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 : Cmdr Buzz Corey
Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 12:52:48

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

Michael Coslo wrote:
> 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 -
> 

Some of the 'Little Rascals' can't be show today because they aren't PC, 
  shame, because they are funny.

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