Comedian Gabriel Iglesias Hits Back After NYT Columnist Says Cartoon Mouse ‘Speedy Gonzalez’ Stereotypes Mexicans

Daily Wire ^ | 3/7/21 | Tom Pearce

[Impala64ssa]

Tweets at link. Racism here. Racism there. Racism racism everywhere! Gabriel Iglesias aka Fluffy is pretty funny. Charles Blow (any relation to the old rapper Curtis Blow?) is a real piece of work. Sounds like Blowhard had a troubled childhood. His mommy didn't hug him enough? OR did his daddy hug him too much?

[alancarp]

Wow - this might require almost every Mexican restaurant to change their menus.

[Jonty30]

Too me, Speedy Gonzalez was just a mouse that was smarter than Sylvester.

[wjcsux]

I’m really surprised that it took this long.

[Daveinyork]

Who’s next, Mighty Mouse?

[left that other site]

Speedy Gonzales was the epitome of Positive Imagery for Mexican people.

He was smart.
He was fast.
He was brave.
He was clever.
He was resourceful.
He was always victorious over his enemies.

What’s not to like?

[Impala64ssa]

What will the perpetually offended class do for an encore? Cancel Bugs Bunny? He would dress up as women in some episodes, that could be perceived in their warped little minds as denigrating cross dressers and trannies. Better keep my big mouth shut or they’ll come up with more dumbass ideas

[bk1000]

Pepe didn’t realize he smelled really bad. That was the joke. The cat was into it until she got a whiff. Pepe didn’t know she wasn’t just like him. It is a petty, ignorant, small person who sees rape culture here, and who sees stereotypes as mean and racist. I say if you want to cancel something, cancel spewing idiots like Charles Blow.

[Beowulf9]

“Charles Blow, a columnist for The New York Times...” didn’t seem to hinder him any.

[PGalt]

There’s a local restaurant serving Mexican. #1 on their lunch menu was Speedy Gonzalez. For my hour lunch break it was perfect beans, rice, enchiladas. Fast and good tasting. Sometimes back at the BIG BOX working, I would have to make a Speedy to get rid of the Gonzalez.

It’s been awhile.

[AnxiouslyWaiting]

I’ve always enjoyed his comedy. Not racist or sexist or much cursing but funny as hell!! And he even makes fun of Mexicans!
How dare he. 😂

[DIRTYSECRET]

I always thought that Mexicans were lazy.

[sauropod]

Charles Blow. Almost as stupid as Thomas Friedman.

Almost.

[PGR88]

and Mammy Two Shoes, a heavyset Black maid who spoke in a heavy accent.

I have never heard of or seen this cartoon character - and I watched ALL the cartoons as a child

[HereInTheHeartland]

Eating Mexican food is cultural appropriation .
Anyone doing that needs to be outed/exposed.

The same with Chinese food.

[DuncanWaring]

Give him time ...

[Veggie Todd]

Gabriel Iglasias has a fantastic collection of VW Buses. There’s a YT video about it. They’re beautiful.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

The Frito Bandito and Bill Dana’s Jose Jimenez bit the dust long ago.

[mykroar]

Next up: Slowpoke Rodriguez

[Oshkalaboomboom]

It didn’t. They had this same argument over Speedy at least a decade ago.