Until very recently, they were
classics revered and displayed with pride
or as a sign of the brand's charm and candor.
Today they are notably out of tune with the atmosphere of struggle for racial diversity and equality that is breathed in Hollywood.
Disney, aware of the
racist and inappropriate nuances
of some of its films, will publish an advisory to subscribers of its Disney + platform regarding the sensitive content of
Peter Pan
,
The Aristocats
,
Dumbo
and
The Robinsons
of the South Seas.
It is not a censorship, they clarify.
It is just a warning.
"These stereotypes were wrong then and they are wrong now," the study said through its Stories Matter page.
"Rather than removing this content, we want to acknowledge its
damaging impact
, learn from it, and spark conversations to create a more inclusive future together. Disney is committed to creating inspiring and ambitious themed stories that reflect the rich diversity of the human experience throughout. the world ".
The clarification has not prevented negative reactions to what many understand as
excessive revisionism
and censorship of titles shot many years ago in a context that offers a valuable historical perspective.
Teasing and sarcasm have proliferated on social media in recent hours.
But there are also those who applaud the decision as a success because it encourages a conversation and gives the debate a didactic character.
The problem is that children under the age of 7 will not have access to these classics from their children's accounts.
They will only be able to see
Peter Pan
or
Dumbo
accompanied by an adult and after the advance notice has appeared on the screen.
"
This content includes negative representations
or inappropriate treatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and they are now."
Disney understands that there are scenes of difficult digestion in those classics.
As the depiction of the Siamese cat Shun Gon, exposed "as a
racist caricature of the peoples of East Asia
with exaggerated stereotypical features such as slanted eyes and buck teeth."
And in
Dumbo
, the crows and a musical number in particular "pays homage to racist minstrel shows, where white performers with blackened faces and torn clothing imitated and ridiculed Africans enslaved on southern plantations," the platform warns.
Neither does the cut pass the treatment of pirates who attack the Swiss family in
The Robinsons of the South Seas
.
Epithets such as "yellow or brown faces", in addition to posing
"a foreign threat"
, are no longer well regarded.
According to the criteria of The Trust Project
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