The Jungle Book
1894 children's book by Rudyard Kipling
Does The Jungle Book contain racist subtext?
Baloo, the father character in The Jungle Book, refers to the money characters as "flat-nosed flaky creeps" mocking a common black feature feature. The antagonist snake character was made to sound like an Indian mag, and was said to hate men. King Louie is viewed socially as a racist archetype of a black man.
What term did Baloo use to refer to the monkey characters in "The Jungle Book"? What sentiment did the antagonistic snake express towards men? Do #1 and #2 have racist connotation?