Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories Quotes

“Song of the South was not a malicious attempt to reinforce the foolish stereotype of the inferiority of the black race, but rather an attempt to show that children of all races and different social statuses could play together as friends, learn important moral lessons from stories, and survive times of trouble by finding a place to laugh.”
― Jim Korkis, Who's Afraid of the Song of the South

“I often tell people that you can love the Disney Brand, but still have concerns about how the Disney Business operates. Like many other large corporations, the Disney Company wants to control how its business is perceived by today’s consumers, even if it means rewriting or eliminating parts of its own history.”
― Jim Korkis, Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories

“There is a Japanese proverb that translates as 'the nail that sticks up gets hammered down.”
― Jim Korkis, Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories

“So them who can't learn from a tale about critters, just ain't got the ears tuned to listen."
-Uncle Remus in Disney's Song of the South”
― jim korkis, Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories

“As the character of Uncle Remus says in the movie: 'You can't run away from trouble. There ain't no place that far.”
― Jim Korkis, Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories

“Maybe it's not to much to hope that the Disney Company might one day get over its self-imposed fears and finally find its own Laughing Place.
-Floyd Norman
Disney Legend
June 2012”
― Jim Korkis, Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories