Dr. Seuss, Pepe Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales popularize corrosive stereotypes
3/15/21
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from The New York Times,
3/10/21:
Racism must be exorcised from culture, including, or maybe especially, from children’s culture.
Some of the first cartoons I can remember included Pepé Le Pew, who normalized rape culture; Speedy Gonzales, whose friends helped popularize the corrosive stereotype of the drunk and lethargic Mexicans; and Mammy Two Shoes, a heavyset Black maid who spoke in a heavy accent.
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