Lois Duncan's Blog: Discussion Group "Lois Duncan Roxx" - Posts Tagged "controversial"

I'm updating my older novels for new paperback editions by Little Brown and currently am working on DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU, in which my characters watch a re-run of the Disney classic, "Song of the South." (I needed that, because later Brer Rabbit's line, "Don't throw me in the briar patch!" plays an intricate part in the plot.) My editor surprised me by saying, "Maybe you can find another film with a similar scenar? That particular film has become very controversial."

How sad! It's an enchanting movie -- one of the first, I believe, in which photography and animation were combined. I still find myself singing, "There's a Bluebird on My Shoulder." It's based on the beloved Uncle Remus stories. Yes, it was laid in a time of American history in which slavery existed in the deep South, but why should there not be literature -- or movies -- involving that time period? It DID exist, and you can't erase it from history. Does this mean "Gone with the Wind" should be thrown in the dumpster as well?