(June 11, 2020 at 2:57 pm)SUNGULA Wrote:(June 11, 2020 at 2:17 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: There is a podcast I listen to that is mostly about the lives of old movie actors and often the scandals surrounding them.Or we could do the same thing and put it in context and again this isn't censorship it's adding context
A few months ago they did an extended series on the Disney movie 'Song of the South' that came out in 1946. I remember seeing this played on the Wonderful World of Disney when I was a kid and may actually have seen it in a theater when I was really young.
It's been pulled from their collection and won't be rereleased. Holy Moly...the racism and stereotypes in that movie are unnerving. As a little kid I just liked the music and it was one of the first live action/animation films I recall seeing. I am pretty sure I had the Uncle Remus books and I clearly recall Br'er Rabbit stories.
I am not sure exactly how I feel about censoring films. They are a reflection of the time in which they were made. But I don't have a problem with a company deciding they want to pull something from their lineup.
Do we pull 'To Kill a Mockingbird' because it's depicts the times and then erase the message conveyed?
Gets a little dicey, I think.
(June 11, 2020 at 2:18 pm)Editz Wrote: OMG the sexism! The belittling of women as they're squeezed and laced into their corsets! 1939 people - 1939.How is that sexism ?
Context?
Hey - this old movie is old and reflects the times of when it was made or of when it depicts?
Do we really need to spoon feed everything to everyone?
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