Adults today remember their childhood and imagine images and characters from their favorite childhood films. Most of these childhood characters are from a Disney movie. Society has accepted that children who watch Disney films will overall have a happy childhood. Looking more closely at Disney animated films, however, you can notice small insertions that could be the cause of children's behavior as adults. Although children around the world have grown up watching Disney films, it could be argued that they are subtly inappropriate for their age. Racism is believed to arise from “beliefs and values ​​and the specific historical context of the form of racism” (McConahay). A major controversy throughout time was whether or not Walt Disney was racist and sexist. This has never been proven, but some points could actually highlight the racist and sexist character of the creator of the children's films. An example involving racism is the movie Tarzan. In this film, the image of Africa is seen as a habitat populated only by wild animals and rainforest creatures, along with the orphaned Tarzan himself. We don't even talk about the Africans who live there. The two opposing sides in this film are mainly between the animals, or more specifically the gorillas, against the white humans who try to capture the gorillas and take over the land. The best and natural way, according to Disney, is that the gorillas and Tarzan should remain in the jungle, and the whites should return to England where they belong. Through metaphorical analysis, another hint of racism is evident in the film. The fox and the mastiff. This movie is about a fox and a hound who grew up together as friends. Ultimately, like... middle of paper... Moore, Kevin Kline, Tom Hulce. Walt Disney Pictures, 1996. Videotape. "Preventing Missing Children - NYTimes.com." Parents, Children and Parents - Motherlode Blog - NYTimes.com. May 23, 2009. Web. November 25, 2011. .McConahay, John B. Modern Racism, Ambivalence, and the Scale of Modern Racism. Prejudice, discrimination and racism. Dovidio, John F. (ed.); Gaertner, Samuel L. (ed.), (1986). Prejudice, discrimination and racism, (pp. 91-125). San Diego, CA, United States: Academic Press, xiii, 337 pp. “Reasons for Movie Ratings (CARA).” Movie ratings. Network. November 26, 2011. Ryan, Erin L. and Keisha L. Hoerrner. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide: Smoking and Drinking in Disney Animated Classics. Mass Communication and Society, 2004. Print.