Originally Posted By Donny I post this question here because this is more a morals question then a Disney one.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip It's Disney's call. If they feel it is better not to release it, people should accept the decision. It is THEIR film after all...
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I have a copy so I don't care if they release it or not. I understand that it can be uncomfortable to see the stereotypical actions depicted in the movie especially for self appointed politically correct white persons. I had a completely different observation and I had it confirmed by a friend of mine that happens to be black. He completely understood the time frame of the movie so the minor "racial" things seemed like nothing to him. What I did see that I think is the route cause of the problem is that characters like Uncle Remus, and the general depiction of his race were that of compassionate, loving, wise and way, way more together then then the white counterparts who were depicted as soulless, self centered and bigoted. Not a pretty picture in my mind. I have often wondered if that is the real reason that it hasn't been released, but they don't call me cynical for nothing.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Absolutely it should be released. And I hope Warner Brothers releases the Censored Eleven also.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I have a copy so I don't care if they release it or not.<< Personally, I'd like a GOOD copy. Right now you have a choice between a sped-up PAL version or a standard-def Laserdisc dub from a nasty old print.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I don't have a copy so I wish they'd release it. Seriously, I know it smacks of prejudice, but so does Peter Pan ("What made the red man red..."). When it was made it was true to the time, and there are MANY films that we look at now and think, wow, that's not very PC, but they are still out there for us to watch.
Originally Posted By Donny I think the sad thing one of Disney's most popular attractions is Splash mountain and song of the south for me was a movie that made this 3 year old want to go to uncle Remus house just to hear his stories.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip WHO CARES? It is Disney's decision... THEY own the film. Yes, there are other films out there with VERY embarrassing moments... the "Abraham" scene in black-face from "Holiday Inn" comes to mind. But Disney owns "Song of the South" and has the right to do with it whatever it wants.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Absolutely they do. But I don't see what would be wrong with releasing it with a disclaimer like Warners has done in some of its shorts packages.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 The problem with this is that Disney is inconsistent. Song of the South isn't released and Fantasia cuts out the Buttercup(?) sequence. Yet Dumbo has been released Crows intact. Same thing with Peter Pan and the Red Man Red song. And look at all the Disney Treasures that were released the early Mickey shorts, the WWII shorts and whatnot. Though Leonard Maltin usually provided context. But either release everything and lock them all in the "vault" and throw that key into the bottom of the ocean. Besides I've seen Walter Lantz's Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat. It makes Song of the South look like a exercise in Political Correctness.
Originally Posted By mawnck The movies obviously aren't being withheld for their content. They're being withheld because Disney doesn't want to have to deal with the public histrionics their release would set off. I am totally convinced that it wouldn't matter if Fantasia contained a Klan rally, as long as Disney thought they could release it without getting a big ol' serving of bad publicity. We are Si-a-me-eese if you don't .... please .....
Originally Posted By TheRedhead Nothing from Disney makes me cringe as much as the 2:50 mark of this video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNEraxj559Y" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...raxj559Y</a> Great song, but, oy....
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 When Gone With the Wind was rereleased in 2009 for its 70th anniversary there was very little said and the racial depictions in that movie are far worse than anything in Song of the South. Why shouldn't Disney release it...it is true to its time. Trying to ignore past attitudes or ideas is stupid.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 For whatever reason, controversy has sprung up around this particular film, even though there are equally egregious examples (Disney and non-Disney) from the same period. I think they could simply release it with a disclaimer, but Disney has obviously made a business decision that whatever revenue they could garner from this release would not be worth the headache they'd receive.
