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3. Disney made a change to their toon this year re: it

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 04:22 PM

Dec 2012

http://www.thelocal.se/45080/20121214/#.UNIh07Tp4Vs

Disney has deleted scenes from the old Santa's Workshop reel, Sveriges Television announced on Friday, cutting out the stereotypical black doll from Sweden's traditional Christmas Eve broadcast of the Disney mash-up.

SVT said that at least two scenes will be cut from this year's staple diet of Christmas television programming.

One scene features a black doll parading before Santa Claus before stamping herself on the behind with Santa's 'OK' quality stamp. The doll has dreadlocks and oversized red lips, corresponding broadly to stereotypes that many find offensive.

A second now-deleted scene shows a man in a green suit with an oversize nose, white beard, and black hat performing a Cossack dance. That has been cut as it could be perceived as playing on stereotypes of Jews.

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Holiday tradition voteearlyvoteoften Dec 2012 #1

Disney made a change to their toon this year re: it The Straight Story Dec 2012 #3

LOL. Your handle kind of sounds like it could be the name of a small Dutch village RZM Dec 2012 #7

I kind of like that their Santa's assistant is Black. ieoeja Dec 2012 #2

Wow, interesting... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #5

This is good stuff for people who have run out of things to be outraged about (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #4

Meh, it's DU - there is never a shortage The Straight Story Dec 2012 #6

You should check out David Sedaris' take on it name not needed Dec 2012 #8

LOL - he mentioned Columbus The Straight Story Dec 2012 #9

There are only two people in this world I can't stand. Separation Dec 2012 #10

I'm going to try really, really hard to give a fuck... Marinedem Dec 2012 #11