This is highly stupid.
The whole joke of Pepe is his behavior is terrible and absurd.
Who watches Looney Tunes and thinks, I want to be like Pepe Le Pew?
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Pepé Le Pew
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Just give the man some trousers
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This whole thing is funny and I hope people aren’t really mad about this. Pepe was never a star so it’s not like he’ll be missed like that. Bugs sure....but Pepe? Nah.
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Winnies an addict. Burglarizing his neighbors to support his habit and get his fix.
Winnie would do anything for the honey... ANYTHING
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It's totally possible that im wrong and I've simply gotten old.
and WB is right to just kill Pepe and not deal any bad PR.
I just always get a lil annoyed with the ...
"the depiction of bad behavior is an automatic endorsement of said behavior"
view that some people take with art.
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All of the original Looney Tunes shorts were made for theaters and intended for adults.
I don't know of any shorts made for television where Pepe displayed the behavior everyone is talking about.
He's appeared in stuff made for kids but this was in the 70s and after. In all of this stuff I don't know of him showing that behavior. Did he do it in the original Space Jam?
I don't know of any shorts made for television where Pepe displayed the behavior everyone is talking about.
He's appeared in stuff made for kids but this was in the 70s and after. In all of this stuff I don't know of him showing that behavior. Did he do it in the original Space Jam?
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oh i def remember it on tv, that's where i saw it as a kid.
the same bit every time. cat gets painted with the white strip,
le pew goes after her, and he gets some comeuppance at the end
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I am furious. Who is next on da lib cancel agenda? Hulk because he smashes? Popeye Da Sailor Man? Bugs Bunny? I'M DONE. Pepe was a man's man and all da ladies and fellas wanted him because of his swag. WB was afraid his Zaddy appeal would hurt Lebbie's feelings. DISGUSTING
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But that's what you're not understanding, I'm sure what you saw was one of the originals. Those were intended for adults.
I can't find anything that says Looney tunes shorts were produced for television. If you find shorts that were produced for television and he does what he does, then you can say it was made for children.
All of that stuff we watched growing up was made for theaters it was just shown on TV, that's how everyone in this thread probably saw it.
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ahhh i gotchu my bad.
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Well at that point you really cant blur the character.
Like you can't have Scooby Doo solving harmless mysteries that are really scams with his crew and then have him catching serial killers and torturing junkies for information
WB does try this a lot though. Did it with Batman and they did it with Spaceghost
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I say if it's intended for adults, anything goes, freedom of speech.
But if it's adult natured and marketed for children I don't agree.
What did they do with Batman?
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I think you are getting old
Because a large corporation doesn't want to deal with negative press of an insignificant character that is attached to problematic behavior that the company has even animated the character doing in a while
And they remove him from a movie they want parents to bring their kids to
People start wild out about them "cancelling" Pepe. A character non one has an attachment to.
And the folk you think are being unreasonable are the folk that might agree with Disney's decision?
This is capitalism
Firms change their products when faced with different market conditions, and the taste of their consumers change
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The Batman example is no way as bad but it is like the early prototype.
Batman as a comic seen for kids even though when he started out early 30s he was killing and using guns. Had the 60s Batman show that was for everybody. Then they went back and made Batman super dark and gritty.
Batman is in a place where they can do a Lego Batman (even the comedy here is questionable for kids) and have a murderous Zack Snyder Batman at the same time. Not the case for Pepe and the like.
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Yea, he used to carry a gun the first few years.
And now his main maxim in the comics is not to kill.Kind of reversed when compared to other heroes. Most of them started out wholesome back then and are dark now.
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Old WB cartoons are wild as **** 
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i mean I defend their right to do it. they might be right.I think you are getting old
Because a large corporation doesn't want to deal with negative press of an insignificant character that is attached to problematic behavior that the company has even animated the character doing in a while
And they remove him from a movie they want parents to bring their kids to
People start wild out about them "cancelling" Pepe. A character non one has an attachment to.
And the folk you think are being unreasonable are the folk that might agree with Disney's decision?
This is capitalism
Firms change their products when faced with different market conditions, and the taste of their consumers change
I quibble more with people who actually take offense to Pepe.
that to me seems highly silly.
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Who watches Looney Tunes and thinks, I want to be like Pepe Le Pew?
It sends the wrong message to young men.
The hyper aggressive, overly persistent, "I gotta have it" behavior he showed when the woman was clearly telling him no SENDS the wrong message.
Subconsciously, we have ZERO idea how many young boys were influenced by that.
You can't dismiss it because it was an animated character as if we can't directly/indirectly learn things from them.
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solewoman you my sister and I hate to put the spotlight on you but you liked this post and I'm just curious...
You are one of the few women on NT we can get a women's opinion on.
Did you find him offensive as a child?
Very. I didn’t understand the sexual innuendo behind it but was definitely not a fan of the overt harassment. I always thought he was doing too much.
The real problem is that these cartoon makers are getting these characters from normalized people in their lives.
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This is not the first time Pepe was discussed, I remember when talk when Tiny Toons dropped. IIRC, he tried to kiss the cat.
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Hey. I agree. But, there are someeeeee terrible parents out here
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Well said. I’d also add what does this teach young girls? That this type of behavior from males is normal, expected and just a part of life? Just something they have to put up with?
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fire quote. def saving this
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I apply this logic to a lot of things that seem to be hot topics and drawn out arguments.
Its the epitome of 1st world problems.
