Instead, Pocahontas depicts the eventual destruction of North American Indigenous cultures as inevitable because of their supposedly free-spirited nature. Pocahontas depicts Indigenous people as needing a white savior and Indigenous women in general as promiscuous & exploitable, whitewashing the American demise of Indigenous culture. King Louie even talks in a jazzy-jive way, mocking the way many black jazz musicians talked. The voice of King Louie, mistakenly attributed to Louis Armstrong, was actually voiced by Italian-American Louis Prima. The Jungle Book caricatures black individuals by depicting them as orangutans. The scene portrays the Siamese cats with bucked teeth and wide eyes as they prance around to a generic Asian-sounding tune repeating “we are Siamese” in a questionable Asian accent. Lady and the Tramp portrays Siamese cats as caricatures of East Asian persons. The song “What Made the Red Man Red” is especially demeaning to Indigenous peoples and their customs & beliefs. Peter Pan has constantly been criticized for its racist depiction of Indigenous peoples. Of course, these black stereotypes were voiced by white actors and characters trivialized the Jim Crow laws that were so detrimental to the prosperity of freedom & liberty in America. It’s troubling to realize many of the films we were raised to believe are classics don’t hold up well under scrutiny – here’s a list of our top classic racist movies.ĭisney’s racist movies that you might not want to show your kidsĭumbo portrays cigar-smoking crows as stereotypically black, even going so far as to call their leader Jim Crow. Given the recent decision by HBO to remove Gone With the Wind from their catalog temporarily while they come up with an appropriate disclaimer to provide historical context, we’re scouring our memories of old classic movies that have always been incredibly racist. By: Jorge Keek Racist movies: The classics we need to stop recalling so fondly
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