⁍ Classic Disney animated movies ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘The Aristocrats’ and ‘Dumbo’ have been given content advisory notices warning viewers that they contain outdated or stereotyped depictions of people of color.


⁍ The advisories, the latest example of Hollywood’s reckoning with racism, come in the form of a short graphic on the Disney + streaming service.


⁍ Disney said on its website that the advisories were part of a review of its library content.


– “Peter Pan” refers to Native people as “redskins,” and the dancing in headdresses by Peter and the Lost Boys is a “form of mockery and appropriation of Native peoples’ culture and imagery,” according to a new warning on Disney’s streaming service. The warning on older animated movies selected for viewing on Disney + warns that “this program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures,” Reuters reports. “These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now,” the on-screen advice reads. “Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together.” Other films with the new advisory include The Lady and the Tramp, Swiss Family Robinson, and The Jungle Book. Disney says the advisory was part of a review of its library content. The movie studio said that 1953 film Peter Pan refers to Native people as ‘redskins’ and that the dancing in headdresses by Peter and the Lost Boys is a ‘form of mockery and appropriation of Native peoples’ culture and imagery.’ For the 1970 film The Aristocats, the advisory refers to one of the felines, noting that it “sings in poorly accented English voiced by a white actor and plays the piano with chopsticks.”



Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-disney/disneys-peter-pan-aristocats-get-racism-advisories-idUSKBN27036S