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 : kashe Date : Fri Sep 30 2005 00:45:59 From Newsgroup: alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:03:11 -0400, 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 - Anyone recently seen an old (40s or so) copy of the Stephen Foster Songbook? Nearly every facing page with a sketch of happy, carefree, little darkies, havin' a wunnerful time, singin', dancin' and playin' their fiddles. .