Some old Disney movies contain problematic scenes illustrating biases at the time of production. Song of the South is the most problematic Disney movie due to its romanticization of slavery and racial stereotypes. Certain Disney Princess movies rely on problematic romances and the main character giving up everything for a man.

Disney is known for its beloved animated classics, plenty of which feature moments that have not aged well. It is not surprising that parts of Disney's corpus are outdated or problematic when the studio has been producing movies since the 1930s. Even some titles which are considered among Disney's best animated movies demonstrate some bad moments like this, proof that most people are willing to accept such flaws when the movie is decades old.

The things in old Disney movies that wouldn't work today are illustrations of the biases that were much more prevalent in filmmaking 20, 50, or almost 100 years...