Br'er Rabbit runs away - Song of the South clip

[PeekingNoodleBoy]

I've always found it funny that Disney refuses to redistribute this film in it's entirety. Sure, it may have slight racial undertones, but nothing compared to a lot of the franchises going on now. Disney just needs to accept that this is a part of their history and not hide it, but relish it.

Warner Bros. had the balls to release most of their racially stereotypical Looney Tunes on DVD and they make no excuses. They realize it was another time. A time that should never be forgotten.

[jamiehorsey]

Song of the South is set during Reconstruction or Uncle Remus wouldn't have been able to leave the plantation

[GIBBYfreek]

This movie was the 1st of its kind..cartoon & animation mixed together (in a movie, not just a short film). I'm sure Disney plans to do something with it, seeing as though Splash Mountain is a very popular ride and all. They can't keep it a "secret" forever!

[Cooltomorrowkid]

@GIBBYfreek - Actually, there were some animation/live action crossover scenes in "The Three Caballeros", which came out two years before "Song of the South"... But that was an early prototype, whereas here, it's beautifully perfected.

And in terms of a release, Disney has come pretty darn close over the past decade or so, but keeps shying off. 'Sooner or later', though, they'll most likely cave in to the prospect of a shiny new, expensive special-edition Blu-Ray release. :P

[TheBluesMunks]

"How doo yoouuu dooo~" Lol Br'er rabbit cracks me up at that bit

[funkymunkystepho]

I'm not racist, I love niggers!!

[spiritgirl41192]

What was he yelling at 2:31 when he went back into his house and ran out?

[GIBBYfreek]

@spiritgirl41192

"I've got 'em! I've got 'em! I've got 'em!! A-hehehehe!"

[quizmaster85]

"Git outta mah trap!"

Brer Fox was my favourite character in this one; he always cracked me up.

[LiimLsan]

@IntelligentCrow I thought Milt said the shit he did was the briar patch death fake scene (only milt would be that calculating) and the first half of 'laughing place.' (He referenced it all the time - he told Richard Williams that scene taught him the secret to lip sync.)

He's complete win, but i love to entertain the idea of this movie with most of Brer Fox by Ward Kimball and Bear by Bill Tytla. ^^ (mike barrier suggests well.)

[pinkwookiee1]

i love how brer rabbit whistles

[2013GhettoBoy]

just my opinion i hate this movie

[LiimLsan]

@2013GhettoBoy only thing i really hate is mary blair's color choices.

[fortargyle]

This movie is a classic piece of Americana! Uncle remus was not a slave in this movie, he roamed freely wherever he wanted. We have the original1946 "Song of the South" on dvd with an interview of Walt Disney on the creation of the movie. Only at ACME sales and books in beautiful Savannah, Georgia (912) 352-2203

[zvermilyer3]

@fortargyle

Would you please stop using YouTube comments to plug your store?

[Evan8787]

B'rer Fox sounds like Eddie Murphy...on crack

[izzienaylor]

i don't understand how people can find this racist?

[cancanwench]

@izzienaylor I don't either. I wish they would release this on dvd (Amazon has it on a waiting list)!

[soupman299]

not a singal dislike! nice job disney

[Opium1958]

this was such a sweet thoughtful movie! I can't imagine what the problem was!?

[LiimLsan]

you can't bite through the rope. no you can't.

[pipefox19]

where can i find the season for this?

[cra0422]

People always judge something by the standards of their own time. This entire film is set during the later part of the 1800s and what is seen on the film is what life was like back then.

[bloodydemonspawn]

@cra0422 

[KrasHHH001]

Im at work right now earning a dollar a minute.

So I go on You Tube.

[kanid3942]

This is not racist! It's not promoting racism or slavery or anything horrible like that! He's just a happy African American man, singing, and being friendly. In fact, they depict him as wise, and kind in the movie. Yes, back then, racism was still a problem, but this was the kind of thing that helped society to stop being prejudice. These stories originally came from the African culture anyway, and they are depicting the friendship of ethnicities! How is that racist?

[SSdetectiveagency]

a dollar a minute! shoot SIGN ME UP! :D

[WumWip]

Disney should make a Splash Mountain Movie... I think it could work...

[princessbabyfirefly]

SONG OF THE SOUTH IS NOT RACIST SIMPLE

if it was about slavery u wudnt have a happy singing black man

[31operafan]

OK, I've seen more racist material in movies. Like "Gone with the Wind" for instance. Good movie, but it has its drawbacks. This is not too bad. I actually think this segment is hilarious. Probably the funniest thing I've ever seen from Disney. Brer Bear is the funniest character in these segments.

[CidTheNinja]

considering the "forgotten" nature of this movie, anyone for brer rabbit in Epic Mickey as well as maybe kingdom hearts? It's a same this movie has been forgotten they should re-release it. Nothing "racist" about it. I've seen much worse in old cartoons.

[oevega]

How come this video is called racist? These are wonderful characters of my childhood! The first time I saw a Black person was watching Uncle Remus singing!

And it was impossible not to love that wonderful person with such happy attitude.

And what about Br'er Rabbit, a lot more a loveble character than the selfish bugs bunny!

If you haven't notice, the bad guys in this movie, the foxes, look white.

Walt Disney was a great man, ahead of his time

[BuckeyefanHill33]

Geez just like everything else in life, if you don't like it, just simply turn away!

[jparment1]

they consider it racist but if you go to disney they have the characters in costume ???????????hmmmm they aint to worried about it

[wusundowma]

The characters are portrayed sympathetically, and their manner of speech reflects the way real African Americans without formal education might have spoken in the deep south many years ago. The narrator of the film is a kind grandfatherly figure who dispenses rustic wisdom. Millions of white children have seen this movie and learned important moral lessons from Uncle Remus. Racist? I say this film portrays African Americans in an overwhelmingly positive light.

[EBanonymous]

So now you see the rabbit (slave) running from the slave catchers (2 guys chasing him). Sad how people don't even see that this apologist propaganda is designed to say how "good things were" in slave times. Oh, and "Uncle Remus", it's a clear example of a minstre show. You enjoy this?

[SwampDaddy7]

Now look, it's people that get superpolitically correct that take things wa-a-a-a-a-a-ay out of context. Simmer down a little bit and you'll see the true stories in there. It's hope, trickery, and a moral lesson in there and you just want to take that and pull it out of context? Just calm yourself down. It's barely racist. The only reason it's so bad in your eyes is the time period the stories are originally from.

[EBanonymous]

"Uncle" Remus is a pejorative caricature from early minstrel shows: a slave who imitates his master but can't because he's "sub-human"

Some lyrics from Zip Coon, one of most racist & stereoypical of all minstrel 'zippidy' etc is verbatim.

Uncle Remus never existed, but he 'represents' slaves/former slaves saying past was good in south; well it wasn't & they suffered.

Part of "Lost Cause" & promotes that myth. its like using Jews to say Germany was a nice place - these aren't just stories

[SwampDaddy7]

Those are true, but who's really gonna look into that all the way? Not the kids that watched it growing up. They just see Uncle Remus as a kindhearted man. The Uncle Remus stories are the same sort of stories that they told of Anansi in Africa, Simmer down a little bit, Walt Disney meant no harm in putting this film in production. Calm down.

[EBanonymous]

There is harm in presenting incorrect stereotypes of blacks.

Studies done in 20th century show this w/ negative perception of whites towards blacks whose exposre was from media: they had racist stereotypes even though they knew no blacks.

Brown vs BOE w/ research and dolls; blacks viewed the white dolls as superior. Why? The media stereotypes have an effect & used in case.

I didn't say censor it; I say know what you watch. The author was racist and had an agenda: The Lost Cause myth.

[SwampDaddy7]

I hope that doesn't mean that you're calling me a racist, 'cause trust me, I'm not.

I don't know much about the Lost Cause myth you're telling me about but there's no need in getting all fired up about watching a youtube clip. If you don't like it, don't watch it.

[EBanonymous]

I've called you no names at all.

There is no debate as to how racist this is; if you're unaware, then you can read about it. Here's one: Uncle Remus: his songs and his sayings by Harris & Robert E. Hemenway for free on google books. P 4 & 14

Slaves/ freed slaves didn't resemble Remus; speech, behaviour etc was a facade to present slavry in positive light. That's apoligist work.

You enjoy this? Perhaps you don't know what Zip Coon, 'Uncle Tom', minstrel, Lost Cause, Rastus, is. y not learn?

[SwampDaddy7]

Thanks for the link, but I know what some of these are. I just see the movie as just that. A movie. Hollywood fakes things up all the time, I have yet to see a genuine Cajun portrayed in Hollywood blockbuster, either. Slavery was hell, White people were wrong. I just understand that this is from a different time. That was the forties. This is now.

[EBanonymous]

blackface was one way they taught racism & sub-human arguments w/ stereotypes (was very popular); these lyrics from round civil war..

They still do it, but its more subtle. Remus is blatant as is "Mellerdrammer" cartoon w/ Mickey (on youtube) where they do blackface & joke about slaves chased by dogs escaping slavery - some joke!

Its a reference to Uncle Tom's Cabin & says slavery was good; his is not just fiction.

Type "Ferris university" & blackface or 'bamboozed' by spike lee

[SwampDaddy7]

Arguably, Rappers today outside of a few could be the same thing today.

But once again realize that that was the times between then and now, rest assured that today those would NEVER Fly. Hell, even Cartman in South Park showed up in Blackface.

That is true. However one's gotta realize that this stuff is EVERYWHERE now. Like you said, it's subtle, but still.

I'll look those those up in a bit, but I know Spike Lee was showing us how wrong it was.

[EBanonymous]

Ur right. Jibbs used "chain hang low" It comes from "Turkey in the Straw", which is "Zip Coon". The slur "coon" comes from the song. It's one of main minstrel characters.

Some don't realise that they demean themselves w/ that song & play into the flase sterotypes. Being black makes it better?

Slave owners litrally laughed at slaves to the same song. It's related to Remus - lyrics 'zippidy' (several versions).

Uncle Ben, Aunt Jemima, Cream of wheat, 'Coon Fried Chicken' etc have DEEP roots

[SwampDaddy7]

I didn't think of it that way, but they do use false stereotypes in Rap. Not just "Chain Hang Low".

Exactly. It was slavery back then, now it's crack, b*****s and Ho's now.

I see what you mean there.

[EBanonymous]

ur right.

"cracked" website has an article on 9 most racist cartoons (some on youtube). I don't agree w/ all analysis, but decent examples. WB did a lot too like w/ banned 11 (really bad).

Like what the 'Indians' say in Peter Pan or the slaves say in Dumbo (we're happy) ; slaves happy? Monkeys in Jungle Book 'I want to be a man..like you'. Or the 'Jim' crows

Lots of people say PC & I understand; but why these companies made such material knowing what it was? Did they have an agenda?

[SwampDaddy7]

I think I saw that Cracked website before. Did they also have a list of racist moments in movies, too?

Well, with the Roustabouts, they weren't slaves at all. One's gotta look into carny culture there. They were guys that worked to set up the fair usually for food and shelter. They WANTED to do that. As for the monkeys, the leader (King Louie) was voiced by an Italian-American singer . . . one of my big heroes too . . . ever heard of Louis Prima?

Not sure about the agenda one.

[SwampDaddy7]

Along with the Indian thing, they never wanted to be white, although there are some things in there I disagree about (I'm part Native American) but there's one line ("How" and a persuit of knowledge) that fits just fine.

[EBanonymous]

I don't agree w/ al of itr; the Dumbo Jim Corws were stereotypical, though he could be wrong about workers.

Louie's voice isn't the issue; the lyrics "I want to be a man" & dancing big guy w/ coconuts on mouth & dancing are straight minstrel; y be a man? To go to town. Blacks couldn't go to town w/o pass etc. There're 2 segments of it, and one is more obvious than th other. Reference to slave patrols & inferiority.

Agenda as in extreme pov's; as in the neo-confederates who love it.

[SamCohenoftheJews2]

The coconut thing was supposed to make him look like a female orangutan.

[EBanonymous]

Yes, like a female animal & also a reference to people that racist - like Kipling & Disney - viewed as "the other" or "unpeople"

In other words, to them blacks, Indians etc were just animals. I mean, how can argue this? Kipling wrote "The White Man's Burden". Have u read th poem? It says other races nned to be colonialised because they're savages.

Guess what blackface says about blacks? Try this video on youtube for free: "Racism in America. Who Kept it Alive?"

[EBanonymous]

Racism is the core of American entrtainment. How else did slavry, descrimination & JIm Crow go on for hundrds of years?

Anyway, I don't advocate censorship. Rather, it makes sense to discuss thes things , what they man & show how they supported opprssion of minorites and the poor.

I'm not racist for pointing this out. I'm just saying what it is. What you choos to watch is up to you.

[LuckyxNumberxSlevin]

"Racism is the core of American entrtainment."

Although you spelled entertainment incorrect you are absolutely right. That is why every black comedian is allowed to publicly knock white people and everyone thinks it's hilarious. This is a Classic Disney film and should only be looked at as that.

[EBanonymous]

@LuckyxNumberxSlevin

Racism is wrong no matter who does it. But whites weren't in chains so they weren't the victim. They're not the victim now either, though they say that. Same racist argument.

Remus copied minstrel from the 1800's which was the biggest form of entertainment at one time. Why racist?

showing 'sambo' slave who was happy to serve master & 'zip coon', the freed slave who reverted back to 'savagery'. Saying that w/o slavery blacks would destroy society.

That's racist mate.

[LuckyxNumberxSlevin]

If you REALLY know your history you'd know that African's sold their people into slavery, in other words black people sold other black people to be slaves for money, look it up.

[EBanonymous]

@LuckyxNumberxSlevin

If you rally knw YOUR history you'd not repeat that racist argument of 'blacks sold their people into slavry'.

There were few blacks involved in the slave trade - it was owned & operated by whites, including the Puritans & the Mass Bay Colony.

The few blacks involved were threatened into selling blacks because whites threatened to arm their enemies if they didn't comply.

Further, stop changing subject. Disney's Unce Rmus is racist, but you cant rgute that.

[Trebgah]

@LuckyxNumberxSlevin Yeah. Supposedly, the African kings are the ones that got the MOST money from the slave trade. Everyone was messed up back then.

[bobbybenjamin]

@rentatrip1 understand the movie perpetuates the false stereotype of the "happy slave!". take a african-american history class, this stereotype (although a step above minstrelsy) was damaging. I watched this movie as a kid and loved it, and you know what? i still like it. but IT IS RACIST. also take into account what happened to the actor who played Remus, Basket could not go to the premiere of this movie (his race). it's a great movie, but a product of it's time. we must view it that way.

[rentatrip1]

@bobbybenjamin - YOU ARE WRONG-

The Movie simply documents (by Walt Disney) the very accurate of a Traditional American Folk Tale- This is not Racial - unless your pathetic cruel mind is bent and warped into making every thing - a racial matter - you have your right to have free opinion- I respect that but you are a very ignorant and small person - pathetic and lost as a ball in high weeds. You are RACIST- not Uncle Remus- You are sick and hurtful

[bobbybenjamin]

@rentatrip1 your logic: step 1:state i am wrong! step 2: attack me as an individual! step 3: state i am racist!  step 4: ?????? step 5: victory!

how can i respond to that? fyi you didn't know the actor who played uncle Remus couldn't go to the premier of the film? i'm glad he got his in his academy award later on. in case you didn't know i was defending him. ass.

how am i racist again? against white people? i'm white dumb ass

[lavondasanford]

@bobbybenjamin : you are completely right about how this. Brer Rabbitt was a product of its time that projects stereotypes of the "happy slave". Watching Brer Rabbitt is great, but people need to understand the historical context in which these cartoons were made, and the history of the stereotypes that are being projected, which stem from slavery.

[thesimslove1]

@rentatrip1 its only racist because disney made it and people wuld freak out

[MyNameZebra]

@rentatrip1 Who's the racist, and how are they racist?

[littlemissmulan2011]

the bear.....world first patrick LOL

[CrAiG91DoDdY]

This was a childhood film, a film i grown up on, what a amazing film it was, couldn't think how many times i watched it.

[JordanRocks17]

Isn't it a bit of an insult for Brer Rabbit to say

"You NEED money!"

[JordanRocks17]

Brer Fox is a totally nut. I had to withdraw a little when he's sharpening the axe. I love Brer Rabbit! He is so clever and witty!

[pugracr]

brer bear is the best, like hes constantly stoned

[Farfeb]

everybody seems happy and gentle except Brer Fox and Brer Bear

[Yanamation]

3:00 LOL!!!

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah Zip-a-dee-AAAAAA!

Zip-dah-dah-dah, Hea! Wonderful DAY!

[Han2410]

''The place where you were born and raised?''

''Yes I Issss!''

[PunkyBear36]

Indeed. But most of this was done by Eric Larson and Ollie Johnston.

[PunkyBear36]

Makin' a dollar a minute!

[ShpadoinkleGirl5]

to say this was made in the ....50's?? its really good how they put live action with animation, and make it look really cool! i love this film!! uncle remas is the best

[USABradUSA]

it was actually madein the 30s lol...so its even better

[AutumnsSun]

I love Brer Rabbit SOOOO much!

[AutumnsSun]

Me too. I got one of those Brer Rabbit plushies on eBay and I squeeze it and love so much!

[brercat]

eevreybody's got a laughing place a laughing place to go ho ho take that froen turn it up side down lol

[brerbunny7]

Brer Rabbit is the cutest bunny ever!

[doobiesmoke15]

and the funniest!

[brerbunny7]

I got a Brer Rabbit beanie on ebay and it's the cutest thing ever! I also own this movie on an imported DVD. It's great.

[DarkCrystalSage]

can we say "Kingdom hearts summon" right there?

[brerbunny7]

Not sure what you mean.

[DarkCrystalSage]

nvm

[brbcool8]

lol I so agree! I actually think there should be a world that they go to called "The Briar Patch" :D Brer Fox as a boss would be so epic!

[DarkCrystalSage]

they should too ^_^

[jedimickey]

My guess is that it'd be a minigame world like 'Hundred Acre Wood'