The Brotherhood of Man (1946)

The Brotherhood of Man (1946)

An animated film, in humorous style, which makes the point that dissimilarities between people are not basic but result from superficial environmental influences. Based on the pamphlet 'RACES OF MANKIND' by Ruth Benedict and Gene Weltfish.

SPONSOR: United Auto Workers. PRODUCTION CO.: United Productions of America. DIRECTOR: Robert Cannon.
WRITERS: Ring Lardner Jr., Maurice Rapf, Phil Eastman. MUSIC: Paul Smith. ANIMATION: John Hubley.

Director: Robert Cannon.
Production Company: United Productions of America.
Sponsor: United Auto Workers
Audio/Visual: sound, color

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[dragontamer007]

what a terrific inspiration to cartoons. I wish there were more of these kinds of cartoons.

[beatchikk]

Unbelievable. A cartoon meant to promote basic tolerance to children is bringing out some of the most racist comments I've ever read on YouTube. Irony at its most grotesque.

[Garrapiux]

@shirtfag or they prove that discrimination can work even if (or especially when) your parents are a different color from you. Yes, there are genetic, differences in bone structure, metabolism, etc, which can all be both advantages OR disadvantages - sickle cell anemia in black people gives them higher immunity to malaria. It's ignorant to think that genetic differences translate into a difference in the value of people, or the respect they each/all deserve.

[Garrapiux]

@TikofTok unfortunately, you have it backwards. In his twenties John Lennon had very much a conservative, working class -ideology (also somewhat racist). By the time 'Imagine' came along he was increasingly liberal (not the same as Marxist) and his anti-war, anti-discrimination position only grew more intense. Unless by 'older age' you are implying that in the last few months before he was shot he confided in you that he regretted everything he'd done the last 12 yrs

[Garrapiux]

@mooeythemooseman Oh- and perhaps you haven't heard of the Nubian civilization that flourished and at one point CONQUERED large parts of ancient Egypt, built a highly sophisticated society (complete with pyramidal structures) and, arguably were some of the earliest developers of Iron technology. (and yes, they were 'negroid')

[Garrapiux]

@mooeythemooseman Yeah- badly made and widely contradicted studies that, by their own author's admission, 'can be used to prove either a genetic or an environmental effect'. Studies that have used actually comparable samples and take into account the social environment (not just the race of the parents and adoptive parents) find NO genetically attributable differences so...

Yeah, nice try.

[graysight]

the meta message on it, is that the important is not race, but way of life and social control, so you have to make all grow and get the same unique culture and that the goverment think is good for global dominance....

[Shovel44444]

@mooeythemooseman

*On average

[Shovel44444]

@mooeythemooseman

How the heck is race denial ''cultural marxism''? I hear people say this a lot, but when asked for a sufficient explanation for their label they tend to shy away.

[Shovel44444]

@mooeythemooseman

Anyway, the people who ''should'' be offended would potentially be the (non-black/mixed) ancient Egyptians who made their civilization possible, but even those guys did it mostly through oppressive means, so it's doubtful if they ''should'' feel proud over the result of their oppression.

[Shovel44444]

@mooeythemooseman

''But taking Caucasian successes and giving them to the blacks is very offensive.''

You probably haven't contributed to caucasian success in any noteworthy way so it's irrational of you to be offended. But if you accept pride by association, do you also feel guilt by association over bad things caucasians have done?