As someone who's part black myself, I intend to give this film a watch when I can. It seems- interesting -so to speak, and I want to know the full story behind all of my heritage, and to analyze the movie from my own point of view

I love Song of the South! I have the bootleg DVD. I first saw the film in 1972. I had the soundtrack album too. I wish it were on CD.

RIP BOBBY DRISCOLL (1937-1968) RIP LUANA PATTEN (1938-1996) RIP JAMES BASKETT (1904-1948) AKA UNCLE REMUS & BRER 🦊 RIP NICK STEWART (1910-2000) AKA BRER 🐻

I am a half black man in my late 30s. I cannot speak for everyone, but I have watched this movie and found a lot of it more… bland than racist. I also found Uncle Remus to be the only character in the live action segments to give the film any energy. I don’t believe for a second Walt intended to make a racist film. He lived in a world of his own in his head and that world was very rose colored. Saw everything better than it really was. But unfortunately, that world view doesn’t translate into certain subjects and I can see this being one of them. Still don’t care for it being completely erased though. Even if it was bad, that feels like trying to sweep a problem under the rug without actually dealing with it or letting others find their own opinion through it

@basilsage1313

2 жыл бұрын

I'm white and saw Uncle Remus as a Grandfather, kind story teller that I saw as a child. I loved the stories and my children saw this movie . Slavery is a bad mark on America , but if we ignore history we pretend it never happened and we may damn well repeat it. I believe that the very people who are screaming the loudest ( both black and white) about racist are the problem.

@chia.

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 20 years old, and this was my favourite childhood Disney movie. I had the cassette and would watch it everyday by myself or with my brother or cousins. I grew up without really having grandparents so Uncle Remus, or Uncle Tom (in Italian) was my only grandparent figure. I completely disagree with you on describing the movie as 'bland', I think it's the complete opposite. Brer Rabbit, Brer, fox, and Brer bear's characters where amazing and really expressive,, uncle remus was the best story teller and I loved the moral behind the whole movie. And the song zippy dee doo da was my favourite and I still sing it till this day every once in a while. It's a shame that not many people of my age know this movie as they removed it and is very hard to find. I hope that one day soon, they will bring it back and put on Disney plus, so I'll be able to show it to my kids one day!

@australianrbnationals5553

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 43. I agree 100% I am part Aboriginal. And I have heard stories and seen the results of Australian slavery. I believe that this is how people deal with parts of the past they don't like. They sweep it under the rug and pretend it never existed. I believe slavery was a bad time for many and not acceptable in any way. But it happened. And in some countries it still happens to this day. I disagree when people of countries where slavery is abolished and generations later they still carry on about slavery. America is the worst for this. Where is anything doesn't go someone's way they have to deal with it. Unless there dark skinned. Same happens here in Australia. They just bring up the past that never happened to them or there parents. And act like them themselves were bonded slaves. And this movie being locked away is a prime example. We have abolished slavery. We have apologised for the stolen generation. (I personally did not apologise but the government did as it was the government that did the atrocities not me). Yet everytime something happens it goes back to that.

@johnjameson2731

2 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@retrosncollectibles

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what white people do best! Sweep anything that’s deemed racist under the rug and ban it because it’s what best for people of colour.

Sad thing that black actors who play the uncle was not able to attend award show but he had a private award ceremony.

@mikhailabunidal9146

3 жыл бұрын

Tough times as they were then and tough times as they are now Though he (James Baskett ) ,she (Hattie McDaniel from Gone with the Wind, Johnny Lee (Brer Rabbit) ,Glenn Leedy (Toby) and so on were not able to attend the movie premier They were still able to receive awards for their heartwarming yet unforgettable roles that they portrayed in the film .

@BlackishSayian

2 жыл бұрын

Just like naughty by nature wasn’t able to accept their Grammy.. and that was in the 90’s.. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@elizabethbarringer2791

Жыл бұрын

Truly doesn't get any dumber than that so sorry.

I LOVED SONG OF THE SOUTH!!!! That movie was my childhood and i have watched it over 10 times. SPLASH MOUNTAIN was my childhood as well as ive been on it when i was 6. They should have NOT changed anything about the ride. SONG OF THE SOUTH IS SO GREAT. its one of the first disney movies to feature black live actors. APRECIATE THAT. Also the LEGEND James Baskett and many other AMAZING black actors won awards for the movie. ITS SO GREAT AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO APPRECIATE IT!

Are u kidding me..... splash mountain is so iconic. It was one of the best rides at Disneyland :(

@Leishalynn

2 жыл бұрын

It was the best ride at Disneyland, the one everybody sprinted for when they dropped the gold rope at 10 a.m.

@whitneysims1014

2 жыл бұрын

And Disney World. It was one of the few memories I remember seeing of my first trip to DW in the 80s

@KannibalBeats

2 жыл бұрын

@@Leishalynn Splash Mountain is a certified classic, but people overexaggerate it ever since the re-theming has been announced. Indiana Jones, Matterhorn, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Railroad, and now Rise of Resistance are for sure all more popular rope drop rides. Even Peter Pan and Haunted Mansion consistently have longer lines than Splash

@Leishalynn

2 жыл бұрын

@@KannibalBeats Thank you 😊 I didn't go on the Indiana Jones ride because the lines were so long with young children in the punishing heat but I heard it's not that great because it's a stand-up ride that jostles you along and hurts ur knees! Was I misled?

@KannibalBeats

2 жыл бұрын

@@Leishalynn Hmm, yeah, I'd say you were quite a bit misled there. The line is entirely underground so it's probably one of the best lines to be in on a hot day (although I'm not sure if the caves get "muggy" on really hot days). It's definitely not a 'Stand Up' ride, not sure what they were trying to convey when they might have said that but you're definitely sitting in a car the entire ride. It's one of the most intense/"jerky" rides as far as movement but if you can handle any of the coasters then you can do Indiana Jones. It's a modern classic -- many patrons under 30 who don't have a deeper nostalgic connection to the older rides would choose Indian as their favorite -- it's a must do ride.

Thank you for this! Because the film has been locked up and has such a bad stigma, I never knew anything about it. I’m glad now I have the whole story instead of people just telling me it’s racist.

I find the controversy to be somewhat of a shame when it comes to the film's actual technical and artistic aspects. The animation is absolutely gorgeous with some of the best painted backgrounds of any animated film, it's almost impossible to find anything else like it, even within Disney's own catalog. Personally, I don't find it offensive, but it's also important to consider what about it that causes discomfort with others. I'd like to think it was at least beneficial in presenting and raising awareness of African American folktales to the society at the time that would make them more comfortable and accepting of African American culture, even if it contains it's own share of Disney exaggeration and isn't entirely accurate.

@JavaCake

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, not enough people acknowledge how ahead of it’s time it was.

@Bobbybillybillbob

Ай бұрын

The animated portions are beautiful and I wish we could get those characters in more animated Brer Tale segments, however as of 2024 it seems Disney has removed these characters in all aspects from the parks and merchandise

You want a double standard. Look at all the bullshit and the uproar about this movie. Then look at the praise and awards given to Django.

I had the book the tales of uncle remus. I won it as a prize at school

Walt Disney took enormous chances with this film. Nobody....and I mean nobody...was giving black actors the kind of opportunities he was at the time. Not to mention Remus nearly supplants Johnny's parents in the film as a mentor and father figure to soothe some of the conflicts Johnny is facing. Show me another film from that era with a closeup of black and white characters clasping hands. In addition, there are POOR white characters in Jenny's family - her brothers are clearly the villainous real life versions of Brer Bear & Fox. The Brer stories are rooted in African folklore and exist independently of the film. Yeah...the delineation of pre vs post civil war is blurry, it's obvious Remus leaves on his own towards the end, which is a pretty huge indicator of timeline. Thank you for such a detailed exploration of this film. Thank you also for risking some less popular opinions and viewpoints. I wish more people would explore to this extent.

I see no racism in this movie at all. I think Disney was actually rather respectful to blacks and gave them some dignity in this film. They're not slaves and Disney purposely set this film in the post-Civil War time frame. Our society has become sick with paranoia. Pretending history didn't happen doesn't make reality go away. "Song of the South" may not be Disney's best film but it has a lot charm, warmth, creativity, whimsy, sweetness and beauty.

This was the first movie that my dad rented for me and my 3 siblings here in Kenya. This was in 1987. Fond memories.

This may have been controversial to the adults in the 70s, but to us kids Uncle Remus was our hero.

@alexandersmith4125

11 ай бұрын

Point is, who said he would have wanted to be your hero? Especially given how much black people were treated in that time? It’s not just about you. Maybe they were their own people with their own goals separate from telling you stories?

@sciencediscoverysanimalenc8572

9 ай бұрын

Point is Alexander you don't know the point. Please stop projecting your assumptions.

@deb1920

8 ай бұрын

@@sciencediscoverysanimalenc8572They are not assumptions. If you listen to this video and Black people and know the history of the magical Negro trope, you’d know that Black people would like characters that exist other than to be heroes to white people. What was the point of this man putting this entire video together for people to ignore all the information share?

I was allowed to walk about a mile at 12 to see the reopening in 1956 IT WAS WONDERFUL. Kids see the beauty and hear the excellent storytelling from the wonderful old man and anything racist is only seen and heard by racists and fools. Bring back the movie, let history be history, not to be repeated again.

@revkelly58

3 ай бұрын

Why not repeat it again if it was so wonderful? By the way you can buy it, watch it, watch it with your friends and sing all the songs, just like the ‘good ol’days.’

Can't change history folks!!!

The thing is that the book and later the movie really did spread awareness of Afro-American folk stories. If it wasn't for those white men lending their platform to black people, noone would have cared about them unfortunately. And I do believe that both Harris and Disney genuinely enjoyed the Brer Rabbit stories and wished to share them with more people. It's in the animated segments which tell those stories that the movie really shines. Now that the movie is hidden away and the book has disappeared from library shelves, knowledge about this part of Afro-American culture is likewise disappearingfrom the public consciousness. Of course in the process of adaptation, things did get changed and racist attitudes (whether intentional or not) did creep in. I think it would be great if a black filmmaker made a modern adaptation of those fables (not just from the Harris books) to keep them from being forgotten, without having to rely on movie made from a white perspective to keep them alive.

@Berryations

10 ай бұрын

Could of and should have been a jumping off point for Afro centric stories, but instead it was as you said hidden away, and to this day Disney is just swapping black Characters for white ones instead of using these rich and wonderful folk lores.

@janedoe5229

4 ай бұрын

After grandma has passed, her house was abandoned. We went back, poked around looking for special things. We found some family photos and letters to take home, and I found an Uncle Remus book. We took that too.

I feel like people only consider this racist because its about a black man with a deep Southern dialect who is also a former slave. They read this information and immediately conclude that its racist because the stories were written by a white man even though they themselves have done no research into the books to read up on the backstory of the author.

@MNGN101

3 жыл бұрын

It's the people who don't look past headlines but think they're intellectuals. A lot of them have no idea this movie is set after the Civil War, even though a quick Google search will tell you as much. Others believe there simply shoudln't be depictions of happy black families in a period where racism and hate crimes are still prevalent, and one might wonder if they feel the same way about how the feudal system is glorified in Disney films.

@02_valkyrie

2 жыл бұрын

Its because of slave treatment erasure. The movie depicts black people as being treated just fine when in reality they were treated horribly.

@mel_moon18

2 жыл бұрын

@@02_valkyrie I don’t think 90% of the comments don’t understand that.

@thetownwitch6873

2 жыл бұрын

Um no that is not the only racist thing in the movie

@jacobmassey3897

2 жыл бұрын

@@thetownwitch6873 please explain further.

i read somewhere that the last time this movie was re- released was 35 yrs ago in 1986 and since then it was stopped all together

16:42 Doesn’t matter if it’s 1960 or 2006, Disney will destroy any child actor they hire.

@blueberrypitbull87

2 жыл бұрын

I find that funny considering you have a Family Guy fashioned profile picture. Seth MacFarlane is known for talking BS and making up crap that people seem to believe.

@KannibalBeats

2 жыл бұрын

Selena Gomez and Zendaya seem to be getting by alright lol

This isn't about slavery.....I DO believe "Uncle Remus" owned the moral high ground in this movie. He taught these white children life lessons through parables while their father was skipping the area, afraid of being caught up in the war. I first watched this movie as a young child....before I had any conception of racial bias. Viewed today, we can easily cite the deplorable conditions of Black slaves in the south. His stories taught me ethical standards and made sense. I saw the language as unique....much as Gullah is a unique dialect. I grew up as an Air Force dependent in Japan, and color meant nothing. It wasn't until, perhaps, third grade that I began to notice my Black childhood best friends weren't at the NCO Club for Prime Rib Sunday Brunch, because they told me they weren't welcome, that I began to learn of the sickness of the human condition, and the social constructions that we were forced to learn. Today, I feel cheated of an education in history, because of the institutions and events that were never in my texts (relative to Black and Native Americans). But Uncle Remus rose above the question of slavery and taught the children, and Americans who saw this movie, a universal moral ethic that rose above his status as a black slave.

@johnnypham2850

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@undrwatropium3724

Жыл бұрын

That's called CRT and Christians won't allow it to be taught until college and maybe not even then

@Agent-mb1xx

9 ай бұрын

Why do you write White with a lowercase w?

@ohoopeewoman7824

9 ай бұрын

@@Agent-mb1xx I write white and black with lower case.

@SplashSurfer216

8 ай бұрын

Just a note that this movie is set after the civil war during Reconstruction. So there is no slavery here. At most, the former slaves are now sharecroppers and servants who live on Miss Doshey (the grandmother)’s land. So they were already free at this point and able to leave the plantation at their own free will but some chose to stay on the old plantation grounds as they didn’t know where else to go.

As a little girl I adored Uncle Remus !!

This is the best video ever made based on this subject.

Walt didn't make this film with the intent to look down to a minority group. He just simply saw life with a different perspective. like Dragonrider1227 said; (Walt Saw everything better than it really was. ) and he just wanted to show part of that history. Because, it is part of our history , it doesn't make it right, but it is our history. America is not a racist nation. is there racist people in america? yes of course., but there is racist people in any country in the world. but that doesn't mean that we are "all" racist! look how far we've come; people look up to a lot of black people in all kinds of positions in this country., worship athletes, rappers, actors,ect.. we've had a black president for two terms for goodness sake!

@karennaduffey

2 жыл бұрын

That may be true (that he did not intend to portray people of color in a negative light), but assuming he "saw life from a different perspective," implying he was better-than, is naiive and gives him more credit than he deserves. There were multiple contributors to Song of the South who informed him of the film's offensive nature, dialects, and depictions of African-Americans; Walt chose not to listen to them. Had he made those changes premature to the film's release, it may not be in the vault today, or more widely available to the public for viewing. Within the first two minutes of the movie (which one can watch for free at archive.org/details/SongOfTheSouth_Disney), the word "plantation" is used, and it is brought up many times after that. Whether they are slaves or former slaves, depicting them as subservient, simple people with dirty, ragged clothing is stereotypical and insulting: It easily could and should have been done differently. America is a historically racist nation, as are many other parts of the world. Saying the United States is not racist is incorrect and harmful. People of color currently suffer from the long-lasting effects of systemic racism, regardless of how many successful individuals you can ramble off the top of your head. One thing I would hope to see in the future is a public statement on Song of the South, although I am not sure how well it would go over if the movie were re-released to the public. I also appreciate the statement at the beginning of several Disney classics, stating the "negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures," meaning the Disney corporation acknowledges its potentially sensitive content. I would like to see that for Song of the South, although it may need to be more in-depth and specific to that film rather than the general one the other films have.

@ordazmin

2 жыл бұрын

@@karennaduffey I dint agree with you snout America been a systemic racist nation, that is just not true. Here is a little short video about the truth about Americans beginning. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gIOT2c-iqLuolKg.html And if you really feel like that about Disney, you shouldn't go to Disneyland anymore, or watch, or let your children watch any Disney movies anymore , which I'm sure you had and have lots of items in your house from it. Which by the way, the princes and the frog, depicts blacks been involved with Witchcraft and boodoo, and nobody is saying anything about it. They are actually exalting the movie as Disney having the "first black princess" movie! To me that's Hypocritical And politically driving, just like blm, been silence ,when Thousands of blacks killed by blacks in Chicago, every year!

@johnjameson2731

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly America is more racist now than it was in the mid to late 70s thru the early 90s maybe even late 90s. These so called do gooder politicians and activist leftist has changed that, and sadly we are free falling right back into.a segregated nation.

Nick Stewart, Brer Bear, is such an icon of a character specifically out of the three. Nick Stewart nailed the role and the tonal shifts! Love all the Brer's and the stories/animated segments!

I just hope they don’t change the outside of the ride too much. Its outside æsthetic is one of its coolest aspects. It’d also be nice if they were able to repurpose some of the animatronics into the new version of the ride. Honestly, I’m worried that in 30 or 40 years, people will have an issue with _The Princess and the Frog_ too. It’s not like that film is free from having problematic elements. I would suggest Disney hire a consultant to make sure the ride doesn’t have any problematic parts, but it probably wouldn’t matter since if people do end up having an issue with it in the future, it would be about the movie more than the ride. After all, the ride Splash Mountain doesn’t have any serious issues; it’s the fact that it happens to be based on film that has issues.

I'm 67. I remember seeing it as a kid. As I remember, Uncle Remus, Aunt Tempy and Toby were Righteous, Good and Kind people who would be Ushered Through The Gates Of Heaven, IF ANYONE WILL BE!!! We're Black Folks viewed as Equals at the time? NO. SO.... Positive Depictions are NOT GOOD NOW, because of past conditions?!

I'm 43. I agree 100% I am part Aboriginal. And I have heard stories and seen the results of Australian slavery. I believe that this is how people deal with parts of the past they don't like. They sweep it under the rug and pretend it never existed. I believe slavery was a bad time for many and not acceptable in any way. But it happened. And in some countries it still happens to this day. I disagree when people of countries where slavery is abolished and generations later they still carry on about slavery. America is the worst for this. Where is anything doesn't go someone's way they have to deal with it. Unless there dark skinned. Same happens here in Australia. They just bring up the past that never happened to them or there parents. And act like them themselves were bonded slaves. And this movie being locked away is a prime example. We have abolished slavery. We have apologised for the stolen generation. (I personally did not apologise but the government did as it was the government that did the atrocities not me). Yet everytime something happens it goes back to that.

@sanjayvaidya4925

2 жыл бұрын

Stick the apology. Ca$h works best. The popes apologized hundreds of times. Ruwanda and pedo priest the latest.

@terrychapman6016

Жыл бұрын

It is NOT locked away. I bought a DVD copy of it last month with all songs etc intact.

James Baskett (or Uncle Remus from Disney’s Song Of The South) was an actor Walt Disney had high respect for. Walt had grown up around southern Black American stories in his childhood, and wanted to adapt them into a major movie for people all over the world to see. He went out of the way to get in touch with James Baskett and gave him the lead role of the film rather than casting any white actor at the time. James Baskett was then immortalized as the wise old story teller: Uncle Remus, AND the voice of the mischievous fox: Br’er Fox! (On another note, at least 50% of the cast, likely more, is Black. Including Br’er Rabbit/Fox/Bear). Uncle Remus is not a racist depiction of Black Americans. Uncle Remus (like the heavily criticized people singing in the beginning of the film) is a free man. The movie takes place *AFTER* the civil war, after slavery was abolished, and during the Reconstruction Era of the 1870s-1900. He’s never depicted as an idiot, or beneath anyone. He even has two unrelated white children and one black child (who are all depicted as friends) that look up to him, and constantly approach him begging him to tell them more Black American stories, because they love him and his stories so much. He’s depicted as a loving fatherly figure, especially to the main little white boy. The only semi-racist character in the movie is the white boy’s mother who is clearly uncomfortable with the child spending time with Uncle Remus. But even then, it’s not because he’s black, it’s because she believes the stories are making her son carefree and immature. She is supposed to have grown up listening to Uncle Remus’ stories as well, and has a love/respect for the man. But she’s grown to be “proper” (colder and bitter). The movie NEVER wants you to side with the mother either, she’s the antagonistic stick in the mud trying to put a stop to innocence and fun. At the end of the film, the little white boy (who we’re rooting for) almost gets himself killed trying to stop Uncle Remus from leaving after being banished by his controlling Mother. The boy loves him too much to let him go and almost dies chasing him. Once she realizes the severity of Uncle Remus’ importance to the boy, the Mother quickly brings him back to stay. The movie ends with Uncle Remus, the white boy, the white girl, and the black boy all holding hands in unity and harmony for a happy ending. James Baskett even won an ACADEMY AWARD (being the first Black American Man to win an Oscar) for his involvement in the movie. He was highly respected, and regarded as a personal friend of Walt Disney. Unfortunately at the premiere of the film, the state of Georgia barred him from attending due to his race, but that has nothing to do with the film itself and everything to do with the asshole mayor at the time. James Baskett was still regarded as a treasure, and loved fondly by fans….. …..until one day people decided to be offended out of nowhere, and demand that Disney axe the movie from existence. Disney then spent a few decades sponging the movie’s existence to appease the offended, and that was that. The ride still existed but it had little to do with the original film, other than Br’er Rabbit Bear/Fox, “The Laughing Place”, and the wonderful soundtrack. It almost existed as it’s own inoffensive wholesome critter experience about laughter and outsmarting the bullies… until around 2016 when people suddenly decided the ride was offensive too and demanded Disney once again sponge even more of James Baskett’s memory/legacy off the face of the planet. Their demands were met. Their egos rewarded, and now we’re getting not only a shallow Tiana reskin of Splash Mountain (the ride), but a Tiana reskin of Disney Worlds Country Bear Jamboree, & Disneyland’s French Market Restaurant… and just like that, those that claim to fight for Black American heritage erased the first Black American Academy Award winning actor, and real Black American Stories in favor of pandering and cheap ego strokes. Most fools don’t know what they’re actually doing, and are playing “angry mob”. While others are maliciously tearing the past down (even if it’s about true good diversity hallmarks) so they can rebuild it in their image. Aunt Jemima (Syrup), Uncle Ben (Rice), James Baskett’s achievements, even Hattie McDaniel (who was in both Song of the South, AND Gone With The Wind - where she won her first Oscar becoming the first Black Woman to win one) is slowly being erased by activists/cultists/mobbers. Song of the South contains BOTH of the very first Black American Oscar winners of both genders! …and the activists are unknowingly AND knowingly erasing it from existence… forever… unless things change… I hope that one day they’ll reinstate Song of the South, and give it the proper polish it deserves. Even if Splash is gone… Song of the South can make a comeback, and their legacy can live on forevermore!

Thank you for this thoughtful presentation. It is good to help gain greater perspective.

Well done video I remember watching the cartoon segments of the movie when I was a kid in the late 80’s early 90’s I always liked those cartoons

Of course they won’t release it. Because we can’t learn from our past anymore. We have to hide it.

@KyleEvra

2 жыл бұрын

That what bothers me. trying to hide it is just as bad because we are pretending racism doesn't exist when it still does till this very day.

I remember watching this when I was 4 years old in the theater, all I could remember was the zippity do dah song. This was in 1986 I haven't watched all of this yet but I wonder if that will be mentioned good video thumbs up sir 👍

I thoroughly enjoyed these stories as a young boy in the seventies.

Happy birthday to James baskett Star of most banned and controversial Disney movie in history song of the south which real tragedy because of the movie controversy and accusations of racism and stereotypes of black peoples of that time James baskett works on Disney is remained forever obscurity and forgotten doesn’t help that he died 2 years after his work on song of the south

Wonderful movie. they should make more of them.

I saw this bootleg a few years back. I never will get that people do not understand that was the culture. Disney was trying to bring a old folk tale to life and people can't handle certain subject matter like an adult. He wasn't being racist.

@TheFoxFromSplashMountain

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, this generation lacks the maturity to handle topics like this. They can't look at anything anymore without yelling 'racist'. Even though the movie is very much anti-racist and promotes racial equality. The movie treats it's black and white characters as equals and is about coming together to listen to one another, the value of our stories and cultures and how we can learn from each other. How anyone can perceive that as 'racist' is purely due to willful ignorance and misinformation.

Saving Mr banks was a good movie

It's unfortunate that DISNEY'S SONG OF THE SOUTH has yet to have a DVD or Blu-ray release on home media in the U.S.!

Just discovered your channel. It's great.

Doug Walker and Brad Jones have never exactly been the brightest bulbs.

I grew up in a cult. "Song Of The South" was the only Disney movie we were allowed to watch

The movie is a good story. It was made in the 40's, so yeah things were different. But it wouldn't make sense to destroy or try to hide things that are artifacts of the past. Otherwise your society will be more likely to end up making the same or similar mistakes, because the people have nothing from which to learn.

It's so sad to see everyone depict this film as racist, even though Walt himself went on record saying they are not slaves and this takes place Post Civil War. Just because they live on a plantation doesn't automatically make them slaves. A plantation, defined by Oxford is, an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.

I have seen this movie, and read Huckleberry Finn. Both of these are in my eyes unique, and I can actually see a different reason for them being banned. Both of them have children who come under the care and instruction of someone who is black. While Jim was very superstitious and uneducated, he helped teach Huckleberry Finn some lessons. The children in Song of the South had almost a complete lack of parental supervision, and were actually being cared and educated by Uncle Remus.

Still if I ever see someone selling pirated DVD.s of Song of South in a back alley I will buy one!

Easily found online thank god, you can also watch it for free via the internet archive

@sandramorey2529

3 жыл бұрын

Where is it easily found on line? I've looked everywhere.

@astridvvv9662

3 жыл бұрын

@@sandramorey2529 not sure if you have since found it or not, but here archive.org/details/SongOfTheSouth_Disney It's free and easy to access, unlike other websites where you can stream free movies. I actually just watched it, prompting me to find this documentary.

@lucascoval828

2 жыл бұрын

Based.

@dguy0386

2 жыл бұрын

@@astridvvv9662 THANK YOU!! I've been wanting to watch this for a couple years now, so i could judge it's racismness for myself and form an opinion, I really enjoyed it!

Very well done

We watched the song of the south tonight and we enjoyed it a great classic it’s a shame it don’t get put on Disney plus could even put a little warning note saying this was made when times where different if it’s such a problem people are so crazy these days every thing offenders someone should put the movie up for respect to the actors as they have all passed over now

I really enjoyed

Ironically, Disney made us notice its existence with Splash Mountain.

I haven’t seen this movie, but I think that you might be dishonouring the actors who played in this move by not letting anyone see their work.

I don't understand why they say it's unable to be seen you can get the DVD or the HD blue ray right on Amazon.

I feel as though part of the criticism was that it come from black stories, and Black people who were never given the compensation or accreditation for the story, so rather than finding a way to do that, Disney just hid it and allowed negativity and racism to be the reason they did so rather than them actually just doing the right thing.

If James Baskett, the STAR of this film is backing it up, then Disney should stand by that and keep this as its many classic titles

#savecrittercountry #savewinniethepooh at #disneylandresort critter country isn’t going survive without song of the south & the many adventures of Winnie the Pooh ride #downwithtianasbayouadventure #savewinniethepooh #savethemanyadventuresofwinniethepoohride #savesongofthesouth

Great Documentary 👍 Really enjoyed watching....

It's a great movie!

Amazing movie

Thanks

I still don't feel like it was really racist. The movie is more like Disney's version of the reconciliation era (1880-1890) and honestly, the movie itself was OK. The only reason to watch it now is to understand where the ride "Splash Mountain" was based on. By the way, if you haven't seen the movie and wondered was there any influence from the film that inspired the ride? The answer is not really other than maybe 2 scenes and the songs.

Rip James

@lancemoreno8194

3 жыл бұрын

Rick James?

Rip Hattie

@mikhailabunidal9146

3 жыл бұрын

RIP GLENN LEEDY (AKA TOBY 1935-2004)

I loved your accent

Omg I love this

Does the area where this movie was filmed exist?

There is nothing offensive about Song of the South. You cannot erase history.

@litigioussociety4249

2 жыл бұрын

Agree entirely. The entire movie is about two white kids overcoming the racism of their mother, and befriending a black kid and Uncle Remus. It's like saying the movie Glory is racist, because the main character befriends black people in the 1860s.

@jimmymelendez1836

2 жыл бұрын

@@litigioussociety4249 Agreed.

@laureenhoran7257

Жыл бұрын

I mean I can certainly see how some may find it offensive; but being offended by something doesn’t make it intentionally racist.

I hate slavery and racial stereotypes n bigotry period

Exempt: free from obligation or liability. Song-South was *withheld* from re-screening due to troubled content. One option now: on a double bill followed by a film respecting black culture & strength.

@harryfoley2294

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining what was literally said in the video 👍

Rip nick

Interesting

Rip Glenn

They really should bring that movie back no matter what happens

I've just watched the movie and I can see the offence of it but I think it should be released.

Still have this on V.H.S ..

You are good

I have it on tape lol

Good video but I wish you didn't use the Channel Awesome reviews since you know the credibility of their reputation and reviews since they've shown how much they didn't care about the well being of their employees.

Rip Bobby

Title error: Its Premier...not It's Premier.

I wonder what the puppy's name was

@mikhailabunidal9146

3 жыл бұрын

In the movie or in real life ?

@zacksaulness

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikhailabunidal9146 well both

@mikhailabunidal9146

3 жыл бұрын

@@zacksaulness I know that dog's name in the movie was Teenchy , just don't know what was it's name in real life though

A more innocent time.

That guy u just show last guy that was my friend dad

Does the Italian version say "uncle tom" in the title?

@chia.

2 жыл бұрын

yessì, it does. I grew up calling it 'I racconti di zio tom' which translates to 'uncle tom's strories'

2:30 "flourished poorly" Is that when you're doing well in school, but your parents are bums?

Where can I see the actual movie?

@Justintime619

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes a full version here on KZread. You can also buy it on dvd on Amazon.

Disney, the same company that gave us Johnny Depp as a native American in 2011 or Rooney Mara as Tiger Lilly in 2015's Pan 🤣

Forgive me but I love that movie just the animated parts with Brer Rabbit tho I loved Brer Rabbit as a kid still do I’m 19 btw sorry

90 percent of humanity has blue eyes 10 percent green eyes and 100 percent of humanity has a white skin this is a scientific fact

You cannot say its a racist movie andtry to have it recalled from the screens without disregarding the actual facts that surround this movie yes it shows a plantation and a white lady "owner" but other than that alls it portrays are the stories that a kind black grandfather telling stories that offer comfort to a young child and his own community too but focusing on the young boy who is needinga friend and some kindness in his life he finds it in uncle reamus... now this is an actual adaption of a story actually told personally to the writer who lived on the very plantation this was based upon now to say its bad it to take the black peoples stories and completely dis regard them ... and for what... there is no actual mistreatment shown or disrespect shown to anyone yes we know of the backround as we should but as far as it being racist i dont see where.... my very first exposure to anyone of a different colour was this movie so in my childs mind way back when what i saw was just a kind black man showing a caring nature towards folks and through his stories he brought the imagination if a child to life. I think if anything with the argument that the way they have him speaking makes him sound slow or simple ... well to who dont people from the deep south still talk in such phrases cus they shure do on tictok lmao If all children who were more at risk of showing any bad racial indifference were to see this and it be there first interpretation of what a black person was and how they are they may grow into people more accepting because all were shown is angry black folks every were u turn on social media ... and it may be warranted but then again some times it isnt.. but if your angry that a black man is being portrayed in a beautiful loving an caring way then you seriously need to review who it is with the racial problems... is it that hard to even imagine that some folk were oka even if they were still owned which in any case reamus clearly wasnt as he left of his own accord when he was accosted by mrs sally... and to my understanding that wasnt allowed without being free. So what is it tgat really is fuelling this racial argument.. Its oka to accept that mabe at a point they actually got on and enjoyed their time with the plantation owners.. It wouldnt of been all hell all the time thats not to say some did tt have to endure hell im not dismissing any of that bytto say every single person was abusing and treating ppl no better than slabs of meat is rediculous and quite frankly rediculous.

Topic content, voice, accent, clear speech - super! Please try the scripts on grammar experts to make them "more better"😬🤢. Ex. #2: transcend means *surpass* e.g. expectations, not spread e.g. worldwide.

I’ve never gotten to see song of the south and now I never will

@prepare2qualify111

3 жыл бұрын

You can watch to in it's entirety here: archive.org/details/SongOfTheSouthHD

@zxipex123

3 жыл бұрын

@@prepare2qualify111 thank you!

There's too damn much racial sensitivity over stories like this.

@KyleEvra

2 жыл бұрын

agreed

Walt Disney was never racist while making Song of the South.

I didn't watch George Floyd die on news broadcasts, and I didn't watch it here. Not humane. Song of the South had so much silliness in it till it shouldn't be taken so seriously. We are Black, and Daddy loved Disney. He drew Disney characters and we watched the Disney programs. If Daddy had shunned him, we would know there was a problem. When Song of the South was on TV, we watched and enjoyed! (Daddy smoked like Walt too! But he stopped 15 years before he passed when he received JESUS! Then Daddy lived till his 85th year)!

@SOULRELIEF22

Жыл бұрын

HALLELUJAH! 🙏🙌🥰

I've maintained for decades that those who judge "Song of the South" harshly enough to warrant banning have never even seen it. And your Hollywood/Disney history -- as far as African Americans go -- is highly biased.

This was a great movie ! I never had one negative thought about it.

34:30 George Floyd don't have anything to do with a song of the south documentary. We're all born innocent without racist tendacies. Sadly, our peers, family, & environment in those formative years is where I believe these feelings come from. As a 43 yr old white male, I can honestly say that this movie actually made me feel more comfortable around black people & seen no issue with any type of relationship. As did the little rascals (original B&W version with buckwheat, etc). Just being honest, I wished I had a smooth talking uncle reamus with stories for days! This is why you can delete history, because it means something different to everyone but the truth & facts are what they are. Those who delete the past are doomed to repeat it. So maybe this movie & others were sadly outdated & racist to some, to others like me it ironically had the opposite effect. I thought being the one or few white kid with a black friend was cool. Just my thoughts.

@KyleEvra

Жыл бұрын

😂

Its pathetic that there is always someone b****ing or complaining about something. As soon as Karen's get their way then they go find something else to complain about. Find a new damn hobby!!!! 🙄