Song of the South

I really enjoyed watching this great film and thought it told the story about helping Johnny deal with his problems in a beautiful way. It is most certainly not racist and I am of the opinion that anyone who says it is racist is watching the film trying to create racism because they heard it is supposed to have it. If you don't watch it expecting some sort of racial issue, you won't find one, because there isn't actually one unless you create one. I am deeply saddened that one of my favorite rides at the Magic Kingdom park is being changed due to political pressure and I'm glad that I'll have the childhood memories of going on the ride countless times and whistling along to Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.

If you watched this movie and don’t think it’s racist, please watch “You Must Remember This” podcast talk about the history and context of this film. It’s eye opening as a white person. While I enjoyed this movie, I can acknowledge that it is indeed racist after doing my research about the film. The film appears to be lighthearted and fun, but there are a lot of racist undertones that white people need to educate themselves on. The lynching scene and the usage of the term “tar baby” is particularly horrifying once you learn about it. White people need to stay out of this conversation because it’s not our place to say what’s not racist when you have warning signs saying how racist this film indeed is. From my white privileged perspective: 8/10 but once you learn about this film, it’s hard to give it more than a 1