Why is the Disney Flim, "Song of the south" baned in the usa?

I remember seeing this as a kid in theaters. It is indeed full of insulting and patronizing racial stereotypes; the African-American characters are all happy slaves who live to serve their white masters on a Southern plantation, who speak in exaggerated dialect, and who have no aspirations or concerns of their own. On the other hand, the Uncle Remus folk tales (adapted from the stories anthologized by Joel Chandler Harris) are hilarious, told in classic Disney animation style with vivid cartoon animals, and the movie's blend of live-action and animation was groundbreaking for its time. It was recognized at the time of its release in the late 1940s with Oscars, including one for the unforgettably cheerful song "Zip-a-Dee Doo Dah" and for James Baskett, who played Uncle Remus (he was given a special, non-competitive citation, but he's still one of the first black performers to earn an Oscar). Civil rights groups at the time registered ambivalence, recognizing the movie's artistry but wishing it weren't tied to pernicious racial stereotypes. Disney continued to re-release it in theaters every few years (I saw it in the early '70s; today, I can't believe they were still putting it in cinemas at that late date without much fuss). Since the 1980s, Disney has chosen not to re-release it in theaters or to release it on home video because it would rather avoid reviving the controversy over the movie's depiction of race. Given the probable outcry if they were to change their minds, that decision is likely to stand for a long time.

Because the source material is blatantly racisist. The character, Uncle Remus, is no more than a Stepin Fetchit caracature,with broken speech,shuffeling gate and all that's anathema to Black audiences. I doubt very much if Uncle W alt ever gave it a second thought because only recently have there been anything but lily-white characters in ANY Disney films. Back in the day, no subject involving Blacks was off-limits(Warner's even had a cartoon called"Coal Black and The Seven Dwarfs with a decidedly hyper-sexualized version of Snow White(because she was black) But,since a lot of these films or shorts haven't seen the light of day in ages,people are under the mistaken belief that racism is"no big deal" and that we"Need to get over it"

Kind of hard to answer since I can only vaguely remember seeing it as a child before it got "locked away in the Disney vault," but I believe there were an abundance of stereotypical and racist undertones to the movie. Mind you though, it's not "banned," but I don't think Disney sees it as a winner for release on DVD; the negative publicity and calls for boycott would far surpass any sales.

Great movie from a great story, but "Song of the South" was controversial in its own time. The movie did win an Academy Award for Best Song (Zippy-doo-da).

The film has never been released in the US, only in Europe on video tape and some limited release on LaserDisc (not DVD). And, it will probably never be released.

Banned by whom?

It's not banned. It hasn't been issued in DVD format, but according to Netflix, it is comming out soon, though I don't know the date. There is some controversy because it shows African-Americans being happy in the Old South where slavery flourished. In order to not offend blacks, Disney may have delayed the DVD release.

We had puzzled a similar element at the same time as he chosen the song for his campaign subject. i fairly doubt that Reagan listened to the song previously picking it. likely, like many, he only heard the "born interior the united states" area. actuality is, what Springsteen wrote became and is the reality of life for vets and others from that era, everywhere in the rustic.

It's not banned, it's just not sold. If I recall it's rather racist. Some characters are very stereotyped and it makes it look like everyone's happy with the whole slavery situation.

Disney gives it some acknowledgement, though... after all, Splash Mountain is based on it!

Some sort of racial issues. I think it was the first Disney movie to have an African-American main character (Uncle Remus).

There are statements that it promotes a "minstrel black" stereotype... And these days, that's a bad idea :/

i actully dont know :( ive never heard of it

the guy above me is i guess korrect