11 Films So Politically Incorrect They Would Be Banned Today
6. Song Of The South
Whilst holding your hands up at his obvious genius, you have to admit that nobody quite knew how to trivialise the slave trade like Walt Disney. His first foray into live action follows a former slave named Uncle Remus as he sings his way through African folktales for the amusement of a group of American kids. The film was panned for its glorification of the master-slave relationship even back then, something the films publicist Vern Caldwell predicted might happen in a letter to producer Perce Pearce: "The negro situation is a dangerous one. Between the negro haters and the negro lovers there are many chances to run afoul of situations that could run the gamut all the way from the nasty to the controversial." Despite condemnation from The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, it was still released and went on to win many awards, with the song Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah receiving an Oscar for Best Song at the 20th Academy Awards.
