Brandon Gill Asks Smithsonian Director: Is Mickey Mouse Racist? [zzT3OU6JdSl]
Brandon Gill Asks Smithsonian Director: "Is Mickey Mouse Racist?" During a congressional hearing, Rep. Brandon Gill questioned Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Dr. Anthea Hartig about a museum exhibit discussing Mickey Mouse. After Hartig said Mickey Mouse was not racist, Gill quoted language from a Smithsonian exhibit referencing "vestiges of longstanding traditions of blackface minstrelsy" and asked whether she considered that characterization to mean Mickey Mouse was racist.