Disney's Remaining Films

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

The initial press release by the NAACP executive secretary was actually written before they actually viewed the film and was based on second-hand accounts. In truth the film has been protested since it was in initial release.



Well, if someone as educated and cultured as Iger is a "dope" - do you think the general public is going to understand?

The "South" fans may be on a retirement watch - but that's just a false hope, if anyone was going to release it, it would have been under Iger's watch. He actually is quite progressive with directions the company has taken creatively - it had the best chance under him than it ever has had.

My guess is, it isn't about individual interpretations or elements of the film, but simply it's overall public perception. It's a firestorm that would just be waiting to happen. Look what just happened with SNL - they didn't even do anything offensive, they simply didn't have a black female on the show and look at the controversy that happened - and most folks who complained probably don't even watch SNL to begin with.

Yeah -- social media + Song of the South wouldn't be pretty.