Originally Posted by Steve
I don't know. Has this been argued before? I thought Hollywood in those days was run by jews. Is there a book about it or something?
It has been argued before. Took place in the
VERY FIRST THREAD I ever took part in. I was doing a lot of reading on the topic at the time, and was quite frankly a bit of a conspiracy junky. Take what you read with a grain of salt.
Originally Posted by The Silver Bullet
I think it also fitting to point out that Walt Disney himself was a fascist . . . [H]istorial references in his parks are centered around the ahcivments of white Europeans. In [regards to] American history he conviniently leaves out any trace of black slavery, because the fact [that Americans] once imprisoned blacks does not matter [to him]. A theme park is, in fact, simply a controled environment in which a propetier can basically mould the sensual stimuli that makes you feel and think what he wants you to feel and think. . .
I remind you again that I was young and, well, just a little nutty. At the time I thought Chris was being a conservative "square". In retrospect, he was probably right:
Originally Posted by Yoda
I honestly don't believe it. I can buy that Walt Disney had some whacked out beliefs (despite the fact that he was quite the visionary), but I can't buy that there's racism in The Lion King. . .
Yes, it does indeed seem somewhat bizarre.
Anyway, here are a whole heap of random quotes that support the whole Disney being evil thing. I have no personal opinion regarding this matter anymore, so do with them what you will.
. . . Walt Disney had Benito Mussolini's dedicated portrait on the wall of his office until war was declared.
from GERMANY: Leni Riefenstahl and the Nazis
An interesting case in point is Mark Elliott's book,
Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince, in which Elliott reveals Walt Disney's antisemitic attitudes and activities as an informant for the FBI during Hollywood's red scare in which many [screenwriters] and actors were black listed. Bantam was supposed to publish the book, but in 1991 abandoned the project. Soon after that, Bantam released the
Disney Library, a popular series of books which were sold in supermarkets. Obviously, this latter book project was a lot more lucrative than Elliott's work would have been and their advertising campaigns might have been hampered by Elliott's work.
from Today's Media Conglomerates
"He was allegedly not a pleasant person, and he had a lot of decided opinions about race, he was anti-gay, he had bizarre rules about Disneyland - he would not allow facial hair, even though he had a moustache. You had to be white-bred, very clean cut, so it was a magic kingdom on the surface and a fascist kingdom on the underground."
from BBC News
In the racially intolerant era of the Casa de Fritos, another unique food concession was operated in the old Pirate Ship. Located in the area of Fantasyland now occupied by the new Dumbo ride, Skull Rock overlooked the decks of the Pirate Ship where good, god-fearing Catholics could order an odious Chicken of the Sea tuna sandwich each and every Friday and on any Holy Day of Obligation as defined by the liturgical calendar or when the restaurant manager deemed the tuna fish was starting to turn.
While this concession was hailed as an example of religious sensitivity in an L.A. Times Op-Ed article written by then Cardinal McIntyre, in truth Walt had an ulterior motive. Noting that the vast majority of Catholic guests visiting Disneyland were from the immigrant underclasses, he made certain the tuna sandwiches were heavily laden with saltpeter in an effort to severely reduce the birthrate of this sub-population.
Admittedly a ham-handed and ultimately unsuccessful attempt at social engineering, nevertheless Walt continued to donate vast sums of money each year to the University of California, Berkeley to support the research of Dr. William Shockley and other like-minded social engineers working on the problems of over population.
from Disneyland: "The Happiest Place on Earth"
[P]erhaps the best insight into Walt's serious flirtation with fascism and neo-Nazism was his singular preoccupation with railroads. Putting aside the phallic Freudian symbolism of a pulsing, turgid locomotive as it might relate to Walt's own uncircumsized behemoth, is there a baby boomer alive today who can ever forget the putrid, sulphurous stench of the old Mineral Springs Railroad nightmare through the fetid bowels of Frontierland?
One can only speculate on the motive to herd thousands of innocent, wide-eyed guests into the cattle cars of the Disneyland Railroads and transport them to phantom destinations proclaimed in the dulcet tones of an authoritarian disembodied voice over blaring loudspeakers strategically placed in each rail car. Wisely, numerous holocaust survivors vehemently and vociferously refused to board the trains on their first, and assuredly last, visit to Disneyland.
from Disneyland: "The Happiest Place on Earth"
In the hands of the Disney Company history is flexible. A happy face takes the place of real issues, and the policy comes down from above with an iron fist to back it up. In the grand tradition of American corporate power the Disney conglomerate makes full use of the police of the republic, and the power and authority of the republic, to protect and advance its interests. We take it for granted that a clean street is a value all by itself, even if to attain that value we have to give up our freedom. We lose sight of the Faustian overtones that color our transactions with the republic. We begin to believe that working and drudgery is the normal lot of individuals, and we lose the will to dream and aspire. It is ironic that the Magic Kingdom has come to symbolize the concentration camp and the penal code.
from The Wonderful Fascist World of Disney
Of course, some of the best links from 2001 are defunct now [there was even a hilarious piece the length of a thesis somewhere that examined even further Disney's love for trains and the manner in which that "proved" he was a Nazi], so you'll have to dig a little deeper yourself if you're interested in reading more.
It's all crazy, sure, but it's fun crazy, and probably why I got so very into it in the first place.
Enjoy.
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