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Added by GemLil on 18 Aug 2008 09:14
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Racist Disney

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People who added this item 190 Average listal rating (106 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.1
Uncle Remus




Sit down children and listen to the tales of old Br'er Rabbit, ala Unckey Remus, Uncle Remus oozes stereotype, a black man happily working on a plantation in the post-Civil War deep south.
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People who added this item 2241 Average listal rating (1387 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.8
Sunflower the Centaur



Here we see how, even in Fantasia, the black centaurs are servants to the white centaurs.

Disney removed all reference to Sunflower in their 1960 re-release of Fantasia, and she won't be making her way back any time soon.
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People who added this item 2946 Average listal rating (1843 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.6
The Monkeys/ King Louie



All of the Jungle's dignified characters spoke in perfect, British accents...of course the jive-talking, manic, lawless monkeys adopted african-american accents.
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People who added this item 2950 Average listal rating (1848 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.2
Dumbo (1941)
The Crows



Lawyers all over the world draw breath when they watch this famous scene from dumbo. Ill-educated and poor, the crows spend their days being outlandish stereotypes.

However the crows are one of the first examples of a black hero in mainstream cinema. In a continent that had not entirely outlawed lynching yet, some have argued the crows were in fact more progressive than detremental.
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People who added this item 5249 Average listal rating (3580 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 8
Aladdin (1992)
The Merchant



Arab-American protests against this film, led Disney to rewrite the 1992 original opening title sequence lyrics, which were acused of being offensive and reliant on outdated and damaging stereotypes of Arab life.

The original lyrics:

I come from a land from a far away place,
where the caravan camels roam.
Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face,
it's barbaric but, hey, it's home!

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People who added this item 2597 Average listal rating (1638 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.3
Peter Pan (1953)
The Indians



Well actually native americans, portrayed here as savage and stupid. Disney have been acused of using the movie 'Pocahontas' to white wash this faux pas (Pardon the pun).

The Indian's song explains that they only turned red because their ancestor blushed when he was kissed by a beautiful lady...they were really white all along lads! Huzzah!
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People who added this item 3111 Average listal rating (1945 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.3
The Siamese Cats



This just proved to Americans that you cannot trust a commie! Slit eyes, sneaky and devestating, Lady and the Tramp has been critised for taking asian/american relationships back 10 years.
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People who added this item 4186 Average listal rating (2727 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.6
Sebastian



I think this is clutching at straws here, but disney has been criticised for using Sebastian to portray Jamaicans as lazy (under the sea, you dont need to get a job)...drawing attention to the line:

"Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we devotin'
Full time to floatin'
Under the sea!
"

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People who added this item 3819 Average listal rating (2535 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.6
Mulan (1998)
Mulan



Although Disney hailed this as an anti-racist/feminist film, critics note that Mulan is still overly westernised, in terms of features, behaviour and accent.

Further more the film ends with a triumphant Mulan in the Forbidden Palace, with thousands of Chinese bowing to her. This act of cultural defiance marks more of a victory of Western ideals over traditional Chinese ideals.
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These opinions are not necessarily my own, but this is a list of Disney characters that have been criticised as being racist.



This is an amalgamation of various lists and sources from other websites.

Other titles in my Disney list collection:

Disney Princesses
Greatest Disney Villains
Disney Animal Protagonists

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