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1. And replaces that scene with … what, exactly?

   Bambi needs to lose his mother; it’s a driving plot point. Without it, there’s no character development or hardship for the titular protagonist to experience. So how will the geniuses at Disney make that happen?

   (Plus, I remember watching the movie at home — the original 1942 release was WAY before my time — and even as a kid I didn’t interpret that scene as the evil caricature of hunters that Disney intended. Instead, I saw the irresponsibility of poaching; responsible hunters take the bucks, to ensure continued health of deer herds. Nobody but a poacher kills a doe unless the deer are severely overpopulating. If a kid in the 80s can understand that, what does it say that Disney execs can’t?)

2. Can’t get too excited over Disney’s SJW department axing a scene here or there when they once axed an entire “Oscar” winning movie: “Song of the South.” (Best Original Song – 1947)

   The movie was pulled because it didn’t show an actual portrayal of life on a post Civil War plantation. As if Hollywierd has ever made any money on actual portrayals of anything. Don’t bother trying to buy a copy at your local Disney store.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_the_South

   Fortunately, those SJW folks don’t have the last word on the subject. A fan of the movie has put his own “sweat equity” into a “restored” version that through modern tech is far better than Walt was able to watch back in the 1940’s. He released it just last September on the internet archive.

   https://archive.org/details/song-of-the-south-1080-2023-restoration-v-29-cc-h-264

   Tell Disney to pound salt. Download a copy. Spread the word. “Song of the South” shall rise again!

   Zippety-do-dah, Folks!

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