This week we’re talking about 1941’s Dumbo! A movie that’s a great exploration of the pain of marginalization…and which also thoughtlessly marginalizes some real-life groups of people. Listen as we discuss the incredible “Pink Elephants” number, this movie’s origins as a “Roll-A-Book”, and why we still adore this movie despite its problematic qualities.
Further reading:
1. https://colorwebmag.com/2018/05/02/color-coded-those-crows-from-dumbo/
2. https://cherish365.com/dumbo-racist-crows-is-dumbo-racist/
3. https://floydnormancom.squarespace.com/blog/2019/4/27/black-crows-and-other-pc-nonsense
Me, Mom & The Mouse is a podcast about the joy of watching cartoons with your family. If you like this episode, please subscribe and join us each Friday as we watch every film in the Disney Animated Canon and talk about how it was made, what it means, and why we love it (or don’t.)
Music: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-go
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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