Do you love the wonderful world of Disney? Have you always admired the shining role models Disney has provided for kids throughout the decades? If so, then you may have come to the wrong place. You see, although Disney has produced countless magical moments over the years, here you’ll find a collection of the most disturbing Disney cartoons ever.
These offensive Disney cartoons chronicle the other side of the Magic Kingdom. Be warned: this collection of mostly older cartoons is incredibly shocking and disturbing. So if you’re not up for scarring your inner child with nightmares of Mickey in black face, you may want to turn back now. You’re about to enter a world of racist Disney cartoons that cannot be unseen.
Though the phrase “creepy Disney cartoons” may seem like an oxymoron, here you’ll find everything from Disney’s disturbing attempts to help out with the war effort to cringe-worthy examples of how Mickey wasn’t always the sensitive, politically-correct mouse we’ve come to know and love. Whether you’re a woman, a racial minority, or just a parent who’d be horrified to find your kid watching a cartoon of Donald Duck joining the Nazi party, we can guarantee you’ll find something here to offend pretty much everyone.
The following weird Disney cartoons range from overly graphic attempts to warn kids of the dangers of Nazism to awkward puberty videos and instances of racism so blatant they’ll make your jaw drop. Though you’ll see some of your favorite Disney icons in new and horrifying ways, the bright side is, you’ll also get a pretty clear picture of just how far society has come in the last 80 years. So if you’re ready and willing to set years of therapy into motion, we give you some of the most disturbing Disney cartoons ever.
The Most Disturbing Disney Cartoons Ever,
Songs on a Slavery-Riddled Plantation
If you've never heard of the Disney movie Song of the South, we assure you, you're not alone. The 1946 film is kind of like Disney's inappropriate Uncle Dave who no one goes out of their way to invite to family reunions. The film depicts the adventures of a young white boy as he hangs out with an African American gentleman named Uncle Remus, who regales him with stories as the two roam the Southern plantation where Remus was formally enslaved.
Mickey's Not-So Politically Correct Pal
Back in 1932, Mickey found himself with a not-so politically correct pal in Mickey's Man Friday. After saving an African native from rival tribesmen, Mickey finds the grateful man bowing at his feet. Logically, he responds by dressing him in an old top hat and appointing him his trusted servant. Yikes.
Fun with Unfortunate Puns
Remember that fun group of crows that Dumbo came across during his adventures? Though you probably didn't catch the significance of their leader being named "Jim Crow" during childhood, the same scene revisited in adulthood may present a strikingly different perspective.
Mickey's African Adventures
In the 1932 cartoon "Trader Mickey" Mickey and Pluto are featured, for whatever reason, transporting a shipload of instruments down the African coast. Things go awry however, when they are captured by a band of African tribesmen who attempt to eat them while trying to figure out what these strange objects called "instruments" are. Although Mickey ends up dancing a happy jig with the African natives in the end, their depiction remains cringe-worthy almost a century later.
The Most Disturbing Disguise Ever Caught on Film
In 1933, Disney released a cartoon in which the Big Bad Wolf sports one of the most offensive disguises ever. In attempting to get the pigs to open the door, he appears as a every bad Jewish stereotype in the book all rolled into one big caricature.
Peter Pan's Native American Pals
As it turns out, Disney's Peter Pan is one of those films that may feel different adult than it did when you were a kid. Specifically, check out the song, "What makes a Red Man Red," which successfully packs every Native American stereotype in the book into a three minute tune.
Donald Duck's Fun with Mass Destrcution
Another World War 2 propaganda cartoon called "Commando Duck" featured our pal Donald relishing in the joys of having just wiped out an entire platoon of Japanese soldiers. The soldiers didn't fare much better before their demise however, as their offensively stereotypical yellow skin and super slanted eyes would be considered a lawsuit waiting to happen today.
50 Shades of Donald
Let's just say that Donald's punishment methods, which he later uses on these African tribesman in the 1954 film "Spare the Rod," might raise a few eyebrows today. Ultimately the depiction of the cannibalistic African natives was deemed so offensive that the cartoon was censored and cut down to about half its original length.
Disney's Awkward Period Piece
Thought learning about female body changes from your parents was awkward? Try learning about it from the maker of Mickey himself. That's right - in 1946, Disney released a fully animated, incredibly detailed cartoon entitled, "The Story of Menstruation" that was about exactly what you're afraid it is.
Disney's Cannibal Caper
Disney continued doling out their cringe-worthy depictions of all things African in the 1935 cartoon "Cannibal Capers." It's about a group of African tribesman who, for whatever reason, always seem to be cannibals who are getting together for a tribal dance.