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Initech

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127. Yeah I'm just going to sit back and watch the comments. Pass the butter!

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Wed Mar 10, 2021, 12:50 PM

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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