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Absolutely this nation needs a mature, honest, and at times uncomfortable conversation about the ugliness of our history*. I also think it's unfair to demand that Disney lead that conversation if they don't really want to, and Disney as a company has usually shied away from doing that. For...

I said "many", I did not say "all".

We may not see eye to eye on a lot, but I hope you're okay. If you ever want to vent, my message box is open.

So, people shouldn't change their minds or opinions about anything ever?

So, here's the thing- they change stuff about the Jungle Cruise. So what? Nobody rides the Jungle Cruise for the headhunter, or the elephants, or any of the other animatronics. They ride the Jungle Cruise for the dad jokes. They can add or remove literally anything from the ride, and it will...

Yes, how dare they take umbrage over your outrage about fantasy talking rabbits getting pulled from a log flume ride.

They don't mean literally. Admittedly, in many instances the character in question does have powers, but that's incidental to their narrative purpose and why the trope is named thusly. Do you watch the Ironman Triathlon and say, "HEY! None of these guys are made of metal! I assume there have...

No, because the film goes on to show that that sort of think, that patronizing attitude, is wrong and harmful. One can say that the brothers didn't even actively DO anything wrong. There was no legal documentation at that point, just a verbal agreement, and someone came along and offered them...

They literally say "a woman of your.... background". Now, MAYBE they were just referencing her economic background (which is problematic in and of itself, but that's another topic). And if anyone is shifting arguments, it's the "racism = hate" angle that got introduced.

That's a very reductive, simplistic view of a remarkably complex social issue, to say the least. Look at the Fenner Brothers from The Princess And The Frog. They liked Tiana, or at least the didn't actively dislike her. They were very polite and complimentary. But they still pulled the rug out...

A) Not a new complaint. This has long been said about the film. B) It wasn't all that uncommon before 1946. (Remember Gone With The Wind?)

And that's fine. The latter is a brilliant story. That doesn't change the fact that it's built on many problematic tropes (and that's one that Steven King uses A LOT. See also- The Shining.)

And if that sort of thing were confined to just this movie, that would be an acceptable answer. Except we keep seeing movies where some white person needs advice, and oh, there's a friendly African-American there to dispense some sage wisdom! The Legend Of Bagger Vance and The Green Mile being...

That's great. What's the character arc for Uncle Remus?

I have absolutely no problem with Johnny Depp having a smaller role. Each subsequent movie has had more and more Jack Sparrow, and the Law Of Diminishing Returns have kicked in, with each movie getting less money and less positive reviews. We need a movie that's a bit of a sorbet, to cleanse the...

Even ignoring the slavery/ Reconstruction portions, the movie isn't even ABOUT Uncle Remus. His main narrative focus in the film is to make a little white kid feel better about himself. He doesn't have any goals of his own. That's a continuing trope in American fiction that has been often...

Not any fanfare in the parks. HERE, though, that was a different story.

J had a suspicion the reaction here was going to be a train wreck, so I had to come by and gawk. And thanks, nice to be back.

How very clever and not at all hacky. Matt then went back to chuckling over how clever he was for noting that "Thunder" rhymes with an Australian slang word for vomit.

A bunch of Australians with a ridiculous amount of Foster's take over the railroad, making the Wildest Ride In The West even wilder! Get ready for... Big Chunder Mountain