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True. I was initially replying to an assertion about Walt Disney with a bit of skepticism

I suspect that we'll never fully know,,, Wasn't he an "America First" acolyte ?

I'm not certain about that last bit, since I've read many places that Disney was a notorious anti-Semite and refused to hire Jews to work at the company

I wonder if he to sit alone in the back of the auditorium when his Oscar was awarded, like Hattie MacDaniel did ?

It's being withheld because Disney doesn't want the PR headaches that would come with releasing it now, and they don't want to do the work to put the film in historical context

TCM has a great short documentary about blackface that often runs between films, featuring Donald Bogle and Jacqueline Stewart. Shows a lot of examples of blackface performers in film. Might be able to find it on YouTube , for anyone who wants to catch it

I agree with you. People are going to have different perceptions of things, especially artistic or creative endeavors, based on their own personal history. I've never seen "Song of the South" , and think it probably should be available as long as it's presented within a certain context. (And...