Wednesday, November 21, 2007

9 Most Racist Disney Characters



Even though I've seen more than half of the Disney vault, I'm not impressed with how they depict people of color. Why is it that every Disney Character associated with Black or Africans has to be animal related (i.e. The Lion King)? They're currently working on "The Princess and the Frog" (formerly "The Frog Princess") with a black female heroine from New Orleans. She was originally a chambermaid named Maddy, but they changed her name to Tiana and made her a Katrina victim. Classy.

Even though they are an old company, established in 1934, you would think they would be more progressive in thier approach to people of color. It's not a good way to educate children on people different than them. This list boasts some of my personal Disney favorites. I didn't even recognize HOW jacked up it was till I saw them lumped together in a list. Oh, how they try and make us forget.



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