Uncensored
Where does this leave me for today’s art sketch? I decided to illustrate a scene popular in the days when I watched the Looney Tune cartoons that I called ‘Uncensored’.
Many of us had the privilege to watch these fun cartoons in the day when no one complained that Elmer Fudd tried to blast that wascally wabbit. The only one who came up short usually was Elmer. Today, if you watch an old Looney Tunes feature you probably are viewing one with deleted or edited scenes. I found a Best Compilation HD – Vol. 14 uploaded by a generous subscriber featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig. The video is almost an hour long. You might not have time to watch it now but bookmark this post of later when you do have time.
Another possibility is ‘uncut’. I found a clip according to the person who uploaded the video reports the last few seconds or the original has been removed for syndication because of it’s offensiveness. I’m not sure if this aired but it seems a similar one did play when I was little, though.
Although I don’t agree with prejudice and hatred for any person(s) I never thought of such things when I was a kid and still don’t. In recent years, past favorites such as Pepe Le Pew and Speedy Gonzales have been removed because of stereotyping or offensive behavior which is hogwash. Oops, sorry Porky Pig for using such language! I can’t say first hand what the creators intent was but I don’t believe it was meant to be serious. I wish we could once again go back to those days of innocence to enjoy humor for what is without fear of upsetting someone.
Thanks for allowing me to be a part of your day. Please leave a direct link for today’s post in comments to ensure others can find an easy way back to you. I’m heading over to the A2Z headquarters to see who’s joined the party now. I hope to see you again tomorrow for the next letter in the alphabet in my Looney Tunes Art Sketch series! X💋X💋 Cathy
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13 Comments
Arlee Bird
I can think of a lot more things that should be censored over a Looney Toons cartoon.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
Mike
Cool sketches as always
Crackerberries
I sure wish we could go back to those days as well. It was so much easier to not have that feeling of having to walk on egg shells all the time. Poor old Elmer.
Have a great day!
Cheers,
Crackerberries
-Eugenia
Times change and mindsets change! But I can’t see these cartoons being any worse that what kids see today. Just watch the news for 5 minutes and you’ll see what I mean. We really need to laugh more because it’s good for us. Great sketches, Cathy.
Trudy
I can’t make sense of why Elmer Fudd, who never could get that wascally wabbit, is offensive and yet kids play violent video games where they shoot and maim in gory detail. Seems like the censuring is off balance.
messymimi's meanderings
In my mind, Pepe was silly because he was a skunk and he was thinking he loved a cat. It didn’t occur to me as a child that this might be stalking, it was just him being foolish, unable to recognize another species.
Excellent illustration!
15andmeowing
Great job with U. I think people over analyze everything now. I never thought anything bad about Pepe or Speedy either. XO
msjadeli
Seeds are planted in kids’ minds with some things. I never thought twice about Pepe LePew as a kid, but when I think of small kids seeing what amounts to his stalking behavior of the cat, it’s planting a seed that it’s ok to stalk for the boy and for the girl just tolerate it and get away. Neither are ok. Please feel free to delete my comment if it offends you.
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lissa
Good drawing. You’ve captured the right expression on both their faces. It looks clearer somehow, it looks brighter on my screen.
Who thinks when they watch television? I honestly have not thought about issues these cartoons might have, I just enjoy the comedy.
Have a lovely day.
Brian Frum
Humans have lost an important sense, the sense of humor. Love your drawings!
Lisa
There’s a difference between Elmer and his gun (he never does shoot the rabbit!), and the old stuff that is, and was then, racist and belongs in archives, not airing currently. To say the original creators didn’t have the intent to offend is missing the point. It did offend then, and it offends now. The old things should make us cringe.
Sandee
Love this sketch and it’s one of my favorites of your sketches this month. You and I are on the same page about censorship. My opinion is most everything is now mob-rule. I don’t like it. There’s never justice with mob-rule.
Have a fabulous weekend, Cathy. Big hug. ♥
Thomas Anderson
Hi, Cathy!
Happy U-day, dear friend!
I hear ya, and I agree with you to a greater extent than you might think. Throughout your series I have discussed the censorship issue with Mrs. Shady because I have always opposed censorship. She reminded me that the primary concern is to protect children from cartoons that influence and condition their young impressionable minds to racism, gun violence, the rape culture, etc. I reminded her that I watched these same cartoons (unedited and uncensored) when I was a boy and they didn’t influence me to lead a life of crime, violence and abuse, nor did they turn me into a racist. For years I watched cartoon characters blast each other with guns, and yet I never shot a human or an animal. I also asked her to consider that, if we adopt a zero tolerance policy, we would need to ban most popular songs ever written because they are about men objectifying, obsessing over, pursuing and stalking women. Mrs. Shady, a feminist, argued that those songs SHOULD be banned. I can’t win! 🙂 I think it is the responsibility of every parent to raise their children to love and not to hate, to tolerate and accept people of other races, colors and creeds, respect boundaries, respect other people’s property and be kind to animals. There will always be a small percentage of kids who turn bad even if they receive the best of parenting. I believe some children do become conditioned to today’s violent, misogynistic video games, music videos and movies, but they are a far cry from the silly cartoons of the 50s. Some kids become delinquent because they succumb to peer pressure. Behavioral problems might also be attributed to genetic defects and mental illness. We live in a highly imperfect world. I say we need to learn to laugh at ourselves first. Keeping a sense of humor throughout our lives is key.
Thank you for allowing me to ramble, stream of consciousness style.
You did a great job on today’s sketch. I hope you bring it back In Living Color. Have a safe and happy weekend, dear friend Cathy. I’ll be back to see you on 4M and V-day Monday!