Pepe was a rapist and Speedy Gonzales was racist

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Slightly off topic, but not completely, I always found Open All Hours offensive. As a kid I hated Ronnie Barker's character. Reason being I had (still have) a stutter and this show was really offensive (I still find it offensive to people who suffer from stuttering).

Thankfully for me there was another kid in school with a stutter and he got labelled 'Granvil' and not me .. but he did suffer for years.

I've learned to live with my stutter and can manage it, but it is a (kind of*) disability and really should not be mocked.

* I say 'kind of', so please don't get too triggered!

No I see that, kids can be cruel and I never really liked open all hours there is something about the character that is just unpleasant.

But Porridge & the two Ronnies were normally genius.

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Pepe le Pew is an intresting one .... if we see him as an animal, acting the way animals act, then he is acting completely naturally (rape in the animal kingdom is 'normal' - just go down to your local park pond and watch the male mallards )

If however we are going to anthropomorphise Pepe, then yes he's a dodgy character that needs a restraining order.

The point is that he was anthropomorphised. He always struck me as sex obsessed and unpleasant.

Apparently apart from Guinea Pigs few animals do romance.

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The point is that he was anthropomorphised. He always struck me as sex obsessed and unpleasant.

Apparently apart from Guinea Pigs few animals do romance.

And warthogs ... as part of my FGASA practical assessment I had to talk the guests through the mating ritual of the male warthog, complete with little jiggy dance and song. Mrs W was in the van too, needless to say this little warthog didn't get any jiggy-jiggy that night!

Didn't know guinea pigs did the same ... I wonder if it's specific to all in the 'hog' family ... (goes to Google to find out)