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Was changing Mr. Potato Head to Potato Head treating potatoes with any more respect than before?
Well, Mr. Potato Head hasn't changed. He's still Mr. Potato Head. and Mrs. Potato head is still Mrs. Potato Head. The only thing that has changed is the logo. I can't believe people are so tweaked over a logo change.
Besides ... the last time I checked, potatoes aren't born with genitalia. Why are we worried about their gender?
As a woman, I watch the Pepe Le Pew cartoon, and see a fake cartoon cat in distress, trying to get away, and Pepe continuing to pursue her and calling her a "flirt" as she looks miserable. It hits close to home (not just for me, for a lot of women who've put up with a lot of crap) and it's not really funny. It's uncomfortable to watch.
Exactly. He always skeeved me out, even when I was younger.
"They" didn't come for Dr. Seuss or Looney Tunes. The companies that owned the rights to this content made the decision themselves to withdraw or adjust the distribution of their own materials, which is their right to do.
Allowing racist or sexist content that no longer fits our societal mores to be newly published and available without comment is not where responsible companies want to be.
This doesn't fit their narrative, so it will be ignored as usual.
When I was watching Looney Tunes growing up I always disliked when a Pepe episode came up in the rotation. It was cringe and unentertaining to me then as a young boy.
I always found Pepe le Pew pretty cringey. Even as a kid.
Probably because of the stink.
I did too. And even as a kid, it wasn't lost on me that the cat was restrained against her will, that she couldn't get away, had to use evasive tactics, and that Pepe LePew felt perfectly comfortable with restraining a female against her will.
Well, Mr. Potato Head hasn't changed. He's still Mr. Potato Head. and Mrs. Potato head is still Mrs. Potato Head. The only thing that has changed is the logo. I can't believe people are so tweaked over a logo change.
Besides ... the last time I checked, potatoes aren't born with genitalia. Why are we worried about their gender?
Cause some people are SOOOO triggered by 'wokeness'. " 'Wokeness' will be the end of civilization." "It will usher in socialism." And whatever other buzz phrase circulating in the Parler Halls of Rightness.
Watching Pepe Le Pew as a kid, I (and probably every other 10 year old in the country in the 1960's/70's) understood that it was a cartoon. Along with the Roadrunner, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and all the other Looney Tunes characters.
I don't know - maybe we actually had lives back then. There were many more things to stress over than some animated characters on TV. If you're triggered by a cartoon you've probably got more serious personal issues to contend with.
Watching Pepe Le Pew as a kid, I (and probably every other 10 year old in the country in the 1960's/70's) understood that it was a cartoon. Along with the Roadrunner, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and all the other Looney Tunes characters.
I don't know - maybe we actually had lives back then. There were many more things to stress over than some animated characters on TV. If you're triggered by a cartoon you've probably got more serious personal issues to contend with.
Well yeah. Maybe some of us do. Some of us were molested as children. Some of us had this particular cartoon bring it home to us, that some of us are helpless to stronger folks, but it's just normal, and we should just get used to it, and boundaries don't mean a damn thing.
I don't believe in censoring our culture. Should we censor our museums? Censor our history? I guess the companies who own the material have that legal right. I'm not sure they have that moral right.
Sorry, but I don't believe in book burners, either real or virtual.
How is no longer printing unpopular books censorship? You can still buy any of the Dr Seuss books or borrow them from the library. Nobody is keeping you from reading the books. The publisher is just choosing to longer print books that aren't profitable.
Sheeeewwwww good we got rid of pepee lepew, now my kids cAn get back to Grand theft Auto and rape some ho’s.
What a farce.
The inventor for coke a cola fought for the confederacy. Errrrrrr aren’t we supposed to cancel coke now????
Sheeeewwwww good we got rid of pepee lepew, now my kids cAn get back to Grand theft Auto and rape some ho’s.
GTA is rated M. It's not marketed to children as it's not a children's game.
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