Mickey Mouse, racist

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Feb 7 09:43:35 PST 2003


New York Post [Page Six] - February 7, 2003

Mickey rat

HISTORIANS, Disney fans and racists alike will be clamoring for the latest piece of Mickey Mouse memorabilia hitting the auction block. Walt Disney's racist views were widely overlooked during his lifetime, and many today are unaware of them. But a case in point is the item online collectibles dealer momentsintime.com is offering: a copy of "The 1932 Mickey Mouse Annual," featuring heavy use of the N-word. In one scene, the world's most famous mouse and his galpal Minnie are in the jungle fighting "fierce n- - - - -s." The natives are depicted as having enormous lips and eyes. The rare book, published in Britain, is selling for $54,000.



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