The Dark Side of Mickey Mouse
The hidden history of Disney's mascot, and how their obsession to protect him has ruined the American copyright system.
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STILLS
Quasimodo Saves Esmeralda From The Executioners
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Grand Marshal Walt Disney
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Logos In Canada
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Steamboat Willie
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Mickey Mouse on the banks of the River Thames, London with St Paul's Cathedral in the background
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The cruise ship Disney Wonder is anchored in San Pedro after returning from Mexico on March 27, 201
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Disneyland Resort Paris
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The Little Mermaid visiting the undersea witch for spell to help win love of prince she rescued from shipwreck. Hans Christian Andersen fairy story illustrated by Monro S Orr (b1874).
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Jungle Book
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Cinderella's Slipper
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VIDEO
AERIAL Two cruise ships dockside
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WS Wall mounted security camera observing activity in the background / United States
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1927 MONTAGE Charles A. Lindbergh's Trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris / Curtis Field, New York
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1951 MONTAGE audience watching a film and reacting with facial expressions and applause
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1950 MONTAGE audience laughing and watching a Donald Duck cartoon in a small movie theater / Southville, Kentucky, United States
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CLOSE ANGLE OF BLACK LEATHER WALLET SITTING ON RED BACKGROUND
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The hammer prosecutor's office is located in front. And a scale statue stands next to a lawyer who is afraid to give legal advice to clients. 4k video.
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RUSHES: Euro Disney opens
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RUSHES: Euro Disney opens
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Liner in the port of Civitavecchia in the evening
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Finger tapping on intellectual property form
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Animal advocates against zoos, dolphinariums, circuses and animal testing of cosmetics.
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Mickey and Minnie Mouse on a float at the 30th Annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
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The Michigan Avenue Disney Store sign and Mickey Mouse toys on display
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Day ?? of asking for a “Darkside of Buzzfeed” video.
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Must be nice to just pay people to get laws changed as soon as they apply to you.
Well, people need to protest, mock or shame things like that or nothing will be done. Talking about Disney's (or any other company or rich person) "secrets" in hushed whispers isn't going to do anything. We don't need Disney's evil garbage, have moral companies create the art instead.
Lvbpii My ip M i lol
Nothing wrong with that money rules the 🌎
Facts facts
That's why we're having this controversy in Florida right now. We have Disney World and up until now they have been operating as their own city and with their own laws. Our Governor, Ron DeSantis, has said NO MORE; you will adhere to all the laws of your state and your county. And a lot of people are upset about it.
This channel is on life support without Ryan and Shane.
I didn’t realize what channel this was Till now. Wow that’s sad. I was just looking for info on Mickey theories
I can even hear ryan and shanes voice while watching. 🙂 No offense to the person narrating, but im kinda bored.
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srsly
Rise and Fall is good
The most messed up thing about the cruise ship disappearance is that, to my understanding, the cruise ships aren't even operated by Disney. Like the hotels, it's just a licensing thing, so it's not even Disney saying that per say.
Disney operates and own all of their hotels and cruise ships. The only exceptions are the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin hotels. Disney owns the land but does not own the buildings or operate them.
@@KeithS4789 This was more recently. There was a cruise ship company that did offer Disney services before Disney actually bought them. This was before "Disney Cruise Lines" became a thing.
Disney operates and staffs the Cruise ships, period.
Mickey watching this video: Oh boy, they sure know a lot about our past
LMAOO
Read your comment with Mickey's voice in my head
@@missdeejay That's the idea.
@@missdeejay same lol
LOL Lillian saved Walt. What kind of a name for an animated character is Mortimer if not a morbid one?
Actually there is a character named Mortimer Mouse in the disney universe and always antagonize Mickey
@@bubu7142 Proves my point I guess since he antagonises Mickey eg One's bane!
I miss Shane and Ryan, they kept BuzzFeed alive.
they were the only reason i watched buzzfeed unsolved
They have their new channel, it’s called the watcher.
@@lepotatoes THANK YOUUUU
@@imjustabluedood
yeah same
I think we all recognize that many things we love have a dark side
And I keep saying as soon as we all realize it. The sooner we all can find peace.
@@iamtriston666 Absolutely
Bro, we weren't talking about your hand, nor were we talking about that kinda "love"
@@iamtriston666 not really
@@ko-rp7ge Oh no?
You forgot to mention Walt was a freemason whose background was military in propaganda. He loved little boys and his earlier films were VERY perverted
‘The dark side of Micky Mouse’ Me: FARFUR THE PALESTINIAN MOUSE
If disney did own up to their mistakes and take responsibility why go to settlements? And why the cover up? It is just normal for a company to protect itself but not at the risk of someone's life. If we just let these kind of companies roam by then we are just as guilty as they are to the point of being an accomplice by being ignorant fools and I do not think that you will just accept the loss of your love one when the company can do more than just to keep everyone silent. I mean the workers there have nothing against disney to say that do they?
What do you do to stop a company that can bankrupt you even on a case they'd lose? We put these companies in power and let them run rampant, but it's pretty much impossible to stop them not.
@@ScooterinAB time will tell my friend coz nothing lasts forever
Also, they should change their slogan from "where dreams come true" to "This is Disney, where nightmares come true."
@@animemusicarchive5292 it’s pretty much impossible unless something can replace Disney
Mickey and Minnie always creeped me out. I'm very anti Mickey. Never understood why. Till now. Good vid.
LMFAOOOOOOOO, I love that ur “very anti Mickey” that’s funny
Yeah, I never understood the draw. If an, I was annoyed by Mikey.
I hate that damn rodent too.
@@jenifernadeau yup. That's what Monsters inc shows. The adrenochrome aspect of everything: using children's extracted screams to power things? Yeah no thanks. There's a dark side to everything and Disney's dark side is very apparent. Also have pedophelia symbols throughout their parks.
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Whats funny is, this video uploaded the same time a trailer for a documentary about how inspiring mickey mouse is came out😂
I clicked hoping it was something old from Shane and Ryan that maybe I missed lol this dude narrates good, but I'm surprised to see a buzzfeed employee filming in what looks like a teenagers room
You do know they have their OWN KZhead channel called “The Watcher”….Right?!
@@Six3SixTay sure do, I watch most of their content. I tend to skip the videos that are just about drinks or food
@@tony6929 lol no doubt, Same here. I only like the are you scared stories, puppet history & another series they’re doing now. But that’s what’s up. There’s a lot of people who still don’t know about their channel & what not.
Thanks for uploading!
Disney is part of the overall distraction. The fact that we the people helped this company become so powerful shows how easily distracted we are. But hey, tickets should be on sale soon 😂
I wouldn't say distracted, people have other things to do than go after Disney.
@@ko-rp7ge Yeah like get distracted by other media. It's true to some degree, our society (especially nowadays) is easily distracted by tv shows, movies, music, etc. and actively help these companies become more powerful in a lot of cases.
@@miah2400 People also have a life to live. People already know shady stuff is going on,it also happen everywhere not just big companies.
@@ko-rp7ge Yes correct. Trust me I'm one of the people who has a life to live and it's the reason why I commented. I believe more people should live their lives instead of getting easily distracted by big companies and big corporations. Even on the off chance there isn't anything shady going on in them. They are meant for entertainment alongside our lives, they were not meant to take them over and be the center of our lives.
@@miah2400 ok
I heard they were supposed to get rid of the copyrights but they keep postponing it.. don’t know how true that is
It’s true that the reason copyright law is so messed up is because of Disney lobbying to extend it all the time. You can see how the laws always change when Mickey Mouse is about to enter public domain
I think I heard that case before...... It sounds sooo familiar but I can't place a finger on how I heard it.
Excellent video!
I can't believe the family accepted the money ....smh they should've kept talking n looking for answers
Wonder how much they got payed and wouldn't be surprised if they were threatened in some way
@@stat1865 had to be huge ...for them to accept
Vaulter just hasn’t been the same since Ryan and Shane left.
The white gloves are/were used to provide contrast for character movement as the characters were dark. It had to do with animation and movement- not race.
Mickey Mouse is in Blackface… 🙄
Sure, but also the gloves were a big thing in minstrels
@@thorocomments817mickey has a white face
Your videos are interesting to watch
Mickey owned everything from Marvel to Lucasfilms (Star Wars); drawing parallels with the Galactic Empire while Warner, Paramount, Netflix and Universal are just minors - mirroring the Rebellion/Resistance.
10:18 lmao why you say alberta like that 😂
There are so many things that have bad history. It's what is in the present that matters. The only story that does not have a bad history is where Jesus came from . He was in the beginning . The word was in the beginning and the word was God and the word became flesh and dwelt amongst us .
i had always thought the gloves these old disney characters wore were reminiscent of minstrelsy. very interesting
You remember this year when they had massive flooding there. The tunnels were flooded, to get rid of them.
they just lost those rights.
At least Plane Crazy and Gallopin Gaucho aren't lost media... 😂😂😂
not on the list, but deer has always been a favorite of mine
Doesn't look like they'll have a bunch 'friends' in Congress to get that next extension.
I've never been a fan of Mickey Mouse. Also, Walt Disney was deep into the occult, and you can see it through his work.
Nothing inherently wrong with interest in the occult; conversely the Christian Church has been responsible for far more atrocities throughout history leading right up to modern day child abuse. If he was a pastor, THEN I'd be worried.
@@explorer47422 And yet The Protestants try to act like its only the Catholics who do that
@@explorer47422im so late but im trying to figure out how Christianity has to do w anything , even some people without any religious standpoint would agree that the occult is creepy and does have a lottt of dark stuff going on. just look at Aleister Crowley and his theories about children….
@@michaelsboobeartry searching for dark past of the christian churches, you'll know
That's BS! Walt wasn't deep into the occult! That's all just slander and hearsay!
Literally uploaded this at the same time Disney Plus uploads the trailer for their upcoming Mickey Mouse documentary. 😏
Why does Disney cruise sound exactly like “wreck” on bbc?
It’s not the happiest place on earth if you have depression or anxiety. Of course there’s a dark side nothing is all peachy and glowing a pure sunshine..
the ad before this was a Disney plus add
What episodes have Ryan and Shane? Please 🥺
i always listen to these or watch these types of videos at school i
I miss the ghoul boys
All set with that place
Sounds like one of the Banned in America movies lol.
I don’t think Mickey mouse has any other side, other than a dark side.
Theyll do the whole cherade again once the public has produced enough content x
Oh...
I have always got the creeps from mickey mouse
Hope you can do a Simba and Kimba vid too!
1:26 abe wo sb toh theek hai but mujhe yeh bata ki ghar pe andhere me chasma laga ke kon baitha hai 🤣🤣🤣
That’s not how you say Notre Dame.
The TEMPTATIONS are at 12:00 .
They say the sun never sets on Disney’s media property
Didn't feel the need to mention the lemmings video games then?
Was that Queen Mary
Trust me Bud. I always knew that Mickey was evil from the start. Especially that he made a lot of female teenage celebrities their own worst enemies by constantly competing against and hating towards one another. Like Shake It Up for instance and don’t get me started with The It Up Episode Titles🙄
why not just file another copyright for mickey mouse
Why the he'll was I given a Russian military ad?
Oh lawdy lawdy
i use to love buzzfeed unsolved, but now it just seems like they're milking a brand created by someone for money, a person who they failed to give appropriate credit to for a creation of probably they're most notorious channel. but that's just capitalism i guess
Was considering getting mouse Ears for next year Halloween 😂
The dark side of Mickey is Suicide Mouse
😡Stop that.
Buzzfeed: MMM, this thing is creepy Also buzzfeed: LETS KILL OURSELVES BY FINDING THIS OUT!
tl;dr mickey mouse is literally anthropomorphic black face
i just found out he was born 9 minutes away from me
god i hate disney
Disney is demonic
That's too bad.
If my wife ever try’s to make our family go to Disney world, Mikey Mouse getting Swiss cheesed 🐭💥🔫
No kizzzzz
if you watch the movie,"The Wiz", they have a group of crows that are dressed in clothes and they sing a song and dance..... exactly like the ones d0 in Dumbo Yet, they did not remove that scene from "The Wiz" If it's racist, why did they not remove it from both movies? And why would a black Director/producer whoever, add that same exact type of scene to The Wiz? That's the part I have never understood
Can't believe y'all missed the nazi films and the fact that ol' Walter funded Hitler
Why are you wearing sunglasses in your dark room?
You’re being mocked.
Am I?
@@_MANGLE_FROM_FNAF_ Yes.
@@Fhhsfft that means you have to copy what I say!
@@_MANGLE_FROM_FNAF_ what are you 8?
@@Fhhsfft no
Just takes the bank and beats the world.
Done with Mickey mouse
12:03 now that I know the history this make me feel so bad...
DeSantis put out this mouse trap and BAM...caught ya Mickey!
Hearing him say minstrel shows in the same monotone voice 20X in a row
I wanna buy Mickey Mouse clubhouse TONIGHT
it forgot about the guy who ACTUALLY created Mickey Ub Iwerks
now who tf is that and where are ryan and shane????
Great voice but.. take the sunglasses off seriously
I don't see the problem with old Mickey it's our history it's what made our childhood great I don't care about black face or minstrels... It's past and the past should be left there...
There is a reason Disney is in Southern California. The Mickey Mouse club is not a joke. I think it could be compared to a cult myself.
Disneyland old 🎉🎉🎉🎉😢❤
This video was all over the place.
Mickey: Gosh, have I been that crazy? Oswald (when he also watches the video with Mickey): Ya bro, I know how it feels. Besides I'm crazier than you! Mickey: I’m not talking about that...
Im glad there bringing Oswald back.
Day 1 of asking for the "McDonald's Massacre"
This seems to be more a "dark side of Disney" video than Mickey Mouse....
To quote PT Barnum, there is a sucker born every minute! Anything that is positive somebody will try to tear it down, and that goes for Mickey Mouse, too. And it doesn’t matter what time. People have been tearing down positive things for years, no matter if it was disco, or earning Beatles records or rock ‘n’ roll, or Harry Potter, and you have to take into consideration that most things when it comes to racism they were in a different time, different generation.
Whqt too the main guys on unsolved buzzfeed
Is this true
Interesting
Damn black people always getting the short end of the stick
Because we are the Israelites
But they ended up with the longer stick
It's disgusting to learn the drive behind a lot of shows movie songs all that was because of the color of somebody's skin and it was a legal "joking" way to make fun of them 😥 I'm sorry man ! I f****** hate that a group of people were made hate themselves because of something they can't control something they were born with just like the rest of the humans but yet there's is wrong !?! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 PS as in the case with Rebecca there's evidence that points that she was sexually assaulted by her girlfriends at the time of the cruise boyfriend that's why her clothes are bigger when she comes out of the room and that's why she looks so distraught I've been following this case for a long time and we all know what happened but we know what to cover up of course they're not going to tarnish their name!
So.. Mickey Mouse is the "Zwarte Piet" of the USA?
I had to look that up to know what that is. I wish I didn't.
@@iamtriston666 Me too. Sigh
Interesting contact but slow the f down!!
I love Disney as it is today, but I also recognize its racist past. You can do both.
Agreed.
Yep agreed!
Wicked mouse
Mickey's not wicked. Zip it!😡
@@annien.1727 do some research dummy
funny how bad the views are without shane and ryan
THIS SUCKS BRING BACK SHANE AND RYAN!! They would have made this creepy and fun to watch.
Mind blown 🤯🤑
Next upload: The Dark Side of the Moon
What a great album 😊
@@youaintgettingmyhandle was just going to comment the same thing!