• Song of the South

11/4/24 (Mon)

Disney has kept this 1946 children’s film out of circulation in the US for the past several decades – it was last released theatrically in 1986 and has never been available in the US on video or streaming – due to charges of racial insensitivity or worse. That made me all the more curious to see it, and the internet makes that easy enough. I vaguely recall watching it as a kid and, other than the animation, just remember a white boy and girl and black boy running around together and spending time with Uncle Remus.

As usual, the complaints have been blown far out of proportion. Continue reading →