Next they will come for Speedy Gonzalez....

[hookaleft]

Poor Pepe, at least he won't be lonely.

[samnsara]

1. wish they would go after pepe the frog..

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Is this what's troubling you, bunky?

'Cancel culture' keeping you awake at night, chum?

[hookaleft]

3. Can't eat, can't sleep

wish he would call.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

4. Fine by me but shitcan that creepy skunk first!

Even when I was a kid in the '60's I loathed him and felt sorry for the unwilling cat he forced his gross attentions on.

[The Jungle 1]

5. Pepe stinks and Speedy overstayed his visa.

[Miguelito Loveless]

7. Are we implying Speedy is undocumented?

I think Speedy is fine as long as they portray him differently. Pepe le Pew is irredeemable.

[The Jungle 1]

11. Yes Speedy is an undocumented American.

[Miguelito Loveless]

18. Well, kind of silly as we are discussing a fictional, anthropomorphic, talking mouse

but, upon such things Disney made billions, so I'll take a stab at his status.

Given that Speedy was "created" (i.e. born) at the Termite Terrace animation building, on the Warner Brother's (and the Warner sister, Dot) studio lot in 1953, that would make him a citizen. His parents were Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt and Mel Blanc.

[The Jungle 1]

27. Not what my republican friend said

They are always right

[Happy Hoosier]

12. Bruh..... not funny. NT

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. "They" lol

[BlueTsunami2018]

8. Speedy isn't a negative stereotype.

Slowpoke Rodriguez, on the other hand, might be.

[BannonsLiver]

13. Oh I'm pretty sure there are plenty of people on mob Twitter that could find some offense.

[BlueStater]

9. The offensive part of Speedy's cartoons wasn't really Speedy himself, but the other mice.

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They embodied the racist “lazy Mexican” stereotype. I never got that stereotype either, since Mexican immigrants seem like some of the hardest working people around. Where did it come from?

Anyway, the most racist part about Speedy himself was probably that he was voiced by a white man, Mel Blanc, using a comically over-the-top Spanish accent. In all his recent appearances, he’s actually been voiced by a Latino, neutralizing that controversial aspect of him.

[rampartc]

17. siesta time

real americans don't need to sleep all afternoon

sarcasm, of course

[Bucky]

28. Johnny Bravo is a serial harasser who veers into stalker behavior at times

Grover teaches kids to experiment with nudism

[AllaN01Bear]

10. they aready did , along time ago.

[pecosbob]

14. Actually it was brought to my attention just yesterday that Time Warner did pull it in 1999

Fans, Hispanics in particular lobbied for it's return and T-W brought it back in it's original form with a new disclaimer preceeding it. LULAC even lobbied for it's return.

[nattyice]

20. Yeah, I remember at least a decade ago, if not longer, Americans of Hispanic

Origins absolutely loved Speedy. They were shocked and disappointed when he was pulled for his portrayal of Mexicans.

[Dr. Strange]

22. Correct.

It wasn't the Hispanic community that found him offensive. They loved him.

It was the 90s Karens that were offended.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

15. I'm on a Democratic website saying I don't care about racism!!!!

[greenjar_01]

16. Important post

[LizBeth]

19. It is a real bummer that the blantant bigotry of the past fed to us and conditioning us is so

obvious today. For those of us as children, having watched Pepe or John Wayne putting a grown woman over his knee hitting her and cringing uncomfortably not quite sure what we were watching and why it was ok to treat certain groups of people in this manner, even for entertainment and laughs, not such a big deal seeing the images disappear.

[ismnotwasm]

21. It's incredibly annoying

Fuck that cartoon.

Fuck these cartoons as well. Oh excuse me, “amine” which is....Japanese cartoons

That’s when a 700-year-old demon with the body of a young girl who, somehow, finds herself in a sexually compromising position. Yep.

Historically, the trope has referred to otherworldly spirits like Koenma from Yu Yu Hakusho who, although he’s 700, looks like a toddler (complete with a pacifier). There’s also classics like the badass fighter Lady Kayura, whose hundreds-year-old lifespan isn’t apparent with her 12-year-old looks. It’s not always sexual. And it’s not always young girls. But lately, there’s been a lot of that, and oh man is it gross.

Now, there are, for example, childlike goddesses who are literally referred to as “loli big boobs”—I see you

https://kotaku.com/come-on-anime-1820848313

[LizBeth]

24. Right. While being told "we being too sensitive"... Lol, it is all good. So funny. Im thinking Kill

Bill girls night to be had. I got my shots, spring is coming. We can start gathering. I am feeling that energy. I am telling you, all kind of incredible is going on, in a time women are being rejected and scolded, a finger wagged, because they have voice. Talk about fuggin cancel culture.

It is all good.

Someone is talking about an "amorous" Frenchman like that is a reason. Lets talk about their sexist culture.

[Iggo]

23. Well, gosh. Isn't this thread interesting!

Applications accepted...lol.

[IcyPeas]

25. the Frito Bandito should be arrested however

because he is a bandit.

[ProfessorGAC]

26. Speedy Is A Different Matter

Yes, there are stereotypes, but more like old west, or 19th century southwest Texas style.
And, Speedy always wins! On top of that, it's usually because he outsmarts the cat.
Because of Speedy's continual success, it's much less offensive & far less creepy than a skunk that doesn't know what "no" means.

[Johnny2X2X]

29. Hong Kong Fuey too

These were incredibly racist cartoons, even for back then and they contributed to attitudes that are still a problem today. Nothing wrong with recognizing how bad they were and acknowledging that they probably shouldn't be accepted today.