Following the BLM protests in the US, which were seized on by the Aussie media and in schools, Disney declared its commitment to combat the ubiquitous enemy known as ‘racism’ by scouring its back catalogue for ‘stereotypes’. Popular characters in beloved films suddenly inspired warnings informing viewers of supposedly distressing content; characters such as King Louie in The Jungle Book, the crows in Dumbo, and even Si and Am, the Siamese cats in Lady and the Tramp.
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