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PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

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Vimacone Clampett's cartoons featuring popular African American culture have had polarizing views, either praising the artistic value or condemning the politically incorrect imagery. Both views have merit. Although, the use of tasteless ethnic jokes make these films extremely difficult to defend these films on artistic grounds to a 21st century audience. It is true that Clampett and his unit visited African-American night clubs and collaborated with some artists to produce Coal Black. The authentic elements in the film are the music and the slang. This along with Rod Scribner's elastic animation are the remarkable elements. However, one must remember that this was in the pre-civil rights era and that just because Clampett (and his caucasian contempories) hired African American artists, doesn't mean he had any racial sensitivity nor did the artists had any voice to object to anything they would have found offensive. And the NAACP did voice objection to this short in its initial release in 1943, over the depiction of African-American soldiers as dwarfs.While this film, along with CLEAN PASTURES, GOLDILOCKS AND THE JIVIN BEARS, are really the only films on the fabled Censored Eleven list that come close to worth celebrating, they really shouldn't be wholly celebrated. It's very important though that there is an awareness of these films and others like them.

bugssponge People need to learn that these were part of a time where no one cared about racial. Cartoons made fun of everyone technically. It's only a cartoon guys.The cartoon opens with a girl named So White. The mammy is jealous of her so she calls to murder her. The murderers take her away and let her go. Prince Chawmin' finds her after she is poisoned by the mammy and kisses her although it doesn't work. One of the seven dwarfs kisses and she wakes up.There is a "That's all Folks!" on the mammy's fireplace in the end. A bit cool and unique for a closing.Overall, shows how wacky Clampett was with his cartoons.

Hitchcoc I know that those who whine at political correctness would disagree. But while I appreciate the wonderful music and the creative animation, I just can't get past the portrayal of black people as gorillas with big white or red lips. They are shown as out of control, oversexed, and stupid. The sad thing is that there are so few black people seen in the cartoons of the time. There is a portion of this that takes place in a war zone. One should remember how these people were expected to give of themselves, even to die, for a country that saw them as less than human, ninety years after the emancipation proclamation. Yes, it's a cartoon, but it certainly doesn't do much to show respect.

Michael_Elliott Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943) **** (out of 4) This Warner short has become known as one of the "Censored 11" because it's been unavailable for decades due to its racial tone. It's a variation on the Snow White story with an all-black cast and naturally features stereotypes, which a small minority are going to object to so these people are the reasons this thing might not ever see the light of day again. That's a real shame because this is one of the best cartoons I've seen from Looney Tunes and it certainly ranks right up there with their best work. The animation here is top-notch and it features a brilliantly done Jazz soundtrack, which is one of the best I've heard from any cartoon. There are plenty of laughs in the film and it runs extremely quick without a dry moment to be spotted. As for the racial stuff, I understand why some might object but those people shouldn't be forcing their views on anyone and making the decision on what one should or shouldn't see. Being from the WW2 ear, there are some other racial things including one sequence where a group of murderers are called in to kill Coal Black and their auto reads that they will kill anyone for a dollar, midgets are half price and "Japs" will be killed for free. What really caught me off guard is the sexuality in the film, which was certainly a no-no for a non Pre-Code film. Coal Black is dressed in very short shorts and a white, cut off shirt, which is clearly displaying her large breast. How this got past the board is beyond me.