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Song of the South was a Media and drama good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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See also for "Lost Cause"?

JayBeeEll, RockabillyRaccoon - Recent edits have deleted and then reverted this "See also" content. Let's discuss if it is appropriate. Or not. And come to an editorial consensus. Thanks - Shearonink (talk) 18:47, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm confused as to why it would be controversial to suggest that a movie that does not mention the Confederacy, has no references to the Civil War and is set during the Reconstruction era is not relevant to a movement that attempts to glamorize the Confederacy. They're two entirely separate and unrelated topics. It would be like linking salt to Chocolat. RockabillyRaccoon (talk) 21:32, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There is a paragraph about this movie in Lost Cause of the Confederacy. Like you, I'm confused why it's there. But if that material remains there, it makes sense to link to it as a see also entry. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:57, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So, should discussion about the movie be removed from the Lost Cause page? RockabillyRaccoon (talk) 17:04, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've thought long and hard about this. It's taken me a while to get to this point because initially I was thinking "wth is THAT doing in the 'See also'?" but in my opinion I think it should stay. Mostly because objections to the movie - both recent and when it premiered - are usually based on its (some would say perceived, some would not) romanticization of a time in American history when a people were being held in bondage. Regardless of Joel Chandler Harris's original intent when he wrote these stories and they were published, the When of the movie's events isn't readily apparent to viewers...during Reconstruction, before the Civil War, the when of the movie is amorphous. The Lost Cause mythos relies heavily on returning to a time in the past, to a time when "the South will rise again", to a time that is perceived as being of the time of Song of the South.

I also think the Song of the South section in the Lost Cause article should remain. Shearonink (talk) 21:50, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Add the information that Song of the South will be available on Netflix starting January 20th 2024. (Source: Netflix marketing email, January 18th, 2024) 2601:648:4200:CC50:1FE:CD03:87C:3321 (talk) 22:39, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Needs a published reliable source. RudolfRed (talk) 00:49, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]