Adults today remember their childhood and imagine images and characters from their favorite childhood films. The majority of these childhood characters come from a Disney film. Society has accepted that children who watch Disney movies will have an overall happy childhood. Looking more closely at Disney animated films, however, we can see minor insertions that could be responsible for children's behaviors as adults. Although children around the world have grown up watching Disney films, one could argue that they are subtly age-inappropriate. Racism is believed to arise from “the beliefs and values ​​as well as the historical context specific to the form of racism” (McConahay). Over time, a big controversy has been whether or not Walt Disney was racist and sexist. This has never been proven, but certain points could indeed point to the racist and sexist nature of the creator of the childhood films. An example that involves racism is the movie Tarzan. In this film, the image of Africa is seen as a habitat filled only with wild animals and rainforest creatures, as well as the orphaned Tarzan himself. There is no mention of the Africans living there as well. The two opposing camps in this film are primarily among the animals, or more specifically the gorillas, and the white humans who are trying to capture the gorillas and take over the territory. The natural and good solution, according to Disney, is that the gorillas and Tarzan should stay in the jungle, and the white people should return to England, where they belong. Through metaphorical analysis, another allusion to racism appears in the film. The fox and the dog. This movie is about a fox and a dog who grew up together as friends. Ultimately, how... middle of paper ... Moore, Kevin Kline, Tom Hulce. Walt Disney Pictures, 1996. Video cassette. "Stopping Children from Disappearing - NYTimes.com." » Parenting, Kids & Parents - Motherlode Blog - NYTimes.com. May 23, 2009. the 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, California, USA: Academic Press, xiii, 337 pages. “Reasons for Film Ratings (CARA). » Movie ratings. Internet. November 26, 2011. .Ryan, Erin L. and Keisha L. Hoerrner. Let your conscience guide you: smoking and drinking in Disney animated classics. Mass communication and society, 2004. Print.