The headline in the New York Times read:

“Pepe Le Pew Won’t Be Appearing In Warner Bros’ ‘Space Jam’ Sequel.”

I stopped and I read it again. And again.

Seriously?

Seems it was decided well before this cancel culture generation jumped on their latest bandwagon as far back as July 2019 when the black and white kitty who was the object of his affections for years filed a restraining order against him.

WHAT!??!!

Are they even serious???????

Speaking from my childhood and looking back on Looney Tunes as an adult, I remember how I could not wait to watch Saturday morning cartoons. I would lie across the floor in our wood paneled den after a quick breakfast of Lucky Charms (only ate the charms!) and a game of paper football with my brother to watch it with much delight!

The antics of all of the characters bring back so many wonderful memories to me! Pepe le Pew reminded me of the little boy in second grade who used to chase all of us girls around the playground for a kiss. Innocence.

Now we have scripts where Pepe is being hit with a restraining order?

Innocence lost.

Am I the only one who sees the issue here?

You start with something that is meant to be entertainment, but someone finds a way to make it something dark or dirty. How does someone wake up in the morning and try to change the world’s perspective on a cartoon character? Was it meant to be that way? Certainly not, but I am sure 007 will be next on the hit list as seduction is now being played up as supporting rape culture.

I am sure someone will now come back at me and say I am playing down a serious subject. Not at all. I am more concerned we are censoring a skunk while lyrics and shows that depict rape and crimes seem to be acceptable. Even more so, I look at it the way children are taught hate. You place children of all sizes, backgrounds and colors on a playground and they do not know divide until an adult tells them it is “wrong”. A child does not react nor attacks based upon another until told.

Seriously?

Is everything in our lives going to be replaced with the way “they” (whoever they is…) want us to view things? We played spin the bottle as kids and now it is viewed as forced touching? We played “Ding Dong Ditch” and it is now viewed as harassment? What’s next?

I seriously do not get it.

I am sure “they” are going to come back and explain it to me. Tell me why I am wrong and why I need to see it their way. Tell me I am blinded by my own generation’s sight. Tell me I am hurting others by not asking for all of the things that stood for entertainment in my childhood be taken away.

“They” can tell me just about anything, but it will not cancel my view or my childhood.