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Back in October, Disney launched the Stories Matter initiative, which aimed to address some of Disney’s more problematic films in its library. It placed content warnings in front of several movies on Disney+ and improved upon the vague content warning that already appeared on films that featured racial stereotypes; it also explained what it meant by racial stereotypes for specific films. For example, on the site, Disney cites
Peter Pan for its offensive depiction of Indigenous people,
The Aristocats for featuring Asian stereotypes, and
Dumbo for its homage to racist minstrel shows (including a character literally named Jim Crow).