In “Peter Pan,” Native Americans are referred to by a racist slur, and in “Dumbo,” a group of crows is caricatured using racist Black stereotypes. One of the birds is named Jim Crow ...
Disney had flagged “Dumbo” for racial insensitivity — including a crow named “Jim Crow” — and “Peter Pan” received a content warning for its stereotypical portrayal of Native ...
Dumbo has also faced backlash for its depiction of the crows, which many consider a racial stereotype. While Disney previously took a firm stance in acknowledging these problematic elements ...
In Dumbo, the site warned, “The crows and musical number pay homage to racist minstrel shows, where white performers with blackened faces and tattered clothing imitated and ridiculed enslaved ...