Some of you might not even be familiar with this character, but she's an extremely significant contributor to the history of animation. Bob Clampett's 1943 Merrie Melodie "Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs" is alternately considered one of the cleverest and funniest Warner Bros. cartoons ever made and one of the most racially insensitive Warner Bros. cartoons ever made, but if you step back and take a look at it, it's actually kind of progressive - after all, it's one of the few films made during World War II to show African-American characters actively participating in the war effort. So White herself actually acts as the cook for the Sebben Dwarfs' army camp, while the Dwarfs themselves are able soldiers who blast the heck out of the wicked Queenie. I like So 'cause she's a dreamer, but she has a few characteristics that the original Snow White didn't have - a spunkier personality and a hep singing voice supplied by Vivian Dandridge. And out of all the characters in the film, So's character design is the one that's the least stereotypical. You can't deny that the film is politically incorrect, but you also can't deny that So White is easy on the eyes - by any standards.
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This cartoon should really make it out to DVD somehow. I saw it, and it's not too bad, actually.
ReplyDeleteYou make her look pretty good, here.
I may have to look into this movie - I'm sure you've drawn her before, too.
ReplyDeleteBe careful, Jesse; you're kind of playing with fire here. Some people might see artwork from a banned cartoon, and hold you up as some kind of racist. I would never do that, but there are all kinds of crazy on the interwebs.
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