Mickey Mouse Was Racist. Disney Buried It.

About this episode

This episode explores the racist origins of iconic cartoons like Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Tom and Jerry.

Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Tom and Jerry are 3 cartoon titans that have dominated childhoods and cartoon slots for generations. But what if I told you that all three of these cartoons got their starts by degrading Black people? Access the full script to this episode for FREE on our patreon: https://patreon.com/redactedhistory?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkc Shop "Something Black Made" : https://somethingblackmade.com/collections/all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Andre White

Topics covered

• cartoons
• racism
• history of animation
• cultural impact
• childhood
• media representation

Keywords

• Mickey Mouse
• Bugs Bunny
• Tom and Jerry
• racism
• animation history
• Disney
• cultural critique

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disney

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