Disney is reimagining Splash Mountain's racist 'Song of the South' theme. Princess and the Frog will take its place

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Thanks for 'splaining that to the forum, as if we have not had many previous (and repetitive) conversations on the subject of racism and Disney, and like none of us know where the source material for SotS was stolen from:

Should Disney release "Song of the South"?

I’m aware. There was a reason he did not do the film. Baskett was great, and he was given an oscar for his role, so white hollywood already gave him his due. It’s still a racist film that glorifies slavery and the subordinate position of African Americans in the Jim Crow era. Like I said, if you are really dying to see it, I’m sure you can find a copy floating around online, although I doubt you’d like the places you’d fine it… But also probably it would be screened in a film studies class d…

The wonderful You Must Remember This podcast returns to tell the secret history of Disney's most racist movie, Song of the South

I used to have a kids’ book of “Br’er Rabbit Stories”, and the tar baby was replaced with a white glue baby.