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Speedy Gonzalez another casualty of "Political Correctness"
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 9:28 am
by FlyingPenguin
Saw this on Blues. They're showing Speedy on Latin American cable channels, but you can't show them here. Oh please....
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,48872,00.html
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 10:05 am
by poop
What are they trying to say?
Mexicans are all really fast?
What a joke.
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 3:15 pm
by sbp
Given the right context almost anything can be considered offensive and derogatory.
The big question is where is this going to stop? What type of country are we going to end up with if this continues-a bland one where no one can say anything unless its approved.
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 11:26 pm
by FlyingPenguin
Okay, in all fairness let's pull Porky Pig cartoons also because they're insulting to people who stutter (oh, excuse me, people with a speech impediment).
As the article mentioned, Pepe LePeu should also be pulled because it promotes stalking and forced sexual advances.
Lose any Bugs Bunny cartoons with mobster stereotypes because - even if they all sound like Edward G. Robinson - they're probably insulting to Italian Americans.
Lose the Roadrunner, Tom & Jerry, and just about every remaining cartoon because they promote gratuitous violence.
<i>"I remember when people used to have fun in this country... of course that was BEFORE the Age of Litigation....." - George Carlin</i>
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2002 12:25 am
by EvilHorace
Maybe some of us are older thus see most of todays popular prime time shows differently BUT if one watches, listens to the content of most of what's now shown, I really fail to see why anyone could have problems with 40-50+ yr old cartoons. It's past being rediculous IMO.
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2002 2:00 am
by PreDatoR
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2002 11:15 pm
by Bilirubin
Speedy Gonzales loves EVERYBODY's seestor!
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2002 11:53 pm
by VidmanII
Speedy Gonzalez gets banned but it's OK to parade some foofy homosexual around on Will & Grace? Go figure. I personally miss the Little Rascals episode of "yum yum eat 'em up!" :lol