At Disney +, some content, including cartoons such as "Dumbo" or "Peter Pan", will appear with a warning in the future.
If you want to watch old classics at the streaming provider Disney +, you will see a detailed warning message for some of them. This applies to the cartoons "Aristocats" (1970), "Peter Pan" (1953), "Dumbo" (1941) and the real-life film "Jungle of a Thousand Dangers" (1960). That was announced on the Disney homepage.
Accordingly, the following notice will be displayed in front of works that show racist content: "This program contains negative depictions and / or abuse of peoples or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong today. Instead of removing this content, we want its hurtful effect Recognize, learn from and talk about it in order to achieve a more inclusive future together. "
This is how the company justifies the decision
"Aristocats" for example show racist caricatures of the Asian population, in "Dumbo" the history of Afro-American slavery and racial segregation (the so-called Jim Crow laws) is thematized in a racist manner. Going to "Peter Pan" misrepresents the culture of the native American population. "Jungle of a Thousand Dangers" portrays a group of pirates as a "stereotypical, foreign threat".
Under the "Stories Matter" campaign, Disney wants to ensure greater diversity in the future and subject the entire portfolio of films, series and other content to strict scrutiny. "We cannot change the past. But we can come to terms with it, learn from it and move forward together to create a tomorrow that we can only dream of today."