Subj : Re: "Hams to the Rescue After Katrina" MSNBC News Article
To   : alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.dx,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.policy
From : Michael Coslo
Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 10:03:11

From Newsgroup: alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf

N2EY@AOL.COM wrote:
> Mike Coslo wrote:
> 
> 
>>>"Pardon me while I slip out of these wet clothes
>>>and into a dry
>>>martini." - Groucho (or was it Bugs Bunny?)
> 
> 
> I think it was Groucho
> 
>>	What happened to all the old Bugs Bunny cartoons anyway?
>>
> 
> Warner Bros. has them safely tucked away. Some that were made in the
> 1940s are not shown anymore because they contain parodies and
> stereotypes now considered racist.
> 
> --
> 
> I think you were asking about Foghorn Leghorn...
> 
> "Nice girl, but about as sharp as a sack o' wet mice"
> 
> "DAWG! I say, dawg, you look like two miles o' bad road!"
> 
> "That widder hen reminds me of the road from Fort Worth to Dallas - no
> curves"
> 
> "No, I better not look - I just might be in there"
> 
> "That dawg reminds me of Paul Revere's ride - a little light in the
> belfry.."

	Son, I SAY, Son! I ain't no chicken! Now that over there, THAT's a 
chicken!.........


	Actually, Ol' Foghorn is probably not the problem. There are a number 
of old WB cartoons that have some rather strong stereotype of the folks 
we were fighting during WWII (the big one) Considering that they are now 
our allies, there might be a little sensitivity thing going on.

	Personally, I think they should be shown, especially when introduced in 
the proper context. They are of historical value, and in the context of 
the times, were understandable.

	Oh - and they were darn funny too!

		- Mike KB3EIA -

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