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I was reading an editorial this week about the current troubles over the PBS cartoon with the lesbian mommies. The writer showed the episode to her 6-year-old son and asked him what it was about. The kid replied, "Buster visited a dairy farm!"
When I saw Song of the South as a kid, I was traumatized by the scene with the bull. I never thought about any racism, because to me Uncle Remus was as much a father figure as Bert in Mary Poppins.
I've always been disappointed that Splash Mountain uses characters and songs for which American kids under 30 have no point of reference.
Bring back the movie, with whatever contextual explanation Disney needs to make itself not seem dirty. A 'treasures' tin seems perfect.
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