Lady and the Tramp

Episode Summary


Join Erin and Rachel as they examine the surprising amount of
ethnocentrism and classism imbued in the 1955 classic Lady and
the Tramp. Walt Disney Studios did its part to promote the myth
of the American melting pot while also cautioning audiences about
the "yellow peril," memorably embodied by the infamous Siamese
cats who disrupt Lady's idyllic Victorian home life. 


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