Will Speedy Gonzales ever be allowed back in Looney Tunes again?

[CyberCubed]

For those who don't know, Speedy Gonzales the Mexican mouse was banned from appearing in modern Looney Tunes shows because white people claimed he was a Mexican stereotype. Gonzales hasn't appeared in any of the modern Looney Tunes shorts from 2020.

The weird thing is Speedy Gonzales did appear regularly in the Looney Tunes show from 2011, which is only a decade ago so the decision to ban him only happened recently as he appeared in the previous series that ran till 2013.

Did you think Speedy Gonzales was a negative Mexican stereotype?

[Andrew NDB]

No. The only people who think so are white women who went to college.

[Anarchistguy]

If I recall, Mexicans protested the ban and said ban was lifted.

[Cowabung-Gal]

Most Hispanic people actually love Speedy Gonzales. They don’t want him gone. Only white wokies do, and ironically, when they try to be more progressive and inclusive, they are the ones who end up making negative stereotypes.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Anarchistguy

If I recall, Mexicans protested the ban and said ban was lifted.

He hasn't appeared in any episodes of the modern Looney Tunes shorts that started back in 2020. They're actively avoiding using him when everyone else shows up.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

He was in the new Space Jam so...

[Coola Yagami]

He's been around, and I'm sure that ban was BEFORE the Looney Tunes show. I was surprised and happy to see him make a comeback on that show back in the day.

[Mayhem]

Mexicans generally like Speedy, stereotypes aside, I've heard because he's an underdog, erm undermouse fighting the "system" and doing good.

[CyberCubed]

Arriba arriba! Andale Andale!

Vamanos! Dios mio por favor! Hasta la Vista!

Spanish words sound so funny in a Mexican accent. That's why everyone targeted Speedy Gonzales. Mexicans pronounce spanish words so funny I laugh every time I hear it.

Andale! Andale! Yo soy Mexicano!

[Last Ronin]

White woke want him gone. They even use LatinX for inclusivity yet a majority of Latinos and Latinas don't give a crap about how a bunch of white woke idiots in some liberal business room decided that was the best term for them.

[Andrew NDB]

I remember spending many days being babysat in my mom's Colombian friend's house and they would all love Speedy Gonzales. It was their favorite Looney Tunes character by far.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Last Ronin

White woke want him gone. They even use LatinX for inclusivity yet a majority of Latinos and Latinas don't give a crap about how a bunch of white woke idiots in some liberal business room decided that was the best term for them.

As a Latino I pretty much consider LatinX a slur.

[Leo656]

But what's truly more offensive: Calling someone "LatinX", or putting sour cream on a taco?

I think it's wacky how someone actually sat down and probably got paid to come up with "LatinX" as a word for Hispanic people. Didn't someone tell them we already HAVE a whole bunch of fun words for Those People? They're so much fun I can't even say 'em here, that's how much fun they are. But they exist and are still in regular rotation for most of the world so do we really need new ones?

[neatoman]

Well, sour cream on tacos is pretty lame.

[Leo656]

[CyberCubed]

Remember somewhere around the 90's or early 2000's they also tried to say calling people, "black people" was offensive and we were supposed to use, "African Americans" instead? I remember hearing that all the time.

Then a lot of black people themselves said they actually prefer being called, "black" for the obvious reasons that not all of them originate from the continent of Africa but all over the world. A bunch of white people decided for black people that they couldn't be called, "black" anymore and to use African American.

These days I still see people using either/or terms to refer to them. I don't really see people use "African American" in public at all, but I still see that term used online a lot on articles or official statements. I don't know, just saying "black" is what most black people themselves prefer to be called.

[Leo656]

If you tell your Mexican housekeeper you want her to give your house the "Spic and Span treatment"... she'll probably do it, but she's gonna be giving you some ugly looks and saying a whole lotta stuff you won't understand the whole time.

These are the kinda things you learn the hard way.

However, in my experience no Mexican housekeeper has ever had a problem with being told, "Try not to Portuguese up the place." Go figure.

[Coola Yagami]

I remember a short time in the early 90s they tried to make Afro-Americans a thing. That didn't stick.

[Leofan26]

Wait, what? He was in the Looney Tunes show and was in space jam 2, that’s more than I can say about our skunk friend.

[Donatello19]

As others have already pointed out, he was literally in the new Space Jam movie just last year