I've seen it, and the ironic thing is that the offense is that it makes post-bellum black life look too good. Its biggest problem is that it glosses over the hardships most black people faced, making an extended family of black servants in the emply of white landowners look like nothing but happy-go-lucky folks without a care in the world. At least, that's my read. Yeah, a bit ignorant of the harsh reality (what Disney movie isn't?), but it's not like there were actors in black face or anything that portrayed black Americans as inferior. If it were any other studio, it wouldn't be an issue, but Disney knows that it's under a microscope and even the slightest offense, especially at this point where it's been played up so much, can cause major headaches.
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