Is ‘Mary Poppins’ Racist? Professor Says Chimney Scene Promotes Blackface

(CBS Local) — A professor’s implication that the original “Mary Poppins” film was racist is not sitting well with many fans of the classic family film.
In a New York Times op-ed called “‘Mary Poppins,’ and a Nanny’s Shameful Flirting With Blackface,” Daniel Pollack-Pelzner slammed the iconic scene where Poppins joins Bert on a rooftop for the song “Step In Time.” He accuses Julie Andrews of “blacking up” her face with