Not surprised. Dilbert San Diego also commented on how political correctness has denied generations of Americans the fruit from the earliest years of broadcasting.
I still, though vaguely, recall the Amos n Andy television program. Set in Harlem, the story centered on George Stevens (Moore) who was always conniving to make a fast buck. He was president of the Mystic Knights of the Sea, a fraternal order, where he held the position of "Kingfish." His lodge brothers were always getting snared in his schemes.
Soon the accusations of rascisim swirled around the show. Even though it went off the air in 1953 it was frequently seen in syndication. Civil rights groups complained that the characters stereotyped blacks and in 1966 it was pulled. However, it maintains a place in history as the first dramatic show with an all black cast. Ironically, the descendants of the cast members, are proud of their family member's participation on the program and fought back, unsuccessfully, to have the program restored.
In 2002, Speedy Gonzalez, the rapid rodent was been deemed an offensive ethnic stereotype of Mexicans, and taken off the air by Cartoon Network. A 1952 Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry cartoon titled "Little Runaway" is now airing on the Cartoon Network minus a fraction of a scene which features a trash can cover hitting Tom's facing causing him to momentarily appear to be Chinese.
Censorship has gone much too far.
I think speedy is back on the cartoon network. The new looney toons show, I think he owns a pizza shop, makes his own deliveries. I think I even remember a mexican accent, but I could be wrong about that. But you are right, I haven’t seen the originals for a long time.
The censorship of cartoons is so stupid it hurts.
They played Johnny Quest on boomerang, which is pretty shocking. Not sure if they leave the less politically correct ones out or not, or if it’s still on. My favs are the HB action cartoons of the 60’s, just great action crap with no insipid moral messages like the unspeakable garbage that happened in the 80’s.
Freegards, thanks for all the pings on FR