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With all of the elements in Dumbo directly from Minstrel Shows (black face, white face/Irish stereotypes) I think it's incredible that Dumbo isn't already in th
by WorldMaker 5y ago
With all of the elements in Dumbo directly from Minstrel Shows (black face, white face/Irish stereotypes) I think it's incredible that Dumbo isn't already in the same "Never to Reopen" Vault with Song of the South.
- fennecfoxen 5y agoOh, and Song of the Roustabouts is something too. "We work all day, we work all night / we never learn to read or write / we're happy hearted roustabouts!!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P75mur1xF7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P75mur1xF7U But the whole premise of "the mixed race kid gets all the bullying" is a reflection of a pretty bleak society, beyond any of these specific depictions.