[French Raccoon Pepe Le Pew is CUT from Space Jam 2
following allegations
that the amorous
French skunk 'normalized rape culture'
and taught boys that 'no didn't really mean no']
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...legations.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Jam:_A_New_Legacy
Whatever Next?
[Pepe Le Pew will not appear in the Space Jam sequel
set for release in July
The cartoon skunk starred in the
original Warner Bros. film back in 1996
But he has faced accusations of perpetuating
rape culture with his antics
Comedian Dave Chappelle called
Le Pew a rapist in 2000 in his first HBO special
What kind of ******ing rapist is this guy?
Take it easy!' Chappelle had said
One 2018 article argued
that: 'Pepe Le Pew Is the Mascot of Sexual Harassment'
More recently NYT columnist
Charles M. Blow criticized the cartoon skunk
Others have come to Le Pew's defense saying
that the cartoon is meant to satirize the
concept of 'love at first sight'
'I think the moral of Pepe is in fact about
respecting women and not to be a skunk,'
one person said]
[In the cartoons, the French skunk relentlessly
pursues a black cat named Penelope Pussycat.
His unwanted advances and inappropriate
touching have drawn allegations of misconduct]