Pepe was a rapist and Speedy Gonzales was racist

[Fraidycat]

Apparently Pepe le Pew was a rapist and Speedy Gonzazles was a racist stereotype.

Our childhood memories are being ruined one by one, how long before they come after and try to cancel poor Hong Kong Phooey

[OwlHoot]

Winnie the Pooh is out too, because his name is short for Winston, and Churchill was an imperialist!

[vetran]

To be fair the Pepe le Pew cartoon is a bit cringeworthy now. Maybe not quite a rapist but definitely forcing himself on a clearly disinterested victim.

Not quite sure why Speedy is a racist for hating his natural predator the cat , crow or other animals poking their noses in.

[NotAllThere]

Next you'll be saying Little Black Sambo wasn't racist.

[SueEllen]

Next you'll be saying Little Black Sambo wasn't racist.

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse - racism

Tom and Jerry - domestic violence

etc....

[vetran]

Next you'll be saying Little Black Sambo wasn't racist.

I had to look that up, I'm obviously not as old as you or my parents had better taste in books.


That seems a very confused story of an Indian boy being stripped by tigers who then magically turn into ghi/ghee and end up in pancakes - yes me neither.

The name and illustrations suggest Africa yet the Author, story and customs suggest India. It does illustrate how different attitudes were 130 years ago.

It doesn't look like a story I would read to my kids.

https://www.saada.org/tides/article/little-black-sambo


I will stick with Fireman Sam or the excellent "the Tiger who came for tea" (which is weird enough) for the little one's bed time reading.

[vetran]

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse - racism

Tom and Jerry - domestic violence

etc....

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse - racism = there should be more white & yellow mice?

Tom and Jerry - domestic violence = You ever seen a cat torture a mouse? My old cat used to catch rats and chew their back legs off so she didn't have to run so fast when playing chase.

[eek]

Winnie the Pooh is out too, because his name is short for Winston, and Churchill was an imperialist!

Winnie the Pooh is actually a girl - Winnie the Pooh is Actually a Girl - Winnie the Pooh Gender Revealed (seventeen.com)

and the name is a shortened form of Winnipeg.

[Fraidycat]

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse - racism

Tom and Jerry - domestic violence

Tom and Jerry was also racist for its regular racist depiction of that Lady of colour.

One minute into this clip is very racist:

[ladymuck]

To be fair the Pepe le Pew cartoon is a bit cringeworthy now. Maybe not quite a rapist but definitely forcing himself on a clearly disinterested victim.

Not quite sure why Speedy is a racist for hating his natural predator the cat , crow or other animals poking their noses in.

Racist stereotype, not a racist character.