This is not a cat blog, but cats and silly songs bring me joy and there is very little that is particularly joyful at the moment. The post is also not about good ol' Walt and the many problems the earlier cartoons and animated movies had.
But sometimes there is too much left, right, up and down. In 2019, Disney decided to remove this song from Lady and the Tramp in its remake to appease some unknown group because the accented song by two siamese cats was deemed an offensive cultural stereotype.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ly_vxI4nllA&pp=0gcJCRsBo7VqN5tD
I watched it incessantly as a child and sang it to the point of driving my parents crazy. As an adult I did not understand what the fuss was about. I owned a rescue Siamese and that is exactly what they're like in their movement and behavior. They pair up, get into and onto everything because they are vertical, LOUD and demanding. They're also the most loving breed imaginable.
A hilarious video that displays the drama and concern for their favorite human who needs to be rescued from the shower box illustrates what they're like. The comments are also amusing: "Let me sing the song of my people"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=WwSYm1NPHP4&pp=0gcJCRsBo7VqN5tD
I have friends from all over the world. We often laugh at eachother's cultures complete with imitating accents and traditions. Always in good jest. But we have become either indifferent or too sensitive. There is either too much political correctness or too little. So. I salute the world with a catchy tune:
We are Siamese if you please. We are Siamese if you don't please...Badumdumdum.
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