Purposeful neglect and the misconstruing of characters and their identities through ignorance and or stereotypes was commonplace Disney's earlier days. Many racially biased character designs have appeared throughout the many movies/shows they released, some subtle and others very evident. Jose chimed in, sharing his thoughts on this topic.
“ When talking about stereotypes in Disney movies, the first thing to come to mind are the crows from Dumbo, being of course, a play of the Jim “ Crow “ era of American history, not to mention the way in which the Natives from Neverland are portrayed in the 1953 Peter Pan movie. “ he said.
For those who aren't privvy to these examples, both can be likened to racist and stereotypical depictions of African Americans and Native Americans from and before the Jim Crow era. The Native Americans sport red skin, a flagrant visual stereotype, whilst the Crows in Dumbo perform dances that are strikingly similar to minstrel performances talk in a very stereotypical manner through strung together colloqials and shoddy accents.