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Ah, the old save the kids argument. You think kids are that stupid? You really underestimate them. I was watching these cartoons when I was young and I didn't become a racist piece of shit. This was in a country that is almost completely white, where most people are actually racist. But hell, if Tom and Jerry are what's making America racist, let's ban that shit. Maybe we can ban the confederate flag while we're at i…
Darling, I grew up in the American South with old cartoons on TV and managed to not be a racist asshole too. I’m not saying watching Mammy Two-Shoes shuck and jive her way through a couple of setups for Tom and Jerry to engage in a few minutes of slapstick comedy is going to turn you racist. I’m saying that times have changed and that stuff falls flat now, and that no matter how hard people campaign for animation as…
Re: Tom and Jerry: 80 years of cat vs. mouse
#21If it doesn't negatively affect kids, as you say, then why not let them watch it? Also assuming children know nothing about their history and culture to provide their own context seems a bit presumptive, especially for the older kids that would be watching. I don't buy this idea that kids are completely ignorant of their culture and history. Not to mention that the mammy character is so small and minor, it's almost irrelevant to the show.