There was the black and white minstrel show that ran between the 50s and 70s in the UK. But we do have the minstrel sweets so it's not exclusively that it. I think people make a point of saying wandering minstrel for the medieval one now and minstrel show for the blackface. Or I think you hear the word troubador for lute minstrels more now.
LUDICROUS. I will NOT be reading "The Troubadors of Bremen" to my nieces thank you very much.
I've heard people making these claims for a while now. Supposedly, the white gloves that Mickey Mouse wears and his white face/black fur is a reference to blackface minstrel shows.
Yep. Nothing to do with contrast against his body or the fact his gloves were originally yellow like the WW2 Japanese internment camps.
Kinda cringe, but this actually is a decent homage since the Amogus booty twerk is directly traced from the movie itself
Famously they tried to pull Speedy Gonzales for being to wacists against Mexicans, but the beaners demanded he stay. Turns out most people have a sense of humor about that sort of shit, it's just niggers and pajeets who get uppity.
And Jews. Especially Jews. Don't forget the three little pigs with the wolf getting depicted as a wandering Jew:
Unironically wojak material, both of them.
Exactly on the contrast point. All old character designs were like that, but most don't look at the oldest of old when it comes to animation.
And the worst part is they were definitely part of the 90% and never got better.
Walt actually mentioned dedication to "the hard facts" that have created America in his park opening speech. Not the biggest example of nu Disney going against his ideals for the company, but it's something.
Still not as bad as that one alien jumping into the other alien's vagina in Steven Universe.
The writers really tried to back tread on fusion not being a sexual thing and it's so obvious it was. They even used Peridot's lack of interest in wanting to fuse as a sign of her asexuality in some book or something.
"animation is in danger guys!!!
