lvri a écrit:Selon les premiers retours, il semblerait que cette édition propose bien des épisodes uncut !
Effectivement...
The Blu-ray opens with a disclaimer that reads: “Some of the cartoons you are about to see are a product of their time. They may depict some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that were commonplace in American society. These depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While the following does not represent the Warner Bros.’ view of today’s society, some of these cartoons are being presented as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed.”
I too would never dare to suggest that these prejudices and stereotypes be taken lightly, but the artistry and craft of this animation remains worth preserving. And one should always be wary of any attempt to sanitize history—even its negative aspects hold valuable lessons.
To the studio’s credit, these shorts are indeed presented uncensored and uncut. The insensitive material in this volume includes a couple of “Blackface” gags (in Garden Gopher and Daredevil Droopy) and a few sexualized depictions of women with men/wolves leering at them (scattered through the shorts). The most notable inclusion is Big Heel-Watha, rarely seen because the entire short depicts Native American stereotypes.
A voir si les courts censurés dans l'édition française vont retrouver leur apparence d'origine dans le prochain volume, j'ai pas l'impression que les titres en question apparaissent dans ce premier volume. Très surpris en tout cas du volte-face de Warner, je pensais vraiment qu'on allait s'enfoncer toujours un peu plus dans la censure du politiquement correct concernant Tex Avery.