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Archae

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123. Yeah, an article was posted at The Atlantic, about Seuss's attempt at drawing nudes.
Wed Mar 10, 2021, 12:29 PM
Mar 2021

"The 7 Lady Godivas"

Sales of that book sank like a rock.

Even Geisel himself said it was a mistake.

Cartoons that are bad in some way, (usually racist,) fall out of favor, and simply putter out. Mostly.

I just don't like these calls for banning (whatever) since someone doesn't like it.

I felt this way when "Huck Finn" was a big target of the "ban everything we say is bad" people.

Yes, Jim was a slave, a runaway one.
And he was constantly called a (n-word).

But he was one of the really decent people in the story, while "noble white people" were liars, crooks, con artists and just plain jerks.

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Pepe La Pew is "rapy?" [View all] Archae Mar 2021 OP
I predict this will not end well. 11 Bravo Mar 2021 #1
Yep. smirkymonkey Mar 2021 #68
Yeah I'm just going to sit back and watch the comments. Pass the butter! Initech Mar 2021 #127
He's always seemed a bit rapey to me. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 2021 #2
I found it a bit offensive even back in the 1960s. pecosbob Mar 2021 #4
I'm with you kids soothsayer Mar 2021 #21
Me, too. I always felt creeped out by Pepe even when I was a pretty small girl. nt Nay Mar 2021 #102
+1 Lucinda Mar 2021 #29
I always disliked that cartoon. MuseRider Mar 2021 #56
I never like him. Creeped me out even as a child. JanMichael Mar 2021 #73
The latest meaningless 'culture war' bullshit designed to make real social justice laughable FreepFryer Mar 2021 #3
It was in a Charles Blow column in the NYT Azathoth Mar 2021 #6
Unfortunately yeah, a lot of this is rw shit, and our folks take it up. FreepFryer Mar 2021 #9
"How is this important right now?" This is "General discussion" not "important only" nt EX500rider Mar 2021 #14
I mean in the current historical moment, not on DU. (Nt) FreepFryer Mar 2021 #15
Blow was the one calling him rapey Azathoth Mar 2021 #16
I get it. And he is rapey. But allowing issues like this to 'wedge' right now is foolish. FreepFryer Mar 2021 #18
Oh wait... Arthur_Frain Mar 2021 #57
Exactly. Definitely not abortion bans in AR, nor mass voter disenfranchisement in GA :) FreepFryer Mar 2021 #63
And what is "rapey?" treestar Mar 2021 #112
Words arent good or bad, i am ok w the usage in this instance to describe a fictional character. FreepFryer Mar 2021 #114
Pretty much. demmiblue Mar 2021 #5
Yup. This character has been especially gross for a long time. (Nt) FreepFryer Mar 2021 #11
Wile E. Coyote was a serial killer. Dr. Strange Mar 2021 #7
here's proof Bucky Mar 2021 #109
Here's the thing. Whether the character is satire or not, meant for adults or not, there are a lot WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #8
What next though? Archae Mar 2021 #19
Why worry about what might or might not be next? We're talking about Pepe LePew WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #28
Most cartoons show a lot of that treestar Mar 2021 #113
Kids understand injury, and satirical injury can be funny. They don't necessarily understand WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #121
If the culture has moved on, we're under no obligation meadowlander Mar 2021 #33
+1 leftstreet Mar 2021 #58
who would take it lightly for reality? treestar Mar 2021 #115
Using your logic, maybe blackface cartoons should be brought back. Blue_true Mar 2021 #69
Should "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" be banned? Archae Mar 2021 #71
Yes. Or at the least, the offending scenes should be edited. nt Blue_true Mar 2021 #75
Nice to know censorship is still alive and well. n/t MicaelS Mar 2021 #79
It is interesting that you mentioned the head blowoff scene is Men In Black. Blue_true Mar 2021 #82
Sorry wrong guy. MicaelS Mar 2021 #85
Gee, it's tough to get old. Blue_true Mar 2021 #86
Getting old sucks for sure. n/t MicaelS Mar 2021 #88
For sure. But, what choice do we have? Blue_true Mar 2021 #93
If it's gone, no one is talking about bringing things back treestar Mar 2021 #117
Yeah, an article was posted at The Atlantic, about Seuss's attempt at drawing nudes. Archae Mar 2021 #123
I can't summon the will to give a fuck what happens to Tom, Jerry, Popeye, or Mighty Mouse. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2021 #129
That character is probably the mascot for the incel furries. n/t demmiblue Mar 2021 #27
Can it? How do I know this is not just conjecture? DenaliDemocrat Mar 2021 #50
My n is less than 20, so I guess you're out of luck there!!! WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #51
Don't see many 'Speedy Gonzales' cartoons any more pecosbob Mar 2021 #10
Or blackface cartoons. Blue_true Mar 2021 #74
Cartoon Network tried to get rid of Speedy. They brought him back. Dave Starsky Mar 2021 #94
Republicans can't govern, so they want a 'culture war'. Time we stopped letting them set the agenda. FreepFryer Mar 2021 #12
Well, even when I was a young girl frogmarch Mar 2021 #13
This ellie Mar 2021 #54
Being from the Bronx is a victimless crime. meadowlander Mar 2021 #17
How do you get the idea it says it is OK? treestar Mar 2021 #118
Maybe not rapey, but certainly "sexual assaulty" Caliman73 Mar 2021 #20
Not always! Archae Mar 2021 #23
Can I simultaneously agree that this skeevy cartoon should definitely be retired ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #22
Yeah, sorry he's kinda Rape-y sfdennis1 Mar 2021 #24
Won't young boys know this cartoon is old? treestar Mar 2021 #119
So where is outrage from the French misanthrope Mar 2021 #25
French perfumes/stinky skunk. Humorous twist? oasis Mar 2021 #83
I'm afraid to tell people that I have French ancestry Haggard Celine Mar 2021 #26
Satire is doomed. C_U_L8R Mar 2021 #30
The thing people miss is that Pepe was not portrayed as a sympathetic character Azathoth Mar 2021 #31
Yes, I'm surprised where it is thought treestar Mar 2021 #120
Totally. n/t Lucinda Mar 2021 #32
Maurice Chevalier Has Not Fared Well in Modern Revisionism Stallion Mar 2021 #34
I forgot all about Maurice Chevalier. Haggard Celine Mar 2021 #46
Yeah, that was pretty creepy and there is no way something like that makes it's Blue_true Mar 2021 #77
It was extremely funny when he tried to seduce Sylvester ironflange Mar 2021 #35
I never really understood the appeal of Pepe BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #36
Oh, my cherie, we shall make bootyfull muzik zogether! eissa Mar 2021 #37
Warner Brothers cartoons picked on a lot of animals. Archae Mar 2021 #41
What about Porky? eissa Mar 2021 #44
Hee hee! Archae Mar 2021 #70
Not to mention no pants. n/t MicaelS Mar 2021 #89
Which reminds me, time to get rid of Winnie the Pooh eissa Mar 2021 #104
Eeyore is definitely depressed. MicaelS Mar 2021 #106
I always thought he was creepy as hell and avoided his cartoons 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2021 #38
" I did not make these cartoons for children. I made them for me." MicaelS Mar 2021 #39
Rape 70 years ago was largely ignored. Except when a Black man raped a White woman. Blue_true Mar 2021 #76
bibles are way way way worse. and one notices pepe always fails nt msongs Mar 2021 #40
So attempted rape is okay! AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2021 #42
Attempted rape is funny! If you look down thread, you'll see stalking is Maru Kitteh Mar 2021 #66
Y'all know skunks are not indigenous to Europe, right? Hugin Mar 2021 #43
But they can talk, right? Dr. Strange Mar 2021 #80
I, for one, have never stuck up a conversation with a polecat. Hugin Mar 2021 #91
Sadly, I don't speak French though. Dr. Strange Mar 2021 #97
I guess we shall have to wait for Marlin Perkins to send Jim Fowler, Chip. Hugin Mar 2021 #101
Here's what pisses me off: Beastly Boy Mar 2021 #45
Stop this Deuxcents Mar 2021 #47
THIS Unless we have an urge to turn off voters eissa Mar 2021 #49
Just because racists use "cancel culture" bullshit as an excuse to vote for other racists... jcgoldie Mar 2021 #61
yes, it is a manifestation of rape culture in an ultra cringey cartoon Celerity Mar 2021 #48
Well yeah, he is Withywindle Mar 2021 #52
True, if it all goes away, treestar Mar 2021 #122
Six-year old, innocent me thought Pepe was creepy. luvs2sing Mar 2021 #53
I thought he was creepy too Skittles Mar 2021 #60
You seem to be under the misapprehension that... LanternWaste Mar 2021 #55
The overreaction is ridiculous. Mariana Mar 2021 #99
He was a stalker Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #59
Culture war Lib-Trigger. Used to spark a dialog and elicit, "OH COME ON!" Baked Potato Mar 2021 #62
Yup, exhaust that righteous opposition to injustice with pure foolish trivia. (Nt) FreepFryer Mar 2021 #64
Characters reflect the times they are being sold in. Blue_true Mar 2021 #65
Weirdly, what bothered me the most about it Bettie Mar 2021 #67
Always made me uncomfortable in the early 80s budkin Mar 2021 #72
Yup, he is. Never liked that character. MineralMan Mar 2021 #78
Definitely a clueless character Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 #81
Let's call this what it is wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #84
Wrong. MicaelS Mar 2021 #87
What is it that you're not getting? wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #92
Who watches Pepe anymore? It was never any good. Why even talk about it? gulliver Mar 2021 #90
The point is, where does it end? Archae Mar 2021 #96
Well, do we have Minstrel shows anymore? Caliman73 Mar 2021 #124
Chalk me up as someone Texasgal Mar 2021 #95
The OP, in my opinion, is trying to have a good faith debate over a RW idea not in good faith. Caliman73 Mar 2021 #128
Yes? You could practically use his picture in the dictionary cemaphonic Mar 2021 #98
Exactly. We need to educate, rather than just ban. Archae Mar 2021 #100
It hasn't been banned. nt. Mariana Mar 2021 #110
The Whole Point is Pepe Stinks and Doesn't Know it. MatthewG. Mar 2021 #103
Interesting the suggestion that the tables be turned- sarisataka Mar 2021 #105
Makes sense. Might even have worked. MatthewG. Mar 2021 #107
yes Piasladic Mar 2021 #108
People are turning up way too high on this treestar Mar 2021 #111
When people started complaining about "Baby, It's Cold Outside" I personally didn't *get* it Bucky Mar 2021 #116
I find this ridiculous. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #125
I think Pepe not so much a cause as an example of seduction by any means necessary model of romance. aikoaiko Mar 2021 #126
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