og ie ▁would ▁be ▁considered ▁rac ist ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Col ored ▁People ▁( NA AC P ). ▁As ▁Del g ado ▁and ▁Stef anc ic ' s ▁book ▁reve als , ▁El f man ' s ▁predictions ▁became ▁true . ▁Nevertheless , ▁director ▁Henry ▁Sel ick ▁stated ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁inspired ▁from ▁the ▁Betty ▁Bo op ▁cart oon ▁The ▁Old ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Mountain . ▁" C ab ▁Call ow ay ▁would ▁dance ▁his ▁in im itable ▁jazz ▁dance ▁and ▁sing ▁" M inn ie ▁the ▁Mo och er " ▁or ▁" Old ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Mountain ", ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁rot os cope ▁him , ▁trace ▁him , ▁turn ▁him ▁into ▁a ▁cart oon ▁character , ▁often ▁transform ing ▁him ▁into ▁an ▁animal , ▁like ▁a ▁wal rus ," ▁Sel ick ▁continued . ▁" I ▁think ▁those ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁invent ive ▁moments ▁in ▁cart oon ▁history , ▁in ▁no ▁way ▁rac ist , ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁sometimes ▁a ▁villa in . ▁We ▁went ▁with ▁Ken ▁Page , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁black ▁singer ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁problem ▁with ▁it ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁" Full ▁cast ▁and ▁crew ▁for ▁The ▁Night m are ▁Before ▁Christmas ▁( 1 9 9 3 ), " ▁The ▁Internet ▁Movie ▁Database ▁ ▁" Full ▁cast ▁and ▁crew ▁for ▁The ▁Night m are ▁Before ▁Christmas : ▁O og ie ' s ▁Re ven ge ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁( V G