![]() And “Pinocchio,” as Walt Disney would defensively point out, had the bad timing of being released during mania for “Gone With the Wind.” ![]() World War II caused the studio to lose what was once estimated in this newspaper as nearly 40% of its market, and prior to “Dumbo’s” release, the company had sunk a heavy investment into its necessary-but-fancy new Burbank home. There were, it must be noted, factors out of Disney’s control contributing to the studio’s struggles. ![]() Disney is committed to creating stories with inspirational and aspirational themes that reflect the rich diversity of the human experience around the globe.Those writing about film weren’t dismissive of “Pinocchio” and “Fantasia,” but the underlying current of many a review was that both movies lacked a certain soul or heart that was present in 1938’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Audiences too didn’t immediately warm to either, which placed a sudden financial burden on the burgeoning studio - one that just a few years earlier had hushed all naysayers with the exquisite, unexpected blockbuster that was “Snow White.” Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. “This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. The content warning displays on the films says: He sings in poorly accented English voiced by a white actor and plays the piano with chopsticks.” “The Aristocats” (1970): “The (Siamese) cat (Shun Gon) is depicted as a racist caricature of East Asian peoples with exaggerated stereotypical traits such as slanted eyes and buck teeth.Many appear in ‘yellow face’ or ‘brown face’ and are costumed in an exaggerated and inaccurate manner with top knot hairstyles, queues, robes and overdone facial make-up and jewelry, reinforcing their barbarism and ‘otherness.’” “Swiss Family Robinson” (1960): “The pirates who antagonize the Robinson family are portrayed as a stereotypical foreign menace.Peter and the Lost Boys engage in dancing, wearing headdresses and other exaggerated tropes.” ![]() It shows them speaking in an unintelligible language and repeatedly refers to them as ‘redskins,’ an offensive term.
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