June Bugs is in the news!

[Brandon Pierce]

In my Tacoma newspaper there's an article on June Bugs. The article's entitled, Bunny ban less about dollars and cents than sensibilities. Here's what they wrote in the paper. I can't right all of it. Probably don't have enought time.

"For weeks, Cartoon Nework has been touting its upcoming June Bugs event featuring a marathon Bugs Bunny retrospective.
Then, someone inside AOL got sqeamish about the rabbit's past work. 12 cartoons were eliminated from linup. Among those axed are "Any Bonds Today?" werin Bugs parodies Al Jolson doing blackface; "Frigid Hare" which depicts a buck-toothed eskimo; and "All This and Rabbit Stew" in which Bugs distracts a black hunter with a pair of dice.
CN had intended to show these episodes with a disclaimer: "CN does not endorse the use of these slurs. These vintage cartoons are presented as a time which they were created and are presented for historical value."
However, WB made CN delete the episodes completely.
Oh, brudder.
It would be one thing if companies really care about hurting feelings or being socially aware. It would still be terribly misguided whitewashing of history, let's pretend this sort of thing never happened."

Well, that's the first half. I'll post the second half later. Watta ya think?

[happyheathen]

Originally posted by Brandon Pierce
In my Tacoma newspaper there's an article on June Bugs. The article's entitled, Bunny ban less about dollars and cents than sensibilities. Here's what they wrote in the paper. I can't right all of it. Probably don't have enought time.

"For weeks, Cartoon Nework has been touting its upcoming June Bugs event featuring a marathon Bugs Bunny retrospective.
Then, someone inside AOL got sqeamish about the rabbit's past work. 12 cartoons were eliminated from linup. Among those axed are "Any Bonds Today?" werin Bugs parodies Al Jolson doing blackface; "Frigid Hare" which depicts a buck-toothed eskimo; and "All This and Rabbit Stew" in which Bugs distracts a black hunter with a pair of dice.
CN had intended to show these episodes with a disclaimer: "CN does not endorse the use of these slurs. These vintage cartoons are presented as a time which they were created and are presented for historical value."
However, WB made CN delete the episodes completely.
Oh, brudder.
It would be one thing if companies really care about hurting feelings or being socially aware. It would still be terribly misguided whitewashing of history, let's pretend this sort of thing never happened."

Well, that's the first half. I'll post the second half later. Watta ya think?

remember, I'm the reigning cynic:

this was printed becaues it was a 'slow news' day and they rummaged around for ond old story to fill space
(I worked on my college paper, I have some perspective on having to leave half a page blank because you didn't have anything to put there)

[Jack]

You're also the reigning critic:D

At least they seemed to start writing some sort of actual *opinion* about it, and an unfavorable opinion, that's even better, my local newspaper only repeated what was said on the FOX NEWS station without any comment.





Jack:D

[happyheathen]

Originally posted by Jack
You're also the reigning critic:D


Jack:D

We all gotta do what we does best...

dave

'God bless the the child that's got his own'


Got his own *WHAT* What the H___ (kids present) you talking about about?!