(CNN) Viewers who signed up to stream Disney+ were greeted with disclaimers about racist and offensive content in some older movies.

"Dumbo," for example, had this statement at the bottom of the movie's description: "This program is presented as originally created. It may contain outdated cultural depictions."

The original "Dumbo" notoriously featured a character named Jim Crow, leader of a group of black crows, that was voiced by a Caucasian actor using a stereotypical African-American accent.

Director Tim Burton chose to not include the original crow scene in his live-action remake of "Dumbo."

He also omitted the scene in which black characters put up circus tents while singing "Song of the Roustabouts."

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