It’s Come to This: Tom and Jerry Were Racist
The political correctness police are at it again, BBC reports: “Tom and Jerry cartoons on television are being accompanied by a warning that they may depict scenes of ‘racial prejudice.’ The classic cat and mouse cartoons, some made more than 70 years ago, carry a warning for subscribers to Amazon Prime Instant Video.” The William Hanna and Joseph Barbera classic cartoon ran from 1940 to 1957, and was certainly a creature of its time. But it’s ultimately about a mouse making a fool of the pursuing cat. If anyone should be offended, it’s Feline Americans. More…
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