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What is going on inside those tiny pea brains at Disney (Eisner, that can only mean you). When you compare the great classic SONG OF THE SOUTH to the violence going on in movies, the sex, the vulgarity, the garbage that movie patrons see every year, something is terribly wrong. When Disney thinks they are being politically correct by disowning SONG OF THE SOUTH, remember they were also the studio that brought out PRIEST (about a gay priest), ALADDIN (portraying Arabs as stereotypes), and violent movies like THE PROGRAM, RANSOM, THE ROCK, CON AIR, etc. And what of GONE WITH THE WIND and it's non-brutal treatment of negroes (Scarlett was about the only Southerner who had a problem, and that was only with Mammy and Prissy). And what of BIRTH OF A NATION? The ultimate racist classic of all time. But it is considered a classic, and studied in all film classes (I studied it when I was attending class). Let's face it. When we see the Ku Klux Klan trying to rescue an all-white town from these ape-like (they acted like apes) negroes, and the audience is supposed to cheer, somehow, especially in today's modern age, something is lost in the translation. But neither BIRTH OF A NATION or GONE WITH THE WIND are banned. They've tried to ban 'Huckleberry Finn' from schools, but have always failed (for good reason). Mark Twain's book is no worse than the tales of Uncle Remus in SONG OF THE SOUTH, and just as fun. I suppose with any great movie or great book, we can always disect it, and discover something negative about it. But with SONG OF THE SOUTH there is very little to find fault with. Perhaps the film is a little too cheery. Maybe there isn't enough brutality in it (like GONE WITH THE WIND or the infamous BIRTH OF A NATION). Maybe Disney should re-edit the film and make certain that there are a few moments where Uncle Remus is whipped by his masters, or maybe we can see more prejudice amongst the townspeople. Maybe B'rer Rabbit or B'rer Fox can offer some disparaging remarks towards Negroes. Then maybe, just maybe, Disney should ban the film. But the film stands on its own. SONG OF THE SOUTH stands tall. And it has every right to be seen as often as the classic GONE WITH THE WIND, or even the twisted BIRTH OF A NATION.