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Censored 11: Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarfs
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Cartoon by Bob Clampett featuring a jazzy parody of "Snow White".
Circa, 1943.
Banned for its racist depictions of African Americans.
Salvaged from poor quality copies and digitally restored for Historical and Educational purposes.
Circa, 1943.
Banned for its racist depictions of African Americans.
Salvaged from poor quality copies and digitally restored for Historical and Educational purposes.
May 28, 2006 5:11 AM
Re: Censored 11: Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarfs
Wow- there are so many things wrong with that.
By: mrsredneck
Re: Censored 11: Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarfs
Wow. I’d never seen this cartoon before. I have to admit, it’s one of Bob Clampets crazier pictures. As far as racism goes, it does cross the line on what is politically correct in our time; however, it quite accurately reflects sentiments of the era it was made.
But that is not what intrigued me the most about the film.
It hit on quite a few issues that were prevalent at the time. We have to remember that we were at war with the Germans and the Japanese at the time and that they were our mortal enemies. In the same way we poke fun at Arabs and Muslims today, they were poking fun at the enemies of the time.
So like many of the cartoons of the time, it is very Pro-War. Unlike today where the media is “allowed” to loudly proclaim opposition to American involvement in foreign countries, in the 40’s the media was used to create patriotism and a sense of duty. America was committed whole hog to the war effort. Evidence of this is at the beginning of the picture where the Queen has stockpiles of tires and sugar in her castle. These were items in short supply in the States at the time of WWII.
On the whole, though, it was a good cartoon. And again, because it does not fit in with today moral standard, does not mean it isn’t a valuable peek into the American Psyche of the time.
But that is not what intrigued me the most about the film.
It hit on quite a few issues that were prevalent at the time. We have to remember that we were at war with the Germans and the Japanese at the time and that they were our mortal enemies. In the same way we poke fun at Arabs and Muslims today, they were poking fun at the enemies of the time.
So like many of the cartoons of the time, it is very Pro-War. Unlike today where the media is “allowed” to loudly proclaim opposition to American involvement in foreign countries, in the 40’s the media was used to create patriotism and a sense of duty. America was committed whole hog to the war effort. Evidence of this is at the beginning of the picture where the Queen has stockpiles of tires and sugar in her castle. These were items in short supply in the States at the time of WWII.
On the whole, though, it was a good cartoon. And again, because it does not fit in with today moral standard, does not mean it isn’t a valuable peek into the American Psyche of the time.
By: Geraad
