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

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Remember somewhere around the 90's or early 2000's they also tried to say calling people, "black people" was offensive

I faintly remember something about that for a while like when I was in middle school. It didn't take.

[CyberCubed]

Yeah I clearly remember teachers telling the students, "Don't say black," or "Don't call them black people, use African American instead."

Some old TV shows from that time also have lines like this showing it was expected at the time.

[Prowler]

I liked Speedy González when I was a kid. Particularly his episodes with Sylvester, or as he called him, El Gringo Pussycat. Speedy González taught me the word gringo.

Anyway some idiots took offense to Pepe Le Pew. I'm sure plenty of those same idiots also take offense to Speedy.

[Leo656]

I always popped for Slowpoke Rodriguez, those episodes always felt special since he didn't show up too often.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Leo656

I always popped for Slowpoke Rodriguez, those episodes always felt special since he didn't show up too often.

Yeah, come to think of it, it feels like he was only in what, 5 episodes?

[member_removed]

Can they just not pull a "Dr Hibbett" and re-cast Speedy with a culturally appropriate actor to do the voice?


Pepe La Pew, I get, he was always very "rapey".

[AquaParade]

I think we are headed to another popular phase of rebellion, which will start the cycle anew and reject all the sterilization that has been happening over the last 5-10 years.

It’s going to be cool to go against the grain again. Right now, doing so is a just a way to be labeled a racist, bigot, etc.

People are starting to see through that and soon, once again, rebelling against the **** you are being told to do, will be punk rock again.
As opposed to right now, where you have the “F- you, I wont do what you tell me” guys, pressuring you into obeying the government and getting your shot like a good soldier.

And yes, Speedy will return.

[Refractive Reflections]

Originally Posted by 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.

Funny how the white wokies claim to be the most tolerant & inclusive, when they are biggest community gatekeepers and the most vitriolic to those that don't adhere to their ideology.

Originally Posted by Leo656

I always popped for Slowpoke Rodriguez, those episodes always felt special since he didn't show up too often.

Yeah, it was hilarious interaction whenever Slowpoke showed up due to the contrasting behavior with his cousin Speedy. In the above clip, he sings about marijuana in the Cucaracha song. Some joke that Slowpoke's behavior was actually him just using weed (being slow and hungry all the time), while Speedy was taking cocaine.

I read somewhere that due to Slowpoke's slow movement, it made animating Slowpoke much more tedious, and therefore costed much more money to have him in the cartoon episodes. Thus, why he was rarely seen.