29 Years Ago, A Goofy Movie Became the Blackest, Most Underrated Nerd Classic of All Time

I can’t stay calm any longer. You have to come with me on this journey. You might hate it at first – you might be all like “there’s this other thing that’s really important,” but I promise you, take this journey with me and you’ll thank me for reminding you of what you very well might’ve forgotten.

A little context first: I recently sat with someone who watched A Goofy Movie for the first time. “Watched” would actually be a generous description of her activity as she half-watched the movie playing in the background as she online-shopped for her Halloween costume on Urban Outfitters’ website. Yes, you read that all correctly, and yes, your likely deductions are right – she’s neither a nerd, nor Black. Now aside from being taken aback from a complete lack of nostalgia and enthusiasm, there are certain things you just don’t shade, and a person’s favorite childhood movies are one of them. Even if you don’t dig it, basically you just ride out. But when she asked “Do you hate me now?” I lied and said no. (What’s next, she doesn’t read books? Hates super heroes? Is she voting for Ben Carson?) It wasn’t until she asked about a certain singer that my confusion gave way to a revelation. She didn’t know who he was, and that’s when I realized what I never had before. A Goofy Movie isn’t a nerd classic; A Goofy Movie is a Black nerd classic. A Goofy Movie is unequivocally the Blackest Disney movie of all time.

Now before you jump and say, “What about The Lion King?” let me say the Black…