MartinHafer "Confederate Honey" has apparently been pulled out of circulation by Warner Brothers because they are concerned it might offend Black-Americans. While I can understand why, this is a rare case when removing it isn't all that bad because the film isn't among the studios better cartoons of the era."Confederate Honey" is supposed to be a send-off of the recent film, "Gone With the Wind". The problem is that it isn't that funny and apart from a few items (such as the lady being named "Crimson" instead of "Scarlet"), it seems to bear only a very minor similarity to the film. The biggest similarity are the happy slaves--a 1930s and 40s creation that just didn't jibe with the facts--and this is probably why it's not in circulation. If you must see it, this and many other banned films are available to watch or download for free at archive.org.

Tweekums This Elmer Fudd short is clearly spoofing 'Gone with the Wind' with Elmer playing Ned Cutler a gentleman who has caught the eye of Crimson O'Hairoil. One day he is about to ask her a question, she and the viewer, assumes he plans to propose. However war is declared so he departs to do his bit for his country while Crimson waits for him to return. We also see something of the life of people in the state including, controversial in this day and age, the depictions of black slaves picking cotton and one acting as a horse parking attendant.This short isn't banned but I'm not surprised that it is no longer shown on television due to the depiction of the slaves; one in particular is depicted as being very lazy... if it hand just been a lazy farm hand it would have been funny but the racial overtones of making the character a black slave are obvious. Not all the gags involving black characters seemed offensive to be though; the sight of one parking Ned's horse in the way one might park a car was quite funny. There are enough funny moments to make this worth watching; including the final moment when we learn what Ned wanted to ask Crimson; just remember that some scenes may cause offence.

Lee Eisenberg OK, so Friz Freleng's "Confederate Honey" contains stereotypical depictions of slaves. The people behind the cartoon didn't mean any hostility towards African-Americans; it was just that they didn't know any other images. This over-the-top parody of "Gone with the Wind" casts an early Elmer Fudd as opportunistic Red Cutler, trying to win the heart of southern belle Crimson O'Hairoil during the Civil War. Seeing the sort of gags that the cartoon contains, it surprises me that Tex Avery didn't direct it.It's worth noting that this is the early incarnation of the cartoon world's most famous hunter. He evolved from a character named Egghead, whose appearance changed over the course of about two years. In 1940, they permanently turned him into Elmer Fudd (the name had first come up in "A Feud There Was", with Egghead as a peacemaker named that), but he still looked like Egghead. "A Wild Hare" introduced not only Elmer's recognizable form, but also Bugs Bunny's recognizable form.Anyway, a really funny one.PS: The scene with "The British are coming!" appears to have been lifted from Chuck Jones's "Old Glory".

Coolguy-7 My opinions on this short are different than those of the previous poster. I didn't find this cartoon to be racist at all. In cartoons, everything is a caricature of something, but there are just some liberals out there who think the animators were being racist. They don't seem to have enough sense to realize that it was made at a time when black caricatures in films were common. This is my favorite Elmer Fudd short. It's one of those cartoons where he isn't starring with Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck. This cartoon was a humorous parody of "Gone with the Wind," with Elmer Fudd playing Ned Cutler (Rhett Butler in the real movie).