Racist Cartoon Extravaganza

Most folks who get bored with internet access have seem clips of Bugs Bunny fighting "the Japs" or tricking a black Elmer Fudd into losing his clothes in a dice game, but the real gems of racially insensitive (to put it lightly) animation rise out of the more obscure characters, like Flip the Frog. Remember him? Of course you don't.

People took their children to the theater to see stuff like this at one point in time:



Lessons for children:

Chinese people are not to be trusted and have the power to temporarily change gender at will. Also, opium kicks ass.

From Tex Avery:


And again from Ub Iwerks, the man who helped create Mickey Mouse:


We often forget about this side of our cultural history, and when randomly confronted with it, there are several clear stages of reaction: 1. Holy crap is this real? 2. Oh man this is hilarious. 3. Wait, this is real *stunned silence* 4. They let children watch this?

Of course, it is sure possible to go too far in the opposite direction. Do modern children really need to be protected from Hitler's mustache.

Gordy the Gadfly Goes to the Debates!

That's right, kids! It's time once again for another visit from everyone's favorite rabble-rouser, Gordy the Gadfly! So sit back, relax, and try to ignore the fact that he just shit on your steak.