4th October 2004, 10:20 AM
Quote:Or the germans. I remember Wolf Hitler, with Hitler the Wolf chasing down the three little pigs, and one of them was France or something. It was very political, and also there were tanks exploding in the wolf's face.
The thing is, that show exxagerates stereotypes of EVERYONE. They hate everyone EQUALLY!
Nope. I guess you need to watch more WWII Looney Tunes... it becomes quite clear. Germans are mocked. Hitler is a fool. They are evil yes, but in a silly way... with the Japanese it is quite different. They are made to look evil, conniving, sneaky... they aren't mocked, they are denigrated. It's to be expected, as nearly all Americans were racist to Asians back then, but it is most defintiely there and it is quite different from how they treat Nazis. Of course the Japanese were racist towards us at the same time, but still...
As for Speedy Gonzales, I don't really think that it's racist and it seems pretty foolish that it isn't on the air. You don't exactly hear much protest towards it from the Hispanic community...
Quote:Looney Toons. Hilarious as a kid, seizure inducing as an adult. Seriously, the absurdity of it doesn't really sink in until you've been around enough to actually "get" the normal laws of physics.
It's Looney Tunes physics! Nothing wrong with it... and quite consistent in most ways. :)