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Johnny2X2X

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29. Hong Kong Fuey too

Reply to hookaleft (Original post)

Wed Mar 10, 2021, 04:19 PM

Mar 2021

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.

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Next they will come for Speedy Gonzalez.... [View all] hookaleft Mar 2021 OP

wish they would go after pepe the frog.. samnsara Mar 2021 #1

Is this what's troubling you, bunky? Cirque du So-What Mar 2021 #2

Can't eat, can't sleep hookaleft Mar 2021 #3

Fine by me but shitcan that creepy skunk first! 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2021 #4

Pepe stinks and Speedy overstayed his visa. The Jungle 1 Mar 2021 #5

Are we implying Speedy is undocumented? Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #7

Yes Speedy is an undocumented American. The Jungle 1 Mar 2021 #11

Well, kind of silly as we are discussing a fictional, anthropomorphic, talking mouse Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #18

Not what my republican friend said The Jungle 1 Mar 2021 #27

Bruh..... not funny. NT Happy Hoosier Mar 2021 #12

"They" lol WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #6

Speedy isn't a negative stereotype. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 2021 #8

Oh I'm pretty sure there are plenty of people on mob Twitter that could find some offense. BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #13

The offensive part of Speedy's cartoons wasn't really Speedy himself, but the other mice. BlueStater Mar 2021 #9

siesta time rampartc Mar 2021 #17

Johnny Bravo is a serial harasser who veers into stalker behavior at times Bucky Mar 2021 #28

they aready did , along time ago. AllaN01Bear Mar 2021 #10

Actually it was brought to my attention just yesterday that Time Warner did pull it in 1999 pecosbob Mar 2021 #14

Yeah, I remember at least a decade ago, if not longer, Americans of Hispanic nattyice Mar 2021 #20

Correct. Dr. Strange Mar 2021 #22

I'm on a Democratic website saying I don't care about racism!!!! AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2021 #15

Important post greenjar_01 Mar 2021 #16

It is a real bummer that the blantant bigotry of the past fed to us and conditioning us is so LizBeth Mar 2021 #19

It's incredibly annoying ismnotwasm Mar 2021 #21

Right. While being told "we being too sensitive"... Lol, it is all good. So funny. Im thinking Kill LizBeth Mar 2021 #24

Well, gosh. Isn't this thread interesting! Iggo Mar 2021 #23

the Frito Bandito should be arrested however IcyPeas Mar 2021 #25

Speedy Is A Different Matter ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 #26

Hong Kong Fuey too Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #29