Posted on 03/08/2021 9:58:51 AM PST by Impala64ssa
Comedian Gabriel Iglesias defended the cartoon mouse Speedy Gonzalez, whom Iglesias is voicing in the upcoming Space Jam sequel, against claims that the mouse perpetuates “corrosive stereotypes.”
Iglesias took to Twitter on Saturday, shooting down any attempt at potentially canceling the cartoon mouse over claims that he or his cartoon friends contribute to harmful stereotypes of Mexicans.
“I am the voice of Speedy Gonzales in the new Space Jam. Does this mean they are gonna try to cancel Fluffy too?” Iglesias, who is nicknamed Fluffy, posted with an image of Speedy Gonzalez. “U can’t catch me cancel culture. I’m the fastest mouse in all of Mexico
Speedy Gonzalez, along with several other cartoon characters, came under scrutiny on Wednesday after Charles Blow, a columnist for The New York Times, wrote a defense of those businesses and groups that have canceled six books by Theodor Seuss Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss, over allegations of racism. Blow included in his column a handful of cartoons and other shows that he claimed pushed toxic culture. As Blow writes:
Some of the first cartoons I can remember included Pepé Le Pew, who normalized rape culture; Speedy Gonzales, whose friends helped popularize the corrosive stereotype of the drunk and lethargic Mexicans; and Mammy Two Shoes, a heavyset Black maid who spoke in a heavy accent.
Reruns were a fixture in the pre-cable days, so I watched children’s shows like Tarzan, about a half-naked white man in the middle of an African jungle who conquers and tames it and outwits the Black people there, who are all portrayed as primitive, if not savage. I watched the old “Our Gang” (“Little Rascals”) shorts in which the Buckwheat character summoned all the stereotypes of the pickaninny.
And of course, I watched westerns that regularly depicted Native Americans as aggressive, bloodthirsty savages against whom valiant white men were forced to fight.
Blow’s column sparked backlash in defense of the cartoons that millions of Americans grew up watching. Many spoke out in defense of Pepé Le Pew, a cartoon skunk famous for his numerous failed attempts to woo a black and white cat.
“[Right wing] blogs are mad [because] I said Pepe Le Pew added to rape culture,” Blow tweeted on Saturday. “Let’s see. 1. He grabs/kisses a girl/stranger, repeatedly, [without] consent and against her will. 2. She struggles mightily to get away from him, but he won’t release her 3. He locks a door to prevent her from escaping.”
“This helped teach boys that ‘no’ didn’t really mean no, that it was a part of ‘the game’, the starting line of a power struggle,” argued Blow. “It taught overcoming a woman’s strenuous, even physical objections, was normal, adorable, funny. They didn’t even give the woman the ability to SPEAK.”
Last week, Amazon, eBay, and Dr. Seuss Enterprises all stripped six of Seuss’s works from their platforms, canceling the books over claims that the images and descriptions in the books are racist or offensive.
Chuckie Blow, a black guy, comments on Hispanic “racism”. Talk about cultural appropriation!
What history is missing is Pepe LePew singing “Baby It’s Cold Outside”. Maybe South Park can make an episode around that.
Ditto. I always thought of Speedy as a positive role model
Me neither.
High five to Fluffy!
Really? Mexicans are offended by a speedy mouse because people think Mexicans are fast mice? I didn’t know that.
Like the Road Runner, but South of the Border.
“What’s not to like?”
He was legal?
Ok I just gotta say-
I’ve seen Looney Toons, T&J, Bullwinkle, Pixar, Disney, etc millions of times. Same with Christmas songs. Probably true for most of y’all. And maybe I just grew up in a parallel universe but I never once heard or saw anything in any song or cartoon that was remotely associated with rape.
We are burning books. This is who & what we’ve become. I thought at least we’d go down fighting.
Next up, Foghorn Leghorn as the embodiment of White Supremacy.
As anything it depends on your perspective. Tarzan could not have lived in the jungle without the help of others (in this case, mostly jungle animals). The Native Americans were defending their land rights. Not everybody sees these shows the way this guy does.
Treasure of the Sierra Madre hitting the cutting floor in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. . .
We don’t need no stinkin’ badges.
woody woodpecker
Three names for a penis
The Left are humorless creatures of darkness from the underworld. They are simulacra. They seek to block the light of day. They squash logical thought.
They threaten those who speak out. They fire them and get them fired...and worse. No healthy brain would come up with these absurd claims, growing nuttier by the day. Who could associate with such nutcase political operatives? They are intent on driving the censorship to the point that there will be armed battles leading to chaos, followed by more armed responses, etc.
Those who train the Marxist propagandists tell them to forget answering the valid anger over the censorship and instead accuse their smartest, most articulate, most fearless opponents of you now what: racism, stereotyping, etc.
One of the times I called out their organized crime tactics of threatening me with harm, I used the words, “mafia tactics,” With glee, they proceeded to accuse me of stereotyping. That’s how they they loudly bypass the reality of their tremendous censoriousness of those who pursue facts in the face of purposeful lies and how they bar and mock the utterance of words that put their evil methods and anti-Democratic accusations under scrutiny.
Taking the Polio vaccine is cultural appropriation for gentiles. It was created by Jonas Salk, who was Jewish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMKDPkHVwBg&t=114s
I follow this Latin Dude’s ideas of political correctness and parenting!
They haven’t found a Mexica who is offended by it. But some white and black lefties are.
I have never heard of or seen this cartoon character - and I watched ALL the cartoons as a child.
I too watched every cartoon on TV growing up in the 1950s and have NEVER heard of or seen "Mammy Two Shoes.
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