Posted on 04/28/2008 12:50:53 PM PDT by freerepublic_or_die
Among the millions of clips on the video-sharing Web site YouTube are 11 racially offensive Warner Brothers cartoons that have not been shown in an authorized release since 1968.
Some of the cartoons were removed on April 16. A message saying the cartoons were no longer available because of a copyright claim by Warner appeared in their place. By evening the messages disappeared, and some of the cartoons were back. Representatives for YouTube and Warner would not confirm whether the companies had tried to remove the cartoons.
Ricardo Reyes, a YouTube spokesman, said YouTube relies on copyright holders to identify infringing content and on users to flag offensive content. If people do not complain, videos remain, he said. Mr. Reyes said that copyright violations are removed “very quickly” once identified, but the problem “is that ownership is often tough to determine.” He said many users “unknowingly post because they don’t know the law.”
A representative for Warner wrote in an e-mail message that “Warner Brothers has rights to the titles” in question and that “we vigorously protect all our copyrights. We do not make distinctions based on content.” The cartoons, known as the “Censored 11,” have been unavailable to the public for 40 years. Postings no longer appear if YouTube is searched for “Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs,” a parody of “Snow White” and the most famous of the cartoons. But a search for “Coal Black” does find the cartoon.
These cartoons were controversial when first released; the N.A.A.C.P. unsuccessfully protested “Coal Black” before it was shown in 1943. Richard McIntire, the director of communications for the N.A.A.C.P., wrote in an e-mail message that “the cartoons are despicable. We encourage the films’ owners to maintain them as they are — that is, locked away in their vaults.”
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Times change, and so do opinions. There are cartoons I grew up watching that I would never let my own children watch today.
They also had these posted at mostoffensivevideo.com - some of them were a riot to watch considering the time in which they were produced. Some of the WWII cartoons were particularly funny (see “Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips”). We need more cartoons like these today, particularly with the WOT. These cartoons, particularly the WWII ones, boosted morale in this country which, in turn, helped to rally the populace to our cause.
Tried that but got no response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcxYwwIL5zQ
I remember going to the movies to see this as a child. It was a gentle kind of movie for kids. Not much like what one sees today. Its a different world though now.
However, IIRC, Lil Abner was used repeatedly to poke fun at city folks.
The strip was very popular in rural areas.
The asinine thing about this is that Song of the South is more demeaning to white people than to black people. The kid’s parents are self-absorbed twits (Old South Boomers?), while the old black man shows common sense and genuinely cares about the kids.
It's on DVD, they just won't sell it here in the US.
http://shop.parisdvds.com/product.sc?categoryId=1&productId=2
One of my fondest memories growing up was the “minstrel show” we did in the 6th grade in full “black face”. No malice was intended nor was anyone demeaned, I remember we all had a really good time rehearsing then putting on the show for our parents. That would have been in about 1956-57 or so. Too bad, those days are long gone now.
I got “Song Of The South” from somewhere on the internet app 5 years ago, but I don’t have the website bookmark anymore :(
Try www.ioffer.com Someone there may have it, I even got “Letty Lynton” there, and some old Norma Shearer silents, and her first talkie “The Trial Of Mary Dugan”.
Thanks very much for posting the link.
Did Lil’Abner every snatch that babe? If not I’d suspect he’s gay.
It will probably be gone before tomorrow now that the NYT has printed how to find it.
I got it via a site online —and they even had the NON-Disney
Coal Black appended to it. Even saved money by getting an “opened” copy (they inspect some)
http://officialsongofthesouth.com/
Try this site for the cartoons. http://www.angelfire.com/comics/mov/banned.html
No, I should have explained. The movie audio is all in original English.
They have Japanese subtitles, but only (interestingly enough) during the songs.
I loved Newsradio.
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