The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation

[kelber at mindspring.com]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>


>I've been interested in the suggestion that many of these
>characters--Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Felix the Cat, et al.--are
>essentially in blackface, e.g. ...
>
>http://books.google.com/books?id=VC1U0Uim2AQC
>
>http://books.google.com/books?id=ll0muUld_I8C&pg=PA29


Daffy Duck more than Bugs Bunny.

There's also a division between the winners and/or good-guys (Mickey, Bugs, Jerry) and the hapless losers (Daffy, Tom, etc.)  Presumably we're meant to cheer for and identify with the former?

Laura