A file photo of a man looking at a Jungle Book movie poster. Films like Dumbo, The Aristocats and Jungle Book, some of which were made nearly 80 years ago, offer a disclaimer saying, 'This programme is presented as originally created. It may contain outdated cultural depictions'. — AP
LOS ANGELES: The newly launched Disney+ has no shortage of content, ranging from original animated classics to live-action remakes and Star Wars offshoot The Mandalorian. With that deep library, Disney is offering a warning that some of the streaming platform's older content has "outdated cultural depictions".
Films like Dumbo, The Aristocats, Lady And The Tramp and Jungle Book, some of which were made nearly 80 years ago, offer a disclaimer saying, "This programme is presented as originally created. It may contain outdated cultural depictions". Since its initial release in 1941, Dumbo has been criticised for including a version of vocal blackface, while The Aristocats and Peter Pan have been the subject of scrutiny for racist depictions of characters.
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