10:08 AM PST 3/8/2021
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Ryan Parker
The controversial Looney Tunes skunk was also deleted from the upcoming film ‘Space Jam 2’.
Pepé Le Pew does not appear in any current Warner Bros. project. TV and there are no current plans for the return of the controversial cartoon skunk, The Hollywood Reporter Learned.
The news comes a day after it was reported that Pepé Le Pew was eliminated the next Space Jam 2. And while all of that news drops days after a New York Times opinion article in which it was said that the character “normalized the rape culture”, the decision to exclude him from the film and not to have him back for TV projects was taken more than a year ago. The times’ the play ran in the wake of Dr. Seuss Enterprises announcing that it would stop publishing six books because of racist and insensitive images.
Pepé Le Pew was first introduced in 1945. A French skunk, the cartoon character was often in search of love, but his unwanted advances – usually towards a black cat who accidentally earned a white-painted stripe – were often energetic. Pepé Le Pew was originally voiced by the late and legendary Looney Tunes actor, Mel Blanc.
As for the development of Dr. Seuss, opinions were polarized.
On Sunday night, John Oliver criticized the conservative media for his reactions to the company’s decision, which stated: “These books portray people in harmful and wrong ways. Stopping sales of these books is just part of our commitment and our broader plan. to ensure The Dr. Seuss Enterprises catalog represents and supports all communities and families. “
Oliver refined his refutation mainly with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson and Glenn Beck, who said the decision to stop publishing the books was “fascism” amid the cancellation of the culture.
“A company that decides which of its own books to print or not is an example of free enterprise, not fascism,” said Oliver, before showing some of the racist images in the books that are coming out of circulation. The images were so offensive, Oliver noted, none were shown on Fox News while Carlson screamed.
On the other side of the debate, LeVar Burton applauded the decision. THE Reading Rainbow The host said the timing was not about “canceling culture”, but about growth.
“In a general sense, once you know better, it is your responsibility to do better. And I think that is exactly what Seuss Enterprises is doing here,” said Burton. “They are being a responsible brand manager.”