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radius777

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61. Pepe Le Pew is rapey, but maybe they should just update the character,

Tue Mar 9, 2021, 05:04 AM

Mar 2021

so as to avoid the RW coming at us with the 'cancel culture' strawman.

Lots of cartoons and old shows have ugly elements that are out of place today. We can't just dump all of those characters. Updating what they represent, like I guess they did with Barbie (introduced more 'empowered' versions) could possibly work.

Seinfeld is one of the best shows, and when I look back at it and other shows from that time - it has several racist/sexist etc elements even as it tried to be ironic about it. The list goes on. In Living Color was also a great show from the 90s but there were numerous skits that could be viewed as sexist, racist, abelist, homophobic etc.

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Dammit - Now they're after Pepe (rape culture!!) [View all] packman Mar 2021 OP

Why "dammit"? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #1

Because he's a pussy grabber Fullduplexxx Mar 2021 #8

That's actually funny as hell. Noodleboy13 Mar 2021 #57

I didnt like it cause it was the same gag everytime ... nt Fullduplexxx Mar 2021 #59

*Ba-dum-tidh!* Nexus2 Mar 2021 #65

Lol. ...... nt Fullduplexxx Mar 2021 #66

Honestly, the whole Pepe le Pew storyline is fucking disturbing greenjar_01 Mar 2021 #2

Yes offensive and unfunny. Never liked it even as a child Walleye Mar 2021 #5

Well, the deeper joke is that it's difficult being a romantic skunk. Hugin Mar 2021 #13

Like an incel? LizBeth Mar 2021 #20

Ha! Yeah, the original Incel. Hugin Mar 2021 #21

I don't think he's an incel. BlueStater Mar 2021 #28

He fits incel in it's larger definition... Hugin Mar 2021 #33

Well, except that in Pepe's case, the cat's will is "no." Withywindle Mar 2021 #71

Not always... Hugin Mar 2021 #73

OMG - the original incel! Politicub Mar 2021 #30

From what I remember she thinks he is handsome and appreciates the overture...until alphafemale Mar 2021 #78

I seem to recall that as well. Hugin Mar 2021 #87

To be honest, that cartoon always creeped me out. Walleye Mar 2021 #3

Same. n/t demmiblue Mar 2021 #17

FFS, he's French and an animal. no_hypocrisy Mar 2021 #4

And a cartoon bottomofthehill Mar 2021 #6

Good point. no_hypocrisy Mar 2021 #10

They used to make me laugh so hard when I was a kid gay texan Mar 2021 #19

You have to be old or a fan of TCM Deminpenn Mar 2021 #85

And shown to kids Fullduplexxx Mar 2021 #9

They were originally never intended for children alphafemale Mar 2021 #79

Interesting I didnt know that ...nt Fullduplexxx Mar 2021 #80

It's a Republican plot to force him to resign! AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2021 #7

The original pussy grabber Fullduplexxx Mar 2021 #11

Just retool his personality to reflect changing times. BlueStater Mar 2021 #12

It is a cartoon with a skunk...we look ridiculous when we get involved in such things. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #22

it is ridiculous. Rustyeye77 Mar 2021 #34

You have a problem with racist statues coming down? Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #37

I like to collect old cartoons sarisataka Mar 2021 #41

Aww, too bad so sad RandiFan1290 Mar 2021 #77

It is a Caricature 4Q2u2 Mar 2021 #14

Yes, it is centered on the emotional life of the abuser greenjar_01 Mar 2021 #15

You literally just excsued his stalking and sexual abusing obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #24

Never Did, not once 4Q2u2 Mar 2021 #47

And unaware the cat is not a skunk lame54 Mar 2021 #43

That dude was retired a long time ago. Iggo Mar 2021 #16

I mean, he's super rapey . . . n/t Sympthsical Mar 2021 #18

They should be -- he is a stalker and sexual absuer obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #23

He's not even real. BlueStater Mar 2021 #25

No, he is real obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #38

Where is his pants? ahoysrcsm Mar 2021 #60

Missed opportunity? sarisataka Mar 2021 #26

More PC BULLS**t Rustyeye77 Mar 2021 #27

The Speedy Gonzales arc was funnier. Dr. Strange Mar 2021 #32

Why are you defending this????? obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #40

You can watch the Censored 11 on youtube all you want wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #68

That's a blast from the past! Politicub Mar 2021 #29

Good. ellie Mar 2021 #31

Here's What Struck Me RobinA Mar 2021 #35

Omg right?! 😂 Luciferous Mar 2021 #88

I think I'm going to retire Mossfern Mar 2021 #36

It never ends. Rustyeye77 Mar 2021 #48

"I don't think that any child or even adult emulated Pepe" BumRushDaShow Mar 2021 #50

But Morticia seems to enjoy the attention Mossfern Mar 2021 #51

Well the context BumRushDaShow Mar 2021 #53

Totally agree BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #69

I'm really more concerned about frazzled Mar 2021 #39

Hahahaha! That's my name for my ex-husband Trailrider1951 Mar 2021 #42

Sooo. Just a cartoon? So is this ismnotwasm Mar 2021 #44

He's an unfortunate product of the time Polybius Mar 2021 #45

Good. He's basically a cartoon version of Trump Blasphemer Mar 2021 #46

heads are going to explode... Fix The Stupid Mar 2021 #49

I named one of my Maine Coon cats Pepe Le Pew Beringia Mar 2021 #52

oh puleeeeeze IcyPeas Mar 2021 #54

It's clearly non consenual superpatriotman Mar 2021 #55

It's kind of weird how people don't recognize how fucked up that cartoon was. demmiblue Mar 2021 #56

Yup ismnotwasm Mar 2021 #58

It isn't weird per se, it's just another example of a deeply embedded sector of the continuum Celerity Mar 2021 #62

Pepe Le Pew is rapey, but maybe they should just update the character, radius777 Mar 2021 #61

"I did not make those cartoons for children, I made them for me." MicaelS Mar 2021 #63

Always hated Pepe. Leave the pussy alone. betsuni Mar 2021 #64

I've worked in animation for decades, including a few stints at Warners. tinrobot Mar 2021 #67

In this very thread, I can tell who's Gen Z Polybius Mar 2021 #70

I'm Gen X and I'm pretty skeeved out by Pepe Withywindle Mar 2021 #72

How so? betsuni Mar 2021 #74

Gen Z What's that? Under 24? GusBob Mar 2021 #75

I am right on the cusp of Gen Z (I am 24, born in 1996, Gen Z was born in 1997 to 2012) Celerity Mar 2021 #82

... betsuni Mar 2021 #83

... Celerity Mar 2021 #84

The test of Generation Z is ... speak easy Mar 2021 #89

Too subjective, and in some cases, false, as Instagram didn't even launch until late 2010, and its Celerity Mar 2021 #90

If you were well of enough, you joined Generation Z early. speak easy Mar 2021 #91

That is not determinant of the cohort as it is subjective, it is not an accepted measurement Celerity Mar 2021 #92

What distinguishes Zoomers IMO speak easy Mar 2021 #93

You are trying to stretch the duration of the millennial gen to the point of near meaninglessness Celerity Mar 2021 #94

You were the one who suggested 1997 as the beginning of Gen Z. speak easy Mar 2021 #95

1981 to 1996 (it was 1995) is the broadly accepted timespan of the millennial gen Celerity Mar 2021 #96

? speak easy Mar 2021 #98

Old GenXer, have hated Pepe since I was a kid obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #76

Yes, I'm technically Boomer but more X. betsuni Mar 2021 #81

It made me sad for the cat when I was a kid obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #99

This thread is just funny as hell. Treefrog Mar 2021 #86

He always distrubed me, even as a kid Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #97