Amid a renewed debate on racism in everyday life, including the portrayal of black people in popular culture, Disney Plus last year tagged warnings on some of the older films in its archive as containing “outdated cultural depictions”, with some much-loved animated classics flagged.
A spate of classic animated favourites of more than one generation of children have been taken off the proverbial kid’s shelf of Disney’s streaming service after an update to its content advisories. Continue reading “‘World is Getting Crazier Every Day’: Users Vexed as Disney+ Axes ‘Racist’ Peter Pan, Dumbo”