<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=160362.msg7781011#msg7781011">Quote from: Ember Star on 24-02-2013, 21:29:59</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> yeah, I know all that hype over his racism. I'm sorry, look at the period of time he was alive. He wasn't the ONLY one, in animation or Hollywood in general.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Exactly. I mean, there's no denying that he made some bad decisions as far as race goes in his movies, but he was actually better than most in many ways. I mean, you should watch some of the early animation. Domestic violence, racism, murder, rape, war, prejudice, crime...it was ridiculous. Most of it was not appropriate for kids. Disney actually made animation that was fairly mild and appropriate for kids in most instances. Not all, but most. That doesn't make him right, but it makes the other guys (that no one has heard about) worse.<br/><br/>I'm not saying he was a great guy, because I never knew him personally. Lol. But as I spent<del>six</del>four years studying history, it was hammered into my head to always question everything...especially popular opinion. I mean, Secret's right. That's one thing that he's notorious for, but I'm not sure it's completely deserved. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. *shrugs*<br/><br/>Racism is bad and unfortunately most old hollywood (including animation) showed that the primarily white directors and producers were racist. History can be very depressing.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=160362.msg7781031#msg7781031">Quote from: Haloriel on 24-02-2013, 21:33:35</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">/me squints and giggles.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I am one eighth cherokee (or Tsalagi if we want to get technical) and one quarter Ojibwe (Anishinaabeg).  I quite prefer the original fairy tales, myself - though I can understand the enjoyment of the Disney versions - regardless of social mores regarding their creator.  I in fact, quite like the stories and the films.  ;)</span><br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I'm white.<br/><br/>Like...really white. :( Viking/Celtic/Sunburnt/Redhead/Blue Eyes/Translucent Skin white.<br/><br/>I mean, I'm sure that there are various other cultures throughout my ancestry (NO ONE is pure anything. Everyone is mixed down the line.), but as someone into geneaology, I haven't found it yet. Lol. My family tree is about as WASP as you can get. *sighs*<br/><br/>Or I'm a vampire. That's a valid option.