Let's talk about Splash Mountain and Princess and the Frog....
Belle of the Ranch
Belle of the Ranch
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🗓️ 26 June 2020
⏱️ 5 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Well, howdy there internet people, let's bow again. So today we're going to talk |
| 0:06.7 | about Splash Mountain because that's a debate in this country now. If you don't know, Disney has decided to rebrand Splash Mountain to make it about |
| 0:16.9 | Princess and the Frog. Okay. That has turned into a debate. |
| 0:24.0 | So to recap, a private company has decided to rebrand their own property in a manner that makes it reference something |
| 0:35.6 | from this century, increased customer satisfaction, and make it more appealing to their guests. |
| 0:44.0 | That's what's happened. |
| 0:46.0 | It's just good business sense. |
| 0:48.0 | This is why Disney dominates the planet. |
| 0:53.0 | So, dominates the planet. So somehow this turned into a national discussion. |
| 0:58.0 | Now, stick with me. I know there's people saying but wait there was a reason there is. |
| 1:04.6 | The right wing outrage machine told a bunch of people to be angry about it. |
| 1:09.0 | Now the original inspiration theme of Splash Mountain had to do with Song of the South and |
| 1:14.2 | let's just say yeah it's got some issues. Okay great but it was rebranded to |
| 1:21.0 | reference something modern, |
| 1:22.7 | reference something from today. |
| 1:24.9 | Companies rebrand all the time. |
| 1:28.0 | Daily companies are rebranding stuff. |
| 1:30.4 | Did anybody care when McDonald's got rid of the clown and went with the box with a little |
| 1:36.3 | smiley face on it? No, of course not. But people care about this. Why? Why do you care specifically about this incident? The answer may surprise you. |
| 1:47.0 | Either it's because you were told to be angry about it and you want to play out your part in the culture war or you're a racist. |
| 1:59.0 | That's the only reason you would care. |
| 2:02.0 | Song of the South has some issues. It's going away. It's being |
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