Political correctness is for those who whine and whine and start a cause of what THEIR beliefs of how things should be, and what their opinions are.
What a load of crap!
Everyone caves so it will continue until people and companies stop being wusses and stand their ground! Get a pair and stop ruining peoples lives! What they did or said 5-10-20- 200 yrs ago isn’t relevant today! Grow up whiners! Get a life!
Cancelling a program, book, or other form of media due to changes in how society views things over time is wrong. Attach a brief explanation of what is now offensive about the material and how attitudes have changed since the work was created educates people and helps them learn why something is wrong and has the power to change attitudes. Banning/ canceling something just hides the issues and causes people to hide their biases from society and gives them the power to raise the next generation with their biases, using the “cancel culture”, “censorship” or “thought police” as an excuse for their bias, because they are fighting for freedom of expression and thought. I suspect banning books like Huckleberry Finn has probably done more to promote racism, than allowing the book to be read with a foreword discussing changing racial attitudes in our society.
Society and companies are allowed to make choices. If they feel that presenting certain material misrepresents the ‘morals’ of the company, they stop presenting that media. There are NO bans, there is NO censorship. The whiners who are complaining that Warner Brothers and Dr. Seuss Holdings shouldn’t be allowed to decide what material to produce or air are the ones placing restrictions. People are allowed to air grievances, companies and other groups of people are allowed to respond as they feel appropriate. But there are NO bans; that isn’t censorship.
I am disgusted by those who are so ‘supportive’ of businesses acting on their ‘morals’ to oppress one group, then accusing everyone of instituting bans, when another company acts on their ‘morals’ to support other groups.
Back before the Ice Age, when I was a young’un, I used to wonder why Elmer Fudd had his own comic (four issues from Dell) but Pepe Le Pew had nothing. Also, when they did run a Pepe story in an anthology, it was always about him being a hobo, not about him chasing women (which answers the first question, of course).
Pepe cartoons are still available if you look. Warners has just made the decision not to promote him by taking him out of Space Jam 2.
Pepe Le Pew is a skunk, and a cartoon one at that. He is a hopeless romantic who chases around after a female cat he’s mistaken for a female skunk. He thinks she’s shy. It never occurs to him she’s not a girl skunk. His biological imperative is to court a female and mate. It’s hardwired in. All males of every animal species do this. The only difference between humans and animals is we’re supposed to be sentient and capable of thought. Taking another person’s feelings into consideration and not pursuing a female when she’s not interested should be enough. That’s what sentience is all about. Animals don’t care. Males pursue females until she mates and estrus is over or she choses a mate and settles down to raise chicks or pups. Humans don’t have estrus to mark the end of breeding season and aren’t wholly monogamous like some species of birds and mammals. This is where their sentience is supposed to take over and regulate their behaviour. Time to make them acknowledge that it’s their responsibility to behave and insist they do so. Let’s not take it out on cartoons and books written decades ago in another time.
Good and bad experiences are what make and shape us, if you deny the past how do you grow and move forward. This is not a defense for people who only live in the past and didn’t learn from it but honestly everyone probably has some sort of “regrets” to overcome.
B UTTONS over 3 years ago
Pepe Le Pew latest target of the Cancel Culture for chasing after women. Will Joe Biden be next?
mddshubby2005 over 3 years ago
Zut alors, mon ami! Who will teach my children to sexually demean women NOW?!??
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 3 years ago
C’mon, Mr. Lemon, you’re better than this.
!!ǝlɐ⅁ Premium Member over 3 years ago
Are the Warner Bros. cartoons (of which our friend Pepé is a part) yet owned by The Mouse? B^/
Zebrastripes over 3 years ago
Political correctness is for those who whine and whine and start a cause of what THEIR beliefs of how things should be, and what their opinions are.
What a load of crap!
Everyone caves so it will continue until people and companies stop being wusses and stand their ground! Get a pair and stop ruining peoples lives! What they did or said 5-10-20- 200 yrs ago isn’t relevant today! Grow up whiners! Get a life!theincrediblebulk over 3 years ago
Cancelling a program, book, or other form of media due to changes in how society views things over time is wrong. Attach a brief explanation of what is now offensive about the material and how attitudes have changed since the work was created educates people and helps them learn why something is wrong and has the power to change attitudes. Banning/ canceling something just hides the issues and causes people to hide their biases from society and gives them the power to raise the next generation with their biases, using the “cancel culture”, “censorship” or “thought police” as an excuse for their bias, because they are fighting for freedom of expression and thought. I suspect banning books like Huckleberry Finn has probably done more to promote racism, than allowing the book to be read with a foreword discussing changing racial attitudes in our society.
Doctor Toon over 3 years ago
Can’t cancel my memory, although there are some memories I could do without
P51Strega over 3 years ago
Society and companies are allowed to make choices. If they feel that presenting certain material misrepresents the ‘morals’ of the company, they stop presenting that media. There are NO bans, there is NO censorship. The whiners who are complaining that Warner Brothers and Dr. Seuss Holdings shouldn’t be allowed to decide what material to produce or air are the ones placing restrictions. People are allowed to air grievances, companies and other groups of people are allowed to respond as they feel appropriate. But there are NO bans; that isn’t censorship.
I am disgusted by those who are so ‘supportive’ of businesses acting on their ‘morals’ to oppress one group, then accusing everyone of instituting bans, when another company acts on their ‘morals’ to support other groups.
Michael G. over 3 years ago
“You’re offended? Well, so (bloody) what?” – Stephen Fry, English social critic
Happy Tinkerbelle Premium Member over 3 years ago
Muppet Show comes with a warning before hand The MUPPET SHOW people.
Bradley Walker over 3 years ago
Back before the Ice Age, when I was a young’un, I used to wonder why Elmer Fudd had his own comic (four issues from Dell) but Pepe Le Pew had nothing. Also, when they did run a Pepe story in an anthology, it was always about him being a hobo, not about him chasing women (which answers the first question, of course).
Pepe cartoons are still available if you look. Warners has just made the decision not to promote him by taking him out of Space Jam 2.
Wendy Emlinger Premium Member over 3 years ago
Pepe Le Pew is a skunk, and a cartoon one at that. He is a hopeless romantic who chases around after a female cat he’s mistaken for a female skunk. He thinks she’s shy. It never occurs to him she’s not a girl skunk. His biological imperative is to court a female and mate. It’s hardwired in. All males of every animal species do this. The only difference between humans and animals is we’re supposed to be sentient and capable of thought. Taking another person’s feelings into consideration and not pursuing a female when she’s not interested should be enough. That’s what sentience is all about. Animals don’t care. Males pursue females until she mates and estrus is over or she choses a mate and settles down to raise chicks or pups. Humans don’t have estrus to mark the end of breeding season and aren’t wholly monogamous like some species of birds and mammals. This is where their sentience is supposed to take over and regulate their behaviour. Time to make them acknowledge that it’s their responsibility to behave and insist they do so. Let’s not take it out on cartoons and books written decades ago in another time.
hugewolf over 3 years ago
Life stinks!
John9 over 3 years ago
Good and bad experiences are what make and shape us, if you deny the past how do you grow and move forward. This is not a defense for people who only live in the past and didn’t learn from it but honestly everyone probably has some sort of “regrets” to overcome.