Posted on 04/05/2002 2:09:00 PM PST by TMC_13
Cartoon Network officals have bannished Speedy Gonzales from their prime-time line-ups for fear of offending Mexican Americans, but fans of the Mexican mouse hero are fighting back.
The French know better than to complain about Pepe... we'd cut them off from Jerry Lewis.
Yep, it sure has. Disney milks it for money in other countries, but they won't sell it in the U.S. Check out Bannedfilms.com, notice the little something extra you get when you buy that poster? Act casual, say nothing! ;-)
Also, there are some of the banned Warner Bros. cartoons at THIS WEBSITE, though none of Speedy Gonzales. Might want to have a look while they're still available.
Now that is one very odd phobia!
Maybe it would have been more correct if the article had said that Speedy Gonzales has been deemed an offensive ethnic stereotype of Mexican mice.
Well done I totally agree, pesonally I've grown up with these charactors and still watch these over here in England and not once have I ever felt or thought that there was any racial discrimination or that they were being deliberately or being hurtful by warner to those that come from different walks of life. Its about time these sad people took time to laugh at them selves and take it as it is intended.
I find it saddening to know that these people once when they were kids them selves most likely watched these cartoons them selves and laughed all the way through them and this does make them sad today to be an adult and deprive todays generation the loss of these valid treasures made by very talented cartoonists.
Keep with it America lets not loose any more vital archives through the sake of a few sad people.
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