The new Disney+ streaming service has added social justice trigger warnings to some of its classic movie titles, telling subscribers that beloved Disney movies including Dumbo, Swiss Family Robinson, Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier, and the original Lady and the Tramp may contain “outdated cultural depictions.”
The generic trigger warnings appear in the plot synopses that users see on the Disney+ interface before clicking to play a title.
“This program is presented as originally created,” the warnings say. “It may contain outdated cultural depictions.”
The warnings appear to focus on titles that depict indigenous people, African Americans, Asians, and other minorities in ways that some now regard as stereotypical. – READ MORE