AND why colorism is so rampant in PR?
Probably. It's the same story everywhere you find a mix of people of different colors.
AND why colorism is so rampant in PR?
Perhaps you missed the earlier post by @WebmasterJohn, one of the co owners of Dreams?It seems to me this thread would have been best served if the question was asked and the Dis team (Pete, I suppose) was given the chance to acknowledge and answer it.
@Queen2PrincessG hello and thanks for the topic. I don't think you are saying anything negative or unsympathetic. It's unfortunate that people have to respond and posture online. There is nothing being attacked, and therefore, nothing to defend.
Some of the responses, here, on Facebook and on YouTube are outright offensive.
Why do we make negative comments at all? Perhaps it is in our human nature?
@Captain Dan No problem! LOL And OMG the amount of confliction I feel when I ride Splash Mountain!!! I don't understand why Disney won't shake "Zeep Pe Dee Do" as a song they use. It's even in their Alice In Wonderland Jr. Play. LIKE WHY! There are sooo many other songs not about how "great" it is to be enslaved! What is the actual deal?!
Actually, that's a bit incorrect. The story has no actual time stated but even if it's during Reconstruction the song is heavily steeped in minstrel music and the soundtrack of Song of the South is highly problematic. It is very much about how great it was to be "enslaved" because now look we can stay here ( with our former enslavers) and keep working on this plantation ( yet barely be paid), we didn't die like the other slaves who ran away, or fought for freedom.might be a slight tangent to the thread, but just to clarify, Song of the South takes place during Reconstruction, so slavery had been abolished and the characters aren't slaves. Now, to perpetuate the idea that the moment slavery was abolished everything became honkey dorey is problematic but they weren't singing about "how "great" it is to be enslaved" but rather about the search for happiness and how you can often find happiness where you are (symbolized by the Blue Bird which is a traditional representation of happiness)
The Disney film is clearly set in the Reconstruction era, as the original author Joel Chandler Harris was a journalist specifically of the Reconstruction era, and with the book released in 1881 it is widely understood to be set well after the Civil War. And minstrel entertainment lasted well into the 20 century, and is also not unique to the Antebellum period.Actually, that's a bit incorrect. The story has no actual time stated but even if it's during Reconstruction the song is heavily steeped in minstrel music and the soundtrack of Song of the South is highly problematic. It is very much about how great it was to be "enslaved" because now look we can say here and keep working on this plantation, we didn't die like the other slaves who rain away, or fought for freedom.
Actually, that's a bit incorrect. The story has no actual time stated but even if it's during Reconstruction the song is heavily steeped in minstrel music and the soundtrack of Song of the South is highly problematic. It is very much about how great it was to be "enslaved" because now look we can say here and keep working on this plantation, we didn't die like the other slaves who rain away, or fought for freedom.
Actually, that's a bit incorrect. The story has no actual time stated but even if it's during Reconstruction the song is heavily steeped in minstrel music and the soundtrack of Song of the South is highly problematic. It is very much about how great it was to be "enslaved" because now look we can say here and keep working on this plantation, we didn't die like the other slaves who rain away, or fought for freedom.
It may be Reconstruction I could be wrong. I always heard it discussed as vaguely hinted. Again, I can be wrong. I know that this description of the song may be a popular one but knowing the "time", a lot of the history of that film and when that movie was released, I think your explanation is "Disneying" (LOL ) the song. It's a bit harder for me to just whimsically through it aside sometimes knowing what I know. You should read " Disney Most Notorious Film: Race, Convergence, and Hidden Histories of the song of the South" By Jason Sperb. It's easy to get caught up in the nostalgia of our beloved place but there is really no reason "Zip" needs to be played anywhere.well, the film has no time period explicitley stated, but the original stories are set during the Reconstruction era and things like the clothes worn in the film also fit that period per experts. And while it is still very problematic (as I said), I do think it makes a big difference - one case it is singing about being happy to be legal property vs the other of wondering whta happiness can be and working towards it, eventually, knowing things (at least legally) have changed (even if in the moment day to day life hasn't changed much if at all - there is the promise out there, to work for, to look towards)
Again, that may be how you view it but knowing the time and history of when that movie was released, I think your explanation is "Disneying" (LOL ) the song. You should read " Disney Most Notorious Film: Race, Convergence, and Hidden Histories of the song of the South" By Jason Sperb. It's easy to get caught up in the nostalgia of our beloved place but there is really no reason "Zip" needs to be played anywhere.
Perhaps you missed the earlier post by @WebmasterJohn, one of the co owners of Dreams?
As an aside, can we all get together and get skierPete a real mic?
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah is a wonderful song, which is why it won an Oscar then and why it's still beloved today, and an important piece of American cultural history. While the film itself was obviously misguided in some ways, the song can easily be appreciated on its own merits (and definitely on Splash Mountain).It's easy to get caught up in the nostalgia of our beloved place but there is really no reason "Zip" needs to be played anywhere.
Not really when you know the history of the song itself, personally. The film was misguided in all ways not some. Like I said sometimes nostalgia makes it hard to examine ugly truths. Also, Just because something wins an Oscar doesn’t mean it’s great.Zip-a-dee-doo-dah is a wonderful song, which is why it won an Oscar then and why it's still beloved today, and an important piece of American cultural history. While the film itself was obviously misguided in some ways, the song can easily be appreciated on its own merits (and definitely on Splash Mountain).
Not really when you know the history of the song itself, personally. The film was misguided in all ways not some. Like I said sometimes nostalgia makes it hard to examine ugly truths. Also, Just because something wins an Oscar doesn’t mean it’s great.