Song of the South: Controversial Film Discussions

With Splash Mountain now gone at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, Harrison and special guest Evan from PopCulture33, will discuss the controversial film, "Song of The South." Reviewing the film itself, discussing the history of Splash Mountain, and answering the question, "should controversial films be erased from existence by the company that created it, or should the public decide for themselves?"

Original Airdate February 3rd, 2023

Theme Song: "The Good For Nothing" starring Charlie Chaplin Released 1914
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Works Cited:

Indie Wire: https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/song-of-the-south-disney-you-must-remember-this/various-141/

Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/song_of_the_south

Walt Disney World Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaltDisneyWorld/status/1276203142036754433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1276203142036754433%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syfy.com%2Fsyfy-wire%2Fhow-disney-tried-and-failed-to-remove-song-of-the-south-from-history

Song of The South Blog: https://www.songofthesouth.net/

Slash Film: https://www.slashfilm.com/960577/the-song-of-the-south-controversies-explained/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Song-South-Disney-Movie/s?k=Song+of+The+South+Disney+Movie

New York Times 1946: https://www.nytimes.com/1946/11/28/archives/the-screen-song-of-the-south-disney-film-combining-cartoons-and.html

Splash Mountain Water: https://gizmodo.com/disney-world-splash-mountain-closure-water-ebay-racism-1850025658

When Does Song of the South Take Place: https://fictionmachine.com/2021/10/10/you-cant-run-away-from-trouble-song-of-the-south-1946/

Petition to Change Splash Mountain: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11667497/Thousands-flock-Disneys-Splash-Mountain-closure-attachment-Song-South.html

Why Song of the South Needs to Be on Disney+: https://hiddenremote.com/2022/04/13/why-song-of-the-south-needs-to-be-on-disney/