...that "Caveman Inki" was a product of the old Euro-American view of Africa, given how they draw Inki. As long as we understand that, it's a pretty fun cartoon, as he persists in his attempts to trap the mysterious minah bird - with its syncopated walk - and gets chased by a lion. The whole scene in the dinosaur's belly is quite cool.
If they eventually release these cartoons on DVD, I figure that they'll probably have to give some sort of disclaimer identifying that they never meant any malice to people of African descent; they just didn't know any better. As it was, this cartoon seemed like a sort of place holder in between the really great ones (in 1950, Chuck Jones also released "The Scarlet Pumpernickel" and "Rabbit of Seville"). Worth seeing.
If they eventually release these cartoons on DVD, I figure that they'll probably have to give some sort of disclaimer identifying that they never meant any malice to people of African descent; they just didn't know any better. As it was, this cartoon seemed like a sort of place holder in between the really great ones (in 1950, Chuck Jones also released "The Scarlet Pumpernickel" and "Rabbit of Seville"). Worth seeing.