NYT columnist says Pepe Le Pew ‘normalized rape culture’

NYT columnist says Pepe Le Pew ‘normalized rape culture’

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New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow doubled his claim that Pepé Le Pew “normalized the rape culture” on Saturday after the right’s reaction to an article he wrote earlier this week that first caught the attention of the cartoon skunk created by Warner Bros. behavior.

“The RW blogs are crazy because I said that Pepe Le Pew added to the rape culture,” tweeted Blow on Saturday. “Let’s see. 1. He grabs / kisses a girl / stranger, repeatedly, without consent and against her will. 2. She tries very hard to get away from him, but he doesn’t let go. 3. He locks the door to prevent her to escape. ”

The columnist added in a segmented tweet: “It helped teach the boys that ‘no’ didn’t really mean no, that it was part of the ‘game’, the starting line of a power struggle. He taught that overcoming a woman’s strenuous and even physical objections was normal, adorable, funny. They didn’t even give the woman the ability to SPEAK. “

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“Some of the first drawings I remember included Pepé Le Pew, which normalized the culture of rape; Speedy Gonzales, whose friends helped to popularize the corrosive stereotype of drunken and lethargic Mexicans; and Mammy Two Shoes, a burly black maid who spoke with a strong accent, ”wrote Blow in his column.

Responses to Blow’s column were mixed, with negative responses from the right taking his tweet on Saturday – which led to further discussion.

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A user tweeted: “Standard rape by Pepe le Pew? So why don’t we see people solving crimes like Scooby Doo? Or driving with your feet like Fred Flintstone? Rape is the rapist’s fault. Time course.”

“A lot of virtue signaling in this topic. It’s a cartoon, ” another wrote. “If you were uncomfortable with this, I hope you’ve never watched any other TV shows or movies [sic] or listen to most songs, especially rap. Too many uncomfortable topics / visuals that I just don’t think you would recover from. “

A third tweeted: “Never underestimate the ability of Americans to ignore the facts that are facing them. Replace these two adorable cartoon characters with your 19-year-old daughter and neighbor. Or your daughter and your governor. How ‘adorable’ does it look then? “

See Blow’s Saturday tweets here.

And more reactions to the Blow column below.

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