Song of the South

wvdisneyfamily

Well-Known Member
Just recently,my DS in college working on an ed degree took the book Brerr Rabit for a speech. His teacher said "Don't you know that's racist" He had a discussion with her about it. Then in another class, a different teacher just saw him carrying the book and approached with the same response.
Does anyone remember when Lion King came out. There was an uproar about the Hyenas depicting black people. Whoopi Goldberg had the main character voice there. Why would she have taken a part if it was so terrible? Someone on the View should ask her that.

I got a DVD copy and VHS copy both at yard sales this past year. SOS was a very good movie.

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agent86

New Member
It's not about not explaining to your children. It's about what they are exposed to and where. It's hard enough to monitor the violence they are exposed to when they're not with you (tv, video games, etc) and whether or not someone has guns where they're going to play. It's not about shielding them, it's about making sure that what they see is presented in the right context. Not everyone will do that. I wouldn't want my son exposed to Mel Gibson's father either.

Ummmm....Okay. Apparently I misread your post (post #19 of this thread) when you said, "How do you explain to a child that these images and portrayals are wrong?"

While this is not as bad as other movies or cartoons, you do not see the old Looney Tunes cartoons on the air anymore either. We got a dvd of old cartoons and I was embarrassed for my son to see them, we shut it off right away. How do you explain to a child that these images and portrayals are wrong? For those of us who want a copy, that's what Ebay is for. We got a copy from Germany years ago. We see it for what it is, but there's a lot of people in this country that don't.

How could I have possibly interpreted your words as referring to "explaining to children"? :hammer:Oh wait, I know,...it's because those were your exact words. :hammer:

Instead of trying to backslide on what you were saying, why not just own up to the concept that it's not society's responsibility to deprive ourselves of a classic film, or alter our behavior beyond reason, just because you're at a loss for how to explain things to the children that you made the conscious choice to have.
 

Erika

Moderator
I think this is a good thread; please don't let it devolve into a mudslinging match. You can make a point and still be respectful.

I also have a copy of the movie and I definitely watch it through different eyes than when I was a child. I still find it interesting that Disney would invest in the rides and characters and still keep a lid on the film (in the US, anyway).
 

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