tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867774439689103678.post1321443919047505275..comments2023-05-21T00:40:31.531+10:00Comments on Jen Reviews Movies: Dumbo and Those CrowsJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754400986122937173noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867774439689103678.post-54478069011005898322013-11-18T03:06:03.827+11:002013-11-18T03:06:03.827+11:00Dumbo or Jumbo Jr., could be seen as a character o...Dumbo or Jumbo Jr., could be seen as a character of mixed ethnicity that has to with racism.<br /><br />African Elephants have large ears as where Indian elephants ears much smaller by comparison.<br /><br />When Jumbo Jr. is seen by the other female elephants they are aghast at his appearance.<br /><br />They are aghast because Jumbo Jr. is seen as being part African Elephant.<br /><br />That isEthanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207787273375432136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867774439689103678.post-76542381247721129592013-06-17T11:22:57.387+10:002013-06-17T11:22:57.387+10:00If you want a truly progressive movie from 1941, I...If you want a truly progressive movie from 1941, I suggest "The Invisible Ghost", which is a Bela Lugosi movie featuring Clarence Muse as "Evans". Even though Evans is a butler in the movie, he is portrayed with surprising intelligence and dignity. It is a fascinating and surprising movie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000656085508031140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867774439689103678.post-32557686295977453352013-06-17T11:21:09.732+10:002013-06-17T11:21:09.732+10:00I can one up you for progressive depictions of bla...I can one up you for progressive depictions of black people in 1941. If you ever get a chance to see it, there is a Bela Lugosi movie entitled "The Invisible Ghost". I won't give anything away, but the character of Evans is black and treated with surprising dignity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000656085508031140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867774439689103678.post-52590356115778698422013-01-15T13:41:08.555+11:002013-01-15T13:41:08.555+11:00I just watched this with my girlfriend, who is a n...I just watched this with my girlfriend, who is a native from Japan and did not grow up with the history and stereotypes of Blacks that we in the US did. <br /><br />As we were watching Dumbo (something neither of us have done since childhood) I mentioned how the crows and how they were subtly meant to depict Blacks and Black stereotypes. <br /><br />I was anticipating the crows, since it's ankushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867774439689103678.post-86064082400347867692012-02-16T01:31:07.761+11:002012-02-16T01:31:07.761+11:00I'm so pleased by this comment because it'...I'm so pleased by this comment because it's from someone who has the other side. It's easy for white people to comment on race. It really means a lot that you took the time to write this. When I was a kid, the crows were heroic to me and it upsets me so much that people take that innocence and mold it into something more sinister. Glad you and your daughter can enjoy Dumbo together! :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754400986122937173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867774439689103678.post-5893991210783886722012-02-04T22:50:13.173+11:002012-02-04T22:50:13.173+11:00I just watched Dumbo for the first time with my da...I just watched Dumbo for the first time with my daughter. I'd like to agree with you about how the choice of Black voices for the crows was obviously deliberate and possibly forward-thinking for the time. <br /><br />I'm a Black mom with a biracial two year old and am always on the hunt for subtle racism she could be exposed to. But the crows were the heros of the story, and as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com