Hot take, but I think the notion of Walt being some evil soulless monster is just as flawed as the idea of him being some perfect flawless saint. He was just a normal dude with both flaws and virtues, and it's wrong to both worship AND demonize him.

March 19, 2026 - 01:45 UTC

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Heck Art Babbitt(the one who spearheaded the Disney strike) groomed and married a 14 year old girl
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Yes, his views on unions were sketchy, but he also fought hard for Uncle Remus's actor James Baskett to win an Academy Award, and Baskett became the first black man to ever win an Oscar thanks to Walt.
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Anyway, besides the union workers mentioned in the video, other classic Disney folks to look up to include animators like the Nine Old Men, artists like Mary Blair and Bill Peet, actors like Sterling Holloway, and musicians like the Sherman Brothers.
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