Well I think it is more complex...certainly, I can understand how it is problematic to show Jim Crow era blacks as happy and content. But on the other hand the

Well I think it is more complex...certainly, I can understand how it is problematic to show Jim Crow era blacks as happy and content. But on the other hand the movie disneyfies African-American folktales like they have done to european folktales, and this is actually a recognization of a distinct African-American culture which is pretty unique. But of course in a form which have been filtered through the primary white Disney studio. The question is if this is better or worse than nothing given the time when the movie was produced. > It's too easy for some Internet comment in a few words to write off the serious, long-held concerns of millions of people, not to mention scholars and many others. Well the fact of the matter is that SotS have been erroneously criticized for depicting a "happy slave" which is simply not correct. The amount of real suffering does not really change this fact. There are legitimate criticisms, but this is not one of them.