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Re:The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank En... by alsetmusic on Thursday September 28, 2017 @09:23PM (#15362078)
> Personally my gold standard is the original Looney Toons…

I find Looney Toons extremely racist and stereotypical. Though I grew up on it, I wouldn’t expose kids to it.

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Re:The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank En... by ux-app on Thursday September 28, 2017 @09:35PM (#15362132)
hehe I guess it is (speedy gonzalez, el gringo pussy cat-o, that short dad from the 3 bears that slaps his wife and kid around), but it's so damn charming at the same time. I guess now we have Rick & Morty so we've got a new wave of irreverent cartoon to enjoy
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