@davidzimmerman3778]

I loved this movie when I was a kid. Disney even built the characters into splash mountain in Disney World. The black folks are not slaves and are treated with respect and kindness. The white kid likes to hang out with his black friends. Isn’t that what it’s all about. This movie represents friendship and the southern life style. I still use the phrase please don’t throw me into the bair patch when my boss tries to give me work that I want to do and he thinks I hate it.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

ALL of this fake outrage is because he lives on a Plantation. IF it had taken place 20 years later, not a problem

[@tgguitarguy]

Right? How about we don't politicalize Disney, and just accept that this is an original concept that's not based on our own world, and is a fantasy world where everybody was living together peacefully. AKA a better world than ours.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

@@tgguitarguy the guy won an Oscar for his pleasant performance. I'm glad i pirated this movie years ago. It's a sweet film. Disney plus could air if they simply added a disclaimer stating itz a product of it's time and despite some questionable racial issues it's a significant film and deserves to be seen.

[@stramberrymilkyway]

"The timeless tales of Uncle Remus! Forever fresh and new!" Yes, as we all know this film will never age or become outdated in any way, shape, or form!

[@davebnm1]

This is 2020 and the leftists are having Disney remove the song from Splash Mountain. Look it up.

[@sbc8861]

@@davebnm1 They want the whole attraction canceled and replaced with a Princess and the Frog ride.

[@sbc8861]

@@drewsinclair8312 It's the Woke Left.

[@leoray1234]

@@davebnm1 becasue it depicts slavery as A-ok?

[@davebnm1]

@@leoray1234 *Hey Wakandans & Leftists, Check it out!* *"Black Guy Explains Why Blacks Will Lose A Race War"* www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pizvk .

[@Shadow_Sonata]

Get the dvd (or vhs) while you still can, before it becomes another victim of the outrage mobs / offense junkies / drama farmers.

[@Launchpad05]

Whoopi Goldberg actually wants this movie to get a proper DVD/Blu Ray release. No joke.

[@johnprovince5304]

@Yorky Gonzalez She's been a huge collector of Jim Crow items for years. Its plausible.

[@luckyroxie157]

This was one of my favorite movies as a (caucasian!) child. When I was little, I didn't see this as racist, but I didn't understand that stuff. I would love to see the full movie again, and share it with my own daughter. It would be interesting, as an adult, to examine the racism that they claim was prevalent in the film, of which I was so oblivious when I was young. I think, as a part of history, if it is racist, it's important to remember, examine, and move past it. I remember the movie so fondly. I loved this man and thought of him as MY Uncle Remus.

[@robymukerji5068]

luckyroxie157

[@luckyroxie157]

Yes?

[@SkyBlue1031]

Don't let the sourpusses of today take anything away from you. They see racism in everything, and it's lost all meaning. My sister, God rest her soul, absolutely loved this movie, and she was deeply opposed to racism. It's a glimpse of a different era, and it is fools who want to erase history, because that is how people learn how to avoid mistakes. Enjoy this beautiful film.

[@Nabbehh]

This movie isn't racist.

[@PotterPossum1989]

luckyroxie157 Here it is

[@cinematicgoodness7325]

I honestly could not see why this film was viewed as racist. I mean yeah the way certain characters spoke in their vernacular was the way they spoke before. Brer Rabbit's vernacular especially is indicative of this. Beyond that, I don't view anything else that people consider racist about the film. It was charming and the animated segments were (chef's kiss).

[@sonosoloio]

great movie, full of beautiful songs beautifully sung . if anyone wants to watch a truly racist film about hypocritical people, try watching black panther.

[@juliantapia1407]

How so? What makes you feel that way

[@Formerpresidentbarackobama696]

did you even watch black panther? it's not even remotely racists

[@juliantapia1407]

@@Formerpresidentbarackobama696 It's just something a lot of people who are racist yet to say

[@sonosoloio]

@@Formerpresidentbarackobama696 there is, but some don't want to see it

[@Formerpresidentbarackobama696]

@@sonosoloio then explain why you feel that its racist.

[@WiseGuy5674]

Disney is a studio full of cowards. To ban this movie is to ban this man’s talent. Just ask Aunt Jemima and uncle Ben, what did they do to deserve getting banned?

[@kimberlyray3687]

This song brings back good memories

[@WJack97224]

Thanks for posting. There is a quality of life that history brings us and to destroy history is to destroy life.

[@VincentVader]

Shame on woke politics