Instead of cancelling the past, concerned parent should communicate with their children & not rely on TV shows to raise their children. I grew up in the 70s/80s & I'm not racist, sexist, or abusive. Thanks to my parents that taught me right from wrong.
Your words are very wise and profound, people ultimately do learn from their parents rather than the media, which is what the censors need to learn, rather than trying to put the world in a plastic bubble.
Whomever is responsible for cancel culture on social media should be locked up inside behind the bars and never come to hurt our youths generation. It’s distasteful and disrespectful. 😡
This is the height of ridiculousness. I don’t understand why they think that a Mexican mouse that always wins is a slap to Hispanic culture, and in particular, Mexican culture. The fact that Speedy and his friends speak to one another in Spanish is clearly an acknowledgment and acceptance of Hispanic culture, not a caricature in the least. You could also say that it encourages kids to learn Spanish, just to figure out what the mice are saying. And what the heck is wrong with THAT???!!! I could say more (much more), but I’ve made my point. People should save their time and energy for real causes-and leave the cartoons alone.
Yes! So tired of having the woke dictating what is ok, and not ok. If I don't like something I don't watch it, it's that simple. Like the man said let the ratings decide.
The fact that Latin Americans admire Speedy Gonzales, as well as the fact that the censors targeted him before but were overuled, is all the more reason why Speedy should not be cancelled.
As a Mexican- American who grew up at the border around mexican culture and in a Mexican community, I can vouch that Speedy Gonzales is a much loved character and we love the representation. I've found that a lot of the people who pretend to be offended by something like this aren't even part of the culture not understand it. Most of them are white people over compensating for their white guilt, speaking for a whole community who aren't offended at all.
I am so sick and tired of cancel culture! First it was Pepe LePew, and now it's Speedy Gonzales getting the axe! This political correctness is getting beyond the ridiculous point! Has society been that dumbed down to where they can't discern the difference between a cartoon and reality? This is just my take on the situation!
I grew up in the late 80's and early 90's. Almost all of my best friends were/still are Mexican, they all loved Speedy. I suppose this push to censor Speedy is due to people taking offense on their behalf.🙄
My dude--"Lately?" I remember this very topic coming up in the 90s. Whether or not you feel it appropriate, this has been grappled with for at least 30 years.
You way off. It goes a long way back . As far as modern media is concerned, it started about 1967. And in 1970 cartoons got canceled because the major sponsors that paid for them were cereal makers and toy and candy makers. So the kids don't deserve all the wonderful cartoons of pre 1970s any more. No more saturday morning to look forward to. Or after-school cartoons. And now all the anamation is dark and very disturbing just like video games and movies that kids are exposed to. The evil media of today seeks to reprogram the mind of society against its will. It is dangerous. And it is bitting us all in the asses , And must stop.
I remember this previous cancellation, absolutely ridiculous. Speedy Gonzalez is a classic "David v Goliath" scenario. It is beyond absurd to stop a cartoon series being shown when there are real life problems in the USA that need addressing that actually impact people's quality of life
It sounds like they did but then brought him back. It's despicable proof that they are just trying to appease twitter snowflakes rather than actually trying to do right by the groups they feel are being "marginalised".
@@Vassilinia These people need to stop and talk to these groups and find out what offends them and what doesn't. They might be surprised at the answers!
Do not cancel Speedy Gonzales just because in the Spanish version of the cartoon he calls Sylvester the cat "A gato Gringo." If we the people do not like a product, do not support it. Ask the management of Bud Light and their spokesperson.
In regards to the point you brought up of censorship by studios it isn’t right. I would rather see the media uncensored and uncut as it was originally made warts and all and the viewer can decide how much shirt collar tugging there needs to be. Thankfully when sets for Walt Disney Treasures, Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes Golden Collection releases were done they had those intros by people like Leonard Maltin and Whoopi Goldberg to say how the stereotypes portrayed weren’t right then and aren’t now, but will be presented as they were on first release. Though I think we can all agree how uncomfortable it is to watch something like Mickey Rooney doing asianface in Breakfast at Tiffany’s as a prime example.
Lego recently released Looney Tunes minifigures, including Speed Gonzales. I'm hope things will change & they'll include the other "offensive" characters like Elmer Fudd, Yo Semity Sam & Pepe LePew in the next minifigure series.
Also he is now the voice of him (or at least was for the new Space Jam film). Plus I know the latinos love the character and as a 28 year old white guy I can say I never saw a problem with him.
If you're going to cancel any Speedy Gonzales cartoons, start with the mid/late 1960s Speedy Gonzales-Daffy Duck cartoons.. They were awful, not funny, poorly animated, and drag down the otherwise impeccable catalog from Looney Tunes-Merrie Melodies.
Honestly, while these past cartoons and the characters might not fit today's society and was racist, stereotyping, etc. I feel like we shouldn't censor them but before watching it, explain what isn't okay with it such as "this character represents a mammy, an African/ African American stereotype", stuff like that. Or "the way Black Americans are portrayed in this cartoon/episode was heavily based on stereotypes such as the Black characters having big lips"
I think the cancelation of cancelling should be cancelled. When THEY cancel cancelling cancellations, THEY also impede our God given right to cancel cancelling. Who else is with me?
The irony of cancelling Speedy Gonzalez: the only ones who think he's offensive to Mexico... are non-Mexicans. On a side note, I never liked Pepe le Peu, but I didn't launch a crusade to cancel Pepe cartoons. I just found something else to watch. Besides, the whole point of those cartoons was watching his efforts backfire. Maybe him coming on way too strong and never getting anywhere was the point? But this is the culture we live in: if you don't beat the message over people's heads like a shovel, they'll miss the point entirely
My boss and I were talking about this very thing that cancel culture would be gunning for Speedy Gonzales.Facebook had a picture of the Frito Bandito and people were weeping and wailing about it.
Both Pepe and Speedy can still be seen on MeTv network cartoon shows. What's most interesting about Speedy is that he always wins. So why would a character who always wins be considered offensive? Cancel culture in all its forms is BS.
The problem is that a lot of these cancel culture activist types really have no stake in the game. They're not Mexican or Hispanic, and they're taking offense on BEHALF of the Mexicans and Hispanics that disagree with them. It's ridiculous.
It's so incredibly wrong but what can we do? Any opinion that isn't by a SJW is wrong and will certainly label you as a rapist, racist or misogynist. It's Disney mentality gone wild. I'm so burnt out by it all I only have violence left as a response.
Cartoons and films from the past should be shown unedited. Recently "Chicken Soup for the Soul" acquired The Little Rascals and they are posting all the episodes on TH-cam, including episodes that were banned from TV since the 1970s.
So the SJWs want SG canceled but they produced the upcoming Disney's Hola Primos, where the leading voice actress --a Latina herself-- defends her poor spanish diction on basis of it being a "conquistador" language. Why do we take this people seriously at all?
COME on ppl these are not racist cartoons they should watch what Your kids are doing on line and some video game. Training starts at home. I have watched these cartoons my whole life
The Cancel Culture people should start with their own culture. Yes, CANCEL Cancel Culture! After they cancel themselves, then, nobody needs to worry about it anymore.
Speedy was my all-time favorite! His abilities were considerable, but it was his attitude - always cheerful, respectful and group oriented. Even "Fastest Mouse in all of Mexico" wasn't a boast, it was who he was. Mel Blanc once said that Bugs Bunny was a "Stinker," a troublemaker. But Speedy was, to me a Gentleman, a Good Sport, a Compadre.
One thing that frustrates white North American cartoon fans who find Speedy the single most obnoxious character in the Looneys, and would dearly love to see him prisoner-exchanged for Pepe Le Pew, is that not only are Mexicans and other Latinos not insulted by Speedy, they happen to LOVE him. Mostly for his being obnoxious, but also for being overconfident, cool, and always winning against a poor downgraded Sylvester or Daffy.
I hate the social engineering that we're being subjected to. It's the vocal minority that is driving it, but the unheard majority are made to feel that everyone is in agreement. It says a lot that the Latin Americans themselves liked the cartoon and did not find it offensive. Perhaps it's time to stop allowing our society to be directed by the angry, obsessed few and allow democracy to function properly. If you're being held down and forced to watch the cartoon then that's a problem. Otherwise just pick up the remote and switch it off. And stop whining about.
I am in my 60's I grew up watching Looney Tunes and other similar cartoons. I am tolerant and not in any way biased against French skunks, American rabbits, Mexican mice, people with speech impediments or any other person with the 'flaws' depicted in these cartoons. Our beliefs are inculcated into us by our parents and family and the so called influence of 'TV' is vastly over exaggerated. The moral panic and the call to cancel movies and TV that does not align with modern sensibilities is driven by later generations that have come after those who saw them as impressionable youngsters who still grew into good people. History should be taught, it is not a boogeyman to fear.
Let me explain this from the perspective of a non-Mexican, POC; SPEEDY gets a pass, because he’s such a great HERO; plus his narrative plays strongly into a set of images many Latinos can appreciate from their own cultural perspective; and what most POC’s want to see in movies and TV are characters that they ca respect and relate to, ESPECIALLY if, like Speedy, those characters are created and owned by people outside their group; Speedy is fast, and clever, and a champion and protector of his people; he’s set up so that the audience laughs with him, not at him; this is often not the case POC characters in Warner Bros. cartoons; many of the other characters aren’t characters, they’re just a bunch of “fill in the blank” jokes, shoved into and animated shell
Cancel Culture can be overdone but not always. Another word for it is Accountability. Canceling Speedy is silly. Have you seen the Ren & Stimpy episode where Ren is milking a . . . bull? (it gets worse. Much worse). However, I laughed.
Bugs bunny is next should have been first. Gayest character ever, promotes drag/ crossdressing. My cousin when I was a kid started to act like bugs, ever time he did something shocking he would say I'm just doing what the wabbit dose!? Going in to his sisters room stealing there stuff, lowing his voice to act more feminine. 10 years of therapy, and 3 years of correctional facilities couldn't cure him. But bugs bunny still around, wait why do they call him a bunny?
That’s a concerning question. You have to ask yourself this question is there a space that can exist for ‘woke’ cartoons and old cancelled cartoons or does one of them have to go? I think you can’t have both and one has to go.
You can still catch Song Of The South in... places. That's how I got to see it. The reason SotS didn't get a pass where (say) Gone With The Wind got a pass is that SotS is legit bad. Seriously: the plot is paper thin. It is more offensive in its classism against poor whites than in its paternalistic approach to poor blacks. The Brer Rabbit shorts are good; maybe Disney should have leaned in harder, toward those, and dropped the framingdevice.
Even as a 7 year old I thought this cartoon sucked, along with peppy skunk and sadistic Tom and Jerry, if they were on I'd spin the dial and look for something else. Ya, George of the jungle!
Cartoon Network dropped Speedy Gonzalez years ago. At the time it was asked why Pepe LePeu continued in what might have been called "The No Means Yes Hour." So called "violence" was cut from Warner Brothers cartoons on Saturday mornings as far back as the 1970s.
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Instead of cancelling the past, concerned parent should communicate with their children & not rely on TV shows to raise their children.
I grew up in the 70s/80s & I'm not racist, sexist, or abusive. Thanks to my parents that taught me right from wrong.
Your words are very wise and profound, people ultimately do learn from their parents rather than the media, which is what the censors need to learn, rather than trying to put the world in a plastic bubble.
Don't cancel, compete. If you don't like the cartoons you're seeing, create your own and put them out there. May the best cartoons win!!
Canceling Speedy Gonzalez would be doubly racist, since Speedy is not only Hispanic, he is also a racer
This is ridiculous. They need to leave our classic cartoons alone. The newer cartoons are shameful. 😢😢
Modern Age Cartoons Have The Worst Characters in the 21st Century
The newer ones are just plain stupid.
Cartoons are totally harmless. Cancel culture has gone much too far and the censorship needs to stop! 😠
Whomever is responsible for cancel culture on social media should be locked up inside behind the bars and never come to hurt our youths generation. It’s distasteful and disrespectful. 😡
Speedy was already canceled once and a bunch of Latinos (because he was their favorite character) complained he was gone, so they brought his back.
Stop the world,,and let me off,,,,
Anyone who is threatened by the likes of Classic Cartoons is obviously too mentally ill to be “Cancelling” ANYONE OR ANYTHING.
This cancel culture has gotten way out of hand. I love Speedy Gonzalez!❤
This is the height of ridiculousness. I don’t understand why they think that a Mexican mouse that always wins is a slap to Hispanic culture, and in particular, Mexican culture. The fact that Speedy and his friends speak to one another in Spanish is clearly an acknowledgment and acceptance of Hispanic culture, not a caricature in the least.
You could also say that it encourages kids to learn Spanish, just to figure out what the mice are saying. And what the heck is wrong with THAT???!!!
I could say more (much more), but I’ve made my point. People should save their time and energy for real causes-and leave the cartoons alone.
I don't get it. Speedy was always the hero, he isn't stupid, he's the good guy.
I think you answered your own question.
My uncle thought he was the mascot for the Mexican drug cartels. 😆
mexicans love speedy.....they will never cancel him
the whole of Latin America love Speedy
...admittedly most of Latin America are racist against Mexicans . . .
I got an idea....Instead of cancelling everything else, how about we all just cancel 'cancel culture' instead... Who's with me ✌️
Like a bad virus I’m with you.
I'm with you! cancel "Cancel Culture"!
Count Me In Because I Love Looney Tunes Pepe Le Pew and Speedy Gonzales
Me too!
Yes! So tired of having the woke dictating what is ok, and not ok. If I don't like something I don't watch it, it's that simple. Like the man said let the ratings decide.
I've never met a hispanic person who hates Speedy Gonzales. As a matter of fact, he's got a lunch combo named after him at most Mexican restaurants.
speedy run to the toilet
I also want to see the return of Slow-Poke Rodriguez.
"Bender Bending Rodriguez" still exists.;)
I allways loved it, when Rodriguez taught Gonzales that speed isn't the only weapon that exists. 😁😁
In one cartoon, Slowpoke was described not only as "The Slowest Mouse in All Mexico", but also as "The Fastest GUN in All Mexico".
I always liked him more than Speedy since Slow Poke is a lot like me in personality. I always saw myself in him.
The fact that Latin Americans admire Speedy Gonzales, as well as the fact that the censors targeted him before but were overuled, is all the more reason why Speedy should not be cancelled.
I thought America had already learned their lesson back in the early 2000's but I guess I was wrong.
we are run by postmenopausal white women
As a Mexican- American who grew up at the border around mexican culture and in a Mexican community, I can vouch that Speedy Gonzales is a much loved character and we love the representation. I've found that a lot of the people who pretend to be offended by something like this aren't even part of the culture not understand it. Most of them are white people over compensating for their white guilt, speaking for a whole community who aren't offended at all.
I am so sick and tired of cancel culture! First it was Pepe LePew, and now it's Speedy Gonzales getting the axe! This political correctness is getting beyond the ridiculous point! Has society been that dumbed down to where they can't discern the difference between a cartoon and reality? This is just my take on the situation!
I don't think any of these cartoons should be canceled, period, they're apart of our culture and our generation - multiple generations.
I grew up in the late 80's and early 90's. Almost all of my best friends were/still are Mexican, they all loved Speedy. I suppose this push to censor Speedy is due to people taking offense on their behalf.🙄
My dude--"Lately?" I remember this very topic coming up in the 90s. Whether or not you feel it appropriate, this has been grappled with for at least 30 years.
You way off. It goes a long way back . As far as modern media is concerned, it started about 1967. And in 1970 cartoons got canceled because the major sponsors that paid for them were cereal makers and toy and candy makers. So the kids don't deserve all the wonderful cartoons of pre 1970s any more. No more saturday morning to look forward to. Or after-school cartoons. And now all the anamation is dark and very disturbing just like video games and movies that kids are exposed to. The evil media of today seeks to reprogram the mind of society against its will. It is dangerous. And it is bitting us all in the asses , And must stop.
1984
I remember this previous cancellation, absolutely ridiculous. Speedy Gonzalez is a classic "David v Goliath" scenario.
It is beyond absurd to stop a cartoon series being shown when there are real life problems in the USA that need addressing that actually impact people's quality of life
AMEN!!!
These people just want attention. We need to quit letting them get there way.
What? He hasn't already been cancelled? I'm shocked.
It sounds like they did but then brought him back. It's despicable proof that they are just trying to appease twitter snowflakes rather than actually trying to do right by the groups they feel are being "marginalised".
@@Vassilinia
These people need to stop and talk to these groups and find out what offends them and what doesn't. They might be surprised at the answers!
Remember Speedy's cousin Slowpoke Rodriguez "The slowest mouse in all of Mexico?" He was slow but he carried a gun.
I’ve Always Loved Speedy Gonzales and He Doesn’t Offend Me and He’s Just A Cartoon
Do not cancel Speedy Gonzales just because in the Spanish version of the cartoon he calls Sylvester the cat "A gato Gringo." If we the people do not like a product, do not support it. Ask the management of Bud Light and their spokesperson.
Spokesman
this is WHY I like my cartoons uncut Uncensored on VIDEO!!
& its done by a Latin American named Gabriel Iglesias also A comedian now
In regards to the point you brought up of censorship by studios it isn’t right. I would rather see the media uncensored and uncut as it was originally made warts and all and the viewer can decide how much shirt collar tugging there needs to be.
Thankfully when sets for Walt Disney Treasures, Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes Golden Collection releases were done they had those intros by people like Leonard Maltin and Whoopi Goldberg to say how the stereotypes portrayed weren’t right then and aren’t now, but will be presented as they were on first release.
Though I think we can all agree how uncomfortable it is to watch something like Mickey Rooney doing asianface in Breakfast at Tiffany’s as a prime example.
Lego recently released Looney Tunes minifigures, including Speed Gonzales. I'm hope things will change & they'll include the other "offensive" characters like Elmer Fudd, Yo Semity Sam & Pepe LePew in the next minifigure series.
Fluffy is there to defend our Speedy Gonzales
Also he is now the voice of him (or at least was for the new Space Jam film). Plus I know the latinos love the character and as a 28 year old white guy I can say I never saw a problem with him.
If you're going to cancel any Speedy Gonzales cartoons, start with the mid/late 1960s Speedy Gonzales-Daffy Duck cartoons.. They were awful, not funny, poorly animated, and drag down the otherwise impeccable catalog from Looney Tunes-Merrie Melodies.
4:26 - "El gringo pussycat". How could anyone watch this and not chuckle? LOL
Honestly, while these past cartoons and the characters might not fit today's society and was racist, stereotyping, etc. I feel like we shouldn't censor them but before watching it, explain what isn't okay with it such as "this character represents a mammy, an African/ African American stereotype", stuff like that. Or "the way Black Americans are portrayed in this cartoon/episode was heavily based on stereotypes such as the Black characters having big lips"
I think the cancelation of cancelling should be cancelled. When THEY cancel cancelling cancellations, THEY also impede our God given right to cancel cancelling. Who else is with me?
Say that in a way a 5 year old could understand.
The irony of cancelling Speedy Gonzalez: the only ones who think he's offensive to Mexico... are non-Mexicans.
On a side note, I never liked Pepe le Peu, but I didn't launch a crusade to cancel Pepe cartoons. I just found something else to watch. Besides, the whole point of those cartoons was watching his efforts backfire. Maybe him coming on way too strong and never getting anywhere was the point? But this is the culture we live in: if you don't beat the message over people's heads like a shovel, they'll miss the point entirely
My boss and I were talking about this very thing that cancel culture would be gunning for Speedy Gonzales.Facebook had a picture of the Frito Bandito and people were weeping and wailing about it.
They cannot face what they are. Cancellation makes them feel better.
Both Pepe and Speedy can still be seen on MeTv network cartoon shows. What's most interesting about Speedy is that he always wins. So why would a character who always wins be considered offensive? Cancel culture in all its forms is BS.
The only harm Speedy ever did to me was make be believe that mice actually like cheese. I guess Jerry shares that blame as well.
It is more going on in the world than being worried about a cartoon mouse,skunk,coyote,etc. People are so easily manipulated.
Speedy Gonzalez is my Alter Ego
Don't forget what happened to comic books in the 1950's
"Slow Poke Rodriguez.......He pack a gun!"
If they keep canceling everything, pretty soo we will not even be able to think for ourselves!!!!
Pour one out in remembrance of the Frito Bandito.
When there was talk of deleting Speedy Gonzales, it was Mexicans were got upset about it!
Cancelling these cartoon characters is like "not" teaching history in school. It's a loss nobody can afford in the long run.
Thank you Sir, I didn't think censorship in the U.S was as harsh! In France, we have the same type of censorship in politics...
We should stop listening to the minority that wants our cartoons cancelled, they just want every cartoon to be steven universe. It makes me sick
The problem is that a lot of these cancel culture activist types really have no stake in the game. They're not Mexican or Hispanic, and they're taking offense on BEHALF of the Mexicans and Hispanics that disagree with them. It's ridiculous.
It's so incredibly wrong but what can we do? Any opinion that isn't by a SJW is wrong and will certainly label you as a rapist, racist or misogynist. It's Disney mentality gone wild.
I'm so burnt out by it all I only have violence left as a response.
I'd be more worried about his cousin, Slow-poke Rodriguez
Cartoons and films from the past should be shown unedited. Recently "Chicken Soup for the Soul" acquired The Little Rascals and they are posting all the episodes on TH-cam, including episodes that were banned from TV since the 1970s.
Why to fight with the past? It’s a nonsense. Political disaster is today, not yesterday.
Thing is, the Mexicans I know love Speedy. They see him as a sort of national icon.
So the SJWs want SG canceled but they produced the upcoming Disney's Hola Primos, where the leading voice actress --a Latina herself-- defends her poor spanish diction on basis of it being a "conquistador" language. Why do we take this people seriously at all?
I guess I can forget about The Frito Bandito ever coming back.
Thanks Rick. These cartoons should stay.
COME on ppl these are not racist cartoons they should watch what Your kids are doing on line and some video game. Training starts at home. I have watched these cartoons my whole life
They already cancelled Speedy Gonzales once only for the Latino Community to write letters asking if they'd bring him back
I'm asking because I'm genuinely curious, if you're Mexican, is this offensive? Or is it just the general American mob saying that it is?
Cancelling the Kardashians is more like it!!
The Cancel Culture people should start with their own culture. Yes, CANCEL Cancel Culture! After they cancel themselves, then, nobody needs to worry about it anymore.
You know "cancel culture" has gone overboard when Elmer Fudd wields a scythe, instead of a shotgun while pursuing Bugs Bunny. 🤦♂️
Geeez! Shades of 'Song of the South' this is totally out of hand and the SJW's (Social Justice 'warriors' ( what a joke)) should be cancelled.
Speedy was my all-time favorite! His abilities were considerable, but it was his attitude - always cheerful, respectful and group oriented. Even "Fastest Mouse in all of Mexico" wasn't a boast, it was who he was. Mel Blanc once said that Bugs Bunny was a "Stinker," a troublemaker. But Speedy was, to me a Gentleman, a Good Sport, a Compadre.
This is crazy and ridiculous to cancel my favorite time of my life. I love cartoons, and still doI am 67 years old .
Latino here.
Everybody loves Speedy down south!
I named my first car Speedy with a speedy stick on the back window
You mean to tell me there is no Mexican that speaks like SPEEDY GONZALES? Are we to cancel them also from their jobs?
It's called capitalism, not cancel culture.
One thing that frustrates white North American cartoon fans who find Speedy the single most obnoxious character in the Looneys, and would dearly love to see him prisoner-exchanged for Pepe Le Pew, is that not only are Mexicans and other Latinos not insulted by Speedy, they happen to LOVE him.
Mostly for his being obnoxious, but also for being overconfident, cool, and always winning against a poor downgraded Sylvester or Daffy.
Just ask Fluffy!
I don't let myself be offended by anything.. maybe its a superpower?
I never heard anything about canceling Speedy Gonzales.
Social Justice is NOT JUSTICE pf any kind and the people who do it don't care about anybody or anything only themselves
I hate the social engineering that we're being subjected to. It's the vocal minority that is driving it, but the unheard majority are made to feel that everyone is in agreement. It says a lot that the Latin Americans themselves liked the cartoon and did not find it offensive. Perhaps it's time to stop allowing our society to be directed by the angry, obsessed few and allow democracy to function properly. If you're being held down and forced to watch the cartoon then that's a problem. Otherwise just pick up the remote and switch it off. And stop whining about.
Cancel culture need go bye bye🙄
I’m Mexican and I do not approve. Speedy Gonzalez is the bomb.
It's funny. All the Mexicans I know love Speedy. They also seem to love Alestorm's "Mexico."
oh no! The "snow flakes" are melting. "People" who are constantly "offended" offend me!
I am in my 60's I grew up watching Looney Tunes and other similar cartoons. I am tolerant and not in any way biased against French skunks, American rabbits, Mexican mice, people with speech impediments or any other person with the 'flaws' depicted in these cartoons. Our beliefs are inculcated into us by our parents and family and the so called influence of 'TV' is vastly over exaggerated. The moral panic and the call to cancel movies and TV that does not align with modern sensibilities is driven by later generations that have come after those who saw them as impressionable youngsters who still grew into good people. History should be taught, it is not a boogeyman to fear.
They already tried, but the Latino community came to his rescue
Let me explain this from the perspective of a non-Mexican, POC; SPEEDY gets a pass, because he’s such a great HERO; plus his narrative plays strongly into a set of images many Latinos can appreciate from their own cultural perspective; and what most POC’s want to see in movies and TV are characters that they ca respect and relate to, ESPECIALLY if, like Speedy, those characters are created and owned by people outside their group; Speedy is fast, and clever, and a champion and protector of his people; he’s set up so that the audience laughs with him, not at him; this is often not the case POC characters in Warner Bros. cartoons; many of the other characters aren’t characters, they’re just a bunch of “fill in the blank” jokes, shoved into and animated shell
Is Slowpoke Rodriguez also on the chopping block?
All this cancelling mania is pure bullshit, to say the least.
Cancel Culture can be overdone but not always. Another word for it is Accountability. Canceling Speedy is silly. Have you seen the Ren & Stimpy episode where Ren is milking a . . . bull? (it gets worse. Much worse). However, I laughed.
With all the stuff in reality people are offended by an inocent cartoon.
Bugs bunny is next should have been first.
Gayest character ever, promotes drag/ crossdressing. My cousin when I was a kid started to act like bugs, ever time he did something shocking he would say I'm just doing what the wabbit dose!? Going in to his sisters room stealing there stuff, lowing his voice to act more feminine. 10 years of therapy, and 3 years of correctional facilities couldn't cure him.
But bugs bunny still around, wait why do they call him a bunny?
Elmer Fudd Actually Found Him Attractive.
That’s a concerning question. You have to ask yourself this question is there a space that can exist for ‘woke’ cartoons and old cancelled cartoons or does one of them have to go? I think you can’t have both and one has to go.
Clear discrimination against Mexican mice!
You're funny!! 😂😂
They have canceled him once already, but in Mexico they loved him.
Gonzo never offended me. Just isn't up to snuff with the rest of the LT's. Same for Pepe🤷🏼♂️🤓😎✌🏻
Keep in mind, cancel culture activists also banned Song of the South, despite it being a largely positive portrayal of a Black American icon.
You can still catch Song Of The South in... places. That's how I got to see it.
The reason SotS didn't get a pass where (say) Gone With The Wind got a pass is that SotS is legit bad. Seriously: the plot is paper thin. It is more offensive in its classism against poor whites than in its paternalistic approach to poor blacks.
The Brer Rabbit shorts are good; maybe Disney should have leaned in harder, toward those, and dropped the framingdevice.
Even as a 7 year old I thought this cartoon sucked, along with peppy skunk and sadistic Tom and Jerry, if they were on I'd spin the dial and look for something else. Ya, George of the jungle!
I'm loving most people spelling cancelling correctly! ;)
Dont cancel our classic cartoons. People need to loosen up and live a.little. these old cartoons never hurt anyone. They were fun.
Cartoon Network dropped Speedy Gonzalez years ago. At the time it was asked why Pepe LePeu continued in what might have been called "The No Means Yes Hour." So called "violence" was cut from Warner Brothers cartoons on Saturday mornings as far back as the 1970s.
Pepe Le Pew and Speedy Gonzales Are Just Cartoons and They Don’t Bother Me
Speedy rocks!!
Save the cartoons! Cancel the "Karens"!