Pepe Le Pew, the cartoon French skunk whose amorous attentions have chased generations of females, has been targeted by the New York Times.Columnist Charles M.
Blow claims in a tweet today that the Looney Tunes character “added to rape culture.”“RW blogs are mad bc I said Pepe Le Pew added to rape culture.
Let’s see. 1. He grabs/kisses a girl/stranger, repeatedly, w/o consent and against her will. 2. She struggles mightily to get away from him, but he won’t release her 3.
He locks a door to prevent her from escaping.” It’s true … Penelope Pussycat was often in Pepe’s clutches.Looney Tunes has previously stopped featuring rifles in its updated portrayals of Elmer Fudd.Blow previously took on Dr.
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