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How politically incorrect is The Jungle Book?

4,366 views · Published 21 April 2016 · 7:20 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: Q with Tom Power · 2016 · Entertainment

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As Disney's new version of The Jungle Book hits the top spot at the box office, some critics are revisiting the contentious history of its source material. The original book was a controversial piece of literature and the animated 1967 film had its own issues with cultural insensitivity, but are critics being too harsh when they judge the past by today's standards?  

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