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[benjipwns]

I admit I'm going off my memories from watching Looney Tunes when I was younger but isn't Pepe Le Pew the one you're laughing at for being stupid in all the cartoons? Whoever he's going after is always shown as smart, wanting to get away, hating him, etc. Pepe is pretty stupid but he's just really lucky and persistent, which is like the whole joke! He thinks everything's always coming up Pepe because of how great of a ladies man he is.

Also, can we talk about how he's named Pepe which is an alt-right dogwhistle? What if some kid goes on the internet and types "pepe" in and starts watching some YouTubers complaining about "woke" MCU? Next thing you know we have a bunch of violent incels doing mass shootings to celebrate the latest Joker movie and reading Harry Potter books to show solidarity with fascist movements.

[Polident Hive]

This missed me. What was the catalyst? An Apu deal with somebody actively talking about it? Or trying to get ahead of controversy? Presumably this happened in 2017 to 2018. Like how it took 2020 for the Aunt Jemima change.

I admit I'm going off my memories from watching Looney Tunes when I was younger but isn't Pepe Le Pew the one you're laughing at for being stupid in all the cartoons? Whoever he's going after is always shown as smart, wanting to get away, hating him, etc. Pepe is pretty stupid but he's just really lucky and persistent, which is like the whole joke! He thinks everything's always coming up Pepe because of how great of a ladies man he is.

Yes. He’s French.

[HaughtyFrank]

This missed me. What was the catalyst? An Apu deal with somebody actively talking about it? Or trying to get ahead of controversy? Presumably this happened in 2017 to 2018. Like how it took 2020 for the Aunt Jemima change.

I think it was this: https://deadline.com/2021/03/new-york-times-columnist-raises-a-stink-about-pepe-le-pew-1234708479/

And then he was cut from Space Jam 2 like Kevin Spacey

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/do-you-agree-with-looney-tunes-erasing-pepe-la-pew-from-existence.622111/#post-91867594

Is it true that space jam 2 doesn't have Pepe but includes the droogs who are rapists? Didn't see Space Jam 2 but heard they're featured in the trailer.

Btw I'm happy with their non existence.

https://bookandfilmglobe.com/film/why-are-the-droogs-in-space-jam-2/

Meanwhile, the Droogs are criminals, but they look cool, and they’re a reminder that Warner Brothers produced many culturally relevant films that you can’t just quantify as popcorn entertainment. Never mind the fact that in the event some teenager watched A Clockwork Orange on the basis of this cameo, it’s pretty easy to imagine they might have thought the Droogs had some good ideas. Why not? Remember Joker discourse? The main difference is that the Droogs don’t have an actual material basis for their beliefs, they just rape and kill for fun. But this hardly makes a meaningful difference when it comes to the motivations of violent criminals in real life.

 

[HaughtyFrank]

At some point we ran out of real life creeps so we had to cancel the fictional ones

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/top-gun-maverick-is-a-celebration-of-movies.622150/

This is it,the pinacle of blockbusters,everything works in this movie,everything.I fucking clapped 20min inside me,what a homerun this movie is.Wide shots out of this world,Ed Harris milking that shit in in a minor role,fucking clapped irl when Kilmer appeared,brotherly love in,cant imagine a movie where i will recommend to ages 12 to 85 but this one,seriously movie is legit beautiful.This is Hollywood at its finest,every dollar that movie has made is earned 10 time over.

     

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-feel-like-i%E2%80%99m-battling-autocorrect-every-day-of-my-life.622156/
Just...turn it off?

[Propagandhim]

Just be like Slayven and lay down your weapon, soldier.

[Uncle]

I admit I'm going off my memories from watching Looney Tunes when I was younger but isn't Pepe Le Pew the one you're laughing at for being stupid in all the cartoons? Whoever he's going after is always shown as smart, wanting to get away, hating him, etc. Pepe is pretty stupid but he's just really lucky and persistent, which is like the whole joke! He thinks everything's always coming up Pepe because of how great of a ladies man he is.

much of the time the joke is how he's a bugs bunny-like demigod who always manages to materialize wherever the lady is trying to escape, pursues her at a slow pace but ends up in front of her, she hides in a closet and he's already there behind her

it's not an identical premise as road runner

[VomKriege]

Pépé le pew being sorta creepy is a discussion that has been going on for years.
The cartoons depict the whole thing as unrequited but the persistence wins the day plotline is not up to current tastes, understandably.
I don't think you need to retire him to a nice vault upstate but on the other hand "updating" him is a little too effort intensive. All those Looney Tunes characters are a legacy Warner like to use from time to time but they're not really making new cartoons (plus character depth is not the point).

[Propagandhim]

Good.  Yes.  Finally.   And while they're at it, they need to update/erase Pinky and the Brain for promoting alt-right ideas about intelligence being entirely hereditary.   Pinky and the Brain are described as being born in the same exact environment, yet the outcomes in intellect are entirely different.  Pinky's signature, "NARF!" is an ableist impulse assigned to him(Look, Resetera rightfully bans people for saying "Reeee", these characters need to go, too).   It's designed to set him in an exclusionary space of distinguished mentally-challenged fellows, when he should be in an inclusive space of neurodivergent distinguished mentally-challenged fellows.   

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Isn't the updated pepe le pew she hulk?

[HardcoreRetro]

The joke is that it's a skunk character and his odor makes the ladies run away.

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/top-gun-maverick-turns-infinity-war-to-dust.622144/#post-91869604

fascist propaganda wins again

It's always the attention whore who tries to ruin fun. Glad people aren't taking the bait

[benjipwns]

The joke is that it's a skunk character and his odor makes the ladies run away.

He's a skunk and his name is "Le Pew" and that's because skunks make an odor which some people respond to with "pew" in disgust.

If you'd like to know more I have a short twelve year Comedy School course available.

[Snoopycat_]

There’s a lot of mansplaining in this thread. Some of you really need to get focus on your queen energy. Do better please.

[maninthemirror]

If thanos was a dc film character most of era would want him erased because the character is liked many fans even though he is pro genocide but it’s marvel so celebrating a pro genocide character is kosher

This is their logic and they don’t realize their era bubble  hypocrisy

[Boredfrom]

I admit I'm going off my memories from watching Looney Tunes when I was younger but isn't Pepe Le Pew the one you're laughing at for being stupid in all the cartoons? Whoever he's going after is always shown as smart, wanting to get away, hating him, etc. Pepe is pretty stupid but he's just really lucky and persistent, which is like the whole joke! He thinks everything's always coming up Pepe because of how great of a ladies man he is.

Also, can we talk about how he's named Pepe which is an alt-right dogwhistle? What if some kid goes on the internet and types "pepe" in and starts watching some YouTubers complaining about "woke" MCU? Next thing you know we have a bunch of violent incels doing mass shootings to celebrate the latest Joker movie and reading Harry Potter books to show solidarity with fascist movements.

Nah, he was a genuine pest and rarely received lasting comeuppance. But the intention was more about laughing of the situation rather than at him or his victim/crush : The joke it was that he was a skunk and wanted to fuck a cat because he mistake them for skunks. Also, he being a dirty French sexual pest. *

I don’t mind the character, but I was not exactly fan of most Looney Tunes shorts that weren’t BugsBunny and Daffy Duck.

*Probably the reason why Speedy Gonzales is better received, because he isn’t a lazy Mexican (his cousin is). A twist in the stereotype

[benjipwns]

*Probably the reason why Speedy Gonzales is better received, because he isn’t a lazy Mexican (his cousin is). A twist in the stereotype

Yeah, in Mexico by Mexicans. Here he's cut out of things and given disclaimers because he's apparently considered an offensive Latinx stereotype by white people.

[HaughtyFrank]

Speaking of canceling fictional characters



https://twitter.com/SlaylerJ/status/1560768473134796800

[benjipwns]

What even is that video? It's like listening to a schizophrenic but it's been massively edited by herself already!

Also, bitching about Catcher in the Rye is the weakest shit ever, nobody outside of niche wannabe rich New Englanders has ever publicly admitted to liking that book anyway. It objectively sucks, oooh you found some new way to say you hate it because it sucks as everyone else agrees? WE MUST BOW DOWN YOU'VE FINALLY CALLED OUT AN "AMERICAN CLASSIC"

The only good thing that's ever involved the Catcher in the Rye is this:

[HaughtyFrank]

People keep missing the real message

[BIONIC]

That’s the longest 1 minute and 47 seconds of my life. Could feel my brain rotting in real-time 

[Boredfrom]

*Probably the reason why Speedy Gonzales is better received, because he isn’t a lazy Mexican (his cousin is). A twist in the stereotype

Yeah, in Mexico by Mexicans. Here he's cut out of things and given disclaimers because he's apparently considered an offensive Latinx stereotype by white people.

That’s so fucking weird given Cartoon Network Latino America produced this:

[Cauliflower Of Love]

I always thought catcher in the rye was about professor x

[Potato]

Speaking of canceling fictional characters

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https://twitter.com/SlaylerJ/status/1560768473134796800

Why does she have a blue check mark? Kind of devalues the whole exercise of verifying people if fucking idiots with no fame or credibility can get verified...

[Boredfrom]

Anyone can ask for being verified. We joke about random blue marks being mostly idiots addicted to social media, but is not like the process is more difficult than “whoever’s twitter team feels like at the moment”.

You are asking to much for underpaid drones at a social media company that took a decade to be profitable.

[Boredfrom]

Suddenly RE is concerned about CNN integrity when just last week were bitching about its centrism. 

[HardcoreRetro]

Speaking of canceling fictional characters

[img]https://i.imgur.com/FJGgUpR.png[img]

https://twitter.com/SlaylerJ/status/1560768473134796800

This one is for all the Catcher in the Rye fans in the back!

"She's a phony!"

[VomKriege]

That Catcher in the Rye video was fun. 

[Hap Shaughnessy]

Suddenly RE is concerned about CNN integrity when just last week were bitching about its centrism. 

CNN jumped the shark around the time of the Anna Nicole Smith death fridge.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/top-gun-maverick-turns-infinity-war-to-dust.622144/#post-91871980

I need to watch it. I'll admit that the only real reason I haven't seen it is the conservative embrace that it felt like it was getting at first.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/top-gun-maverick-turns-infinity-war-to-dust.622144/#post-91873471

I’d watch it if it wasn’t military propaganda and Tom Cruise wasn’t an absolute terrible Scientologist.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/top-gun-maverick-turns-infinity-war-to-dust.622144/page-2#post-91873948

Xenu 1 Thanos 0

GG

 

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-daily-beast-cnn-boss-warns-%E2%80%98more-changes%E2%80%99-coming-after-media-star-gets-the-ax.622246/#post-91883245

It won't be long before the only news we are allowed in this country is Republican propaganda with politicians bragging about ending the FBI, Justice Department and seating Trump as our king in a few years. A lot of money is being poured into ending Democracy as fast as humanly possible. Only allowed to hear lies. Getting harder and harder to find news sources that aren't all about the glorious orange turd.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-daily-beast-cnn-boss-warns-%E2%80%98more-changes%E2%80%99-coming-after-media-star-gets-the-ax.622246/#post-91883329

Getting ready for a fascist regime come 2024 i see.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-daily-beast-cnn-boss-warns-%E2%80%98more-changes%E2%80%99-coming-after-media-star-gets-the-ax.622246/#post-91884172

When David Zaslav started canning just about every show and movie with female leads, LGBT representation, ethnic representation, etc it was clear as day this asshole was a Trumper and now this CNN story just basically confirms it for me. He's essentially making all the movies Trump would make if he bought the network.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-daily-beast-cnn-boss-warns-%E2%80%98more-changes%E2%80%99-coming-after-media-star-gets-the-ax.622246/page-2#post-91886998

So CNN is going back to being blatantly racist af like they were pre-Trump.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-hollywood-reporter-why-warner-bros-discovery%E2%80%99s-issues-are-beyond-%E2%80%98batgirl%E2%80%99.622132/#post-91878565

Mean THR is implicating that all this bullshit is “race driven” when it’s coming right from the creators mouths, but let’s not be sure since some comic gator geekfromtwitter.com said otherwise. Fuck this shit.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-hollywood-reporter-why-warner-bros-discovery%E2%80%99s-issues-are-beyond-%E2%80%98batgirl%E2%80%99.622132/#post-91879108

When all you have is a team of racecar drivers, what happens when you get a flat, or engine trouble?

Old white billionaire man with delusions of being the next Piquet or Schumacher (Hamilton is too urban for his tastes) going through a midlife crisis buys media conglomerate to run fast into the ground. Next we know Discovery Max™ will be the home of Formula 1’s pay per view or something.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-hollywood-reporter-why-warner-bros-discovery%E2%80%99s-issues-are-beyond-%E2%80%98batgirl%E2%80%99.622132/page-2#post-91890322

Who would have guessed that the guy who is only interested in firing black, female executives, cutting films and television shows made by or starring people of color, denying production crews their residuals to pay for their healthcare, and is pushing CNN to become more like Fox News and promote Republicans might be a bit of a...less-than-forward-thinking individual.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/big-pics-warning-has-it-really-been-four-years-since-bowsette-took-over-artside-internet-for-a-couple-months.620628/page-2#post-91708065

User Banned (2 Weeks): Dismissing Concerns of Sexualization

I always love those first couple hours when some new character comes out and there's this wholesome attitude in the fandom where everyone's agreeing that the character's so cool and neat.

It's a shame that at some point beyond that timeframe, people lose their ability to have an uncomplicated attachment to anything resembling a woman, and their brain switches over almost entirely to,

"but can i have sex with it?? sex??? mommy???"

Also see Lady Dimitrescu, literally any female character from a Pokémon game (which has another whooooole dimension to the debate on so many levels), Ranni from Elden Ring, etc, etc.

Your example is terrible because it seems horniness only comes from heterosexual men, when heterosexual women and lgtbi+ folks can be as horny with fictional characters as any other.

And you know what, thats fine. Let people fetishize whatever they want (if its clearly of legal age), lets not be catholic prudes here.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/russia-has-begun-a-full-scale-invasion-in-ukraine-read-staff-posts.556366/page-1503#post-91712523

User Banned (1 Week): Inflammatory Generalization

Erm from what I have seen of some of the phonecalls between mothers and sons, I think the mothers care about as much as the Russian Government does about their sons. We are talking about a country here that thrives on misery. We need to stop applying western norms and values. In the west the life of our soldiers is valued, in Russia the existence of the motherland is paramount if millions have to die to preserve it, then millions will die and be glad too.

 

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/do-you-agree-with-looney-tunes-erasing-pepe-la-pew-from-existence.622111/page-4#post-91888120

Bring him back for one episode where he gets the shit beat out of him by all the female Tunes characters for like twenty minutes in increasingly inventive ways that would make Chuck Jones proud

 

[NekoFever]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/top-gun-maverick-turns-infinity-war-to-dust.622144/#post-91871980

I need to watch it. I'll admit that the only real reason I haven't seen it is the conservative embrace that it felt like it was getting at first.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/top-gun-maverick-turns-infinity-war-to-dust.622144/#post-91873471

I’d watch it if it wasn’t military propaganda and Tom Cruise wasn’t an absolute terrible Scientologist.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/top-gun-maverick-turns-infinity-war-to-dust.622144/page-2#post-91873948

Xenu 1 Thanos 0

GG

 

you gotta love how much the "military propaganda!" bullet point started to be repeated more and more as Top Gun started taking Marvel movies off the box office charts

 

[HaughtyFrank]

you gotta love how much the "military propaganda!" bullet point started to be repeated more and more as Top Gun started taking Marvel movies off the box office charts

 

Meanwhile at Marvel

https://twitter.com/adamjohnsonNYC/status/1101751399459799041

[VomKriege]

I think it's a little bullshit actually. Top Gun being militaristic is a discussion going back to the first movie. By all accounts it's pretty mild or expected but it's a sensible chuckle ERA is glossing over this or Cruise being possibly an horrible person in real life.
I'm sure Marvel fans can be defensive and insecure, however.

Box office measuring contest is dumb in general.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/top-gun-maverick-turns-infinity-war-to-dust.622144/page-3#post-91881403

The continuous glorification of a US military propaganda film, with the leader / figurehead of an abusive religious cult as its star, on Era of all places... has been rather mind blowing to see.

 
 

[VomKriege]

Though Cameronites weighing in (as expected, if some people really need to keep box office validation...) is always a treat.

Bonus point for the member that wants to discuss Black Panther 2 revenue predictions.

[Pissy F Benny]

Cather in the rye is one of the few good songs on Chinese democracy

[Rman]

Trap thread:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/would-you-date-someone-who-made-a-transphobic-joke.622315/

also, who ask these questions on a date? dates are supposed to light and fun. 

[HaughtyFrank]

I'm going to spoiler the "joke", in case its triggering to anyone.


I ask her if she'd be okay sharing a bathroom with a trans woman and she says she wouldn't mind but I'm basically asking her if she'd share a bathroom with a man and laughed. I didn't know what to say and she changed the subject.

 If Kyuuji is still allowed to new game plus cyberpunk I'd say he's allowed to date this highly problematic woman

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/would-you-date-someone-who-made-a-transphobic-joke.622315/#post-91895527

I’d chide her for the joke and make sure she understands why that line of thinking is wrong.

If she responds positively then there might be a future, if she doubles down and gets defensive then no.

[HaughtyFrank]

Thread is also funny because she's actually still tolerant and accepts trans people but they're mad that she doesn't have the correct reasons

[Straight Edge]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/would-you-date-someone-who-made-a-transphobic-joke.622315/

I don't know how to approach this, I know what the answer is but I'm in a relationship with this girl, she's a doctor and we're just talking about LGBT rights and stuff that's going on.

I ask her if she'd be okay sharing a bathroom with a trans woman and she says she wouldn't mind but I'm basically asking her if she'd share a bathroom with a man and laughed. I didn't know what to say and she changed the subject.

Doesn't sound like a joke, as much as her opinion. Nervous laughter is often a response to stress and anxiety. Odd that he mentions her profession.

[HaughtyFrank]

Odd that he mentions her profession.

They seem to think that being a doctor should make her an expert on trans issues which seems... weird?

Maybe I'm giving too much credit to medical professionals, after all a few of them are anti-vax, but I'm not sure why she'd lack that understanding being in her field. I can try to educate her but she's fairly dismissive in general when it comes to topics so I'm not sure.

No wonder trans healthcare is generally awful when you have people like this as the medical professionals who have the power over trans individuals in whether they can access affirming care. Healthcare professionals get no training on transition care in medical school, but it's also their responsibility to seek out specialist training if they're unqualified to help.

Without knowing the specific field she's working it seems odd that she'd be expected to be an expert on gender

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/you-are-hermen-hulst-you-have-to-axe-one-studio.622026/page-6#post-91884268

I’d give both of them one year to clean up their respective studios. From there, I would have a third-party investigate them to see if their work culture has improved in that time. The one who improved the least is the one I axe.

[Propagandhim]

I think the implication is that she's sophisticated and intelligent if she's a doctor, so she shouldn't be making such harsh, existential, and relationship-ending mistakes like this.    There's a general trend when you ask a forum (especially a gaming forum) about cutting off family, friends, spouses etc.  A lot -- not all, but a lot of these people are lonely and isolated and feel better when they can look at other people and feel like it's not so bad.    Many don't have any compunction with telling you to get rid of your girlfriend at the drop of a hat, but would kill for any female attention for a moment.  Don't ask a forum about whether or not you should cut people out of your life, for the love of god.

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/you-are-hermen-hulst-you-have-to-axe-one-studio.622026/page-6#post-91884268

I’d give both of them one year to clean up their respective studios. From there, I would have a third-party investigate them to see if their work culture has improved in that time. The one who improved the least is the one I axe.

It's a shame no one is hiring him

[Rman]

I think the implication is that she's sophisticated and intelligent if she's a doctor, so she shouldn't be making such harsh, existential, and relationship-ending mistakes like this.    There's a general trend when you ask a forum (especially a gaming forum) about cutting off family, friends, spouses etc.  A lot -- not all, but a lot of these people are lonely and isolated and feel better when they can look at other people and feel like it's not so bad.    Many don't have any compunction with telling you to get rid of your girlfriend at the drop of a hat, but would kill for any female attention for a moment.  Don't ask a forum about whether or not you should cut people out of your life, for the love of god.

yep. Era is very odd.  These are internet random you barely know.

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ctv-national-news-anchor-lisa-laflamme-fired-by-bell-media-for-no-longer-dyeing-her-hair.622237/#post-91881364

Women are not allowed to age. This is despicable and yet common practice in show business. Fucked up.

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Imagine thinking doctors are inquisitive and open minded.

Not everyone is House.

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/evils-tv-show-take-on-angry-men-is-sending-me.622348/

In S1 he befriends Sebastian. Sebastian is a textbook incel. Hates women, thinks the world is out to get him, etc.

Wonder what's his Ree account

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/psa-maybe-dont-play-marvels-avengers-ever.621555/#post-91809897

Nah. It's a decent game.  If you're playing it for free then there's no reason not to.

They're not talking about whether the game itself is decent, fhey're talking about all the bugs they encountered which is a very good reason for them not to.

So? Not everyone’s going to have the same experience, and saying the game maybe isn’t worth your time even if it’s free because of some bugs is a bit extreme.

Well, I agree wirh OP. It maybe isn't worth my time because of bugs, especially the one that messes up character progression.

All valid criticisms, but it's not like these are unique issues to this game. Doesn't hurt for new players to give it a shot. Like would it be necessary for someone to say no one should play alot of the buggy Fallout and Elder Scrolls games?  If people are having a good time, they'll decide what their tolerance level is for bugs.

People already know what their tolerance for bugs is, and it's perfectly okay to tell people to avoid a game if these kinds if bugs bother them.

I'd say we're all more tolerant of issues for franchises we care about and less for those we don't.

Sure? So if a person doesn't like the idea of this game /and/ has low tolerance tor bugs that's even less reasona to download such a large file size and spend their time on it.

Person who NG+‘d TRANSPHOBIC GAME Cyberpunk at launch is cautioning people against playing buggy games

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/so-long-run-whats-going-to-happen-to-dc-comics-now.622387/

Remember when Gaming RE was sure that WB was going to sell their vidja studio?

[HaughtyFrank]

It does seem like an awful coincidence that Forspoken being another accused "WOKE" game featuring a minority protag gets overwhelmingly amounts of hate on this forum.

Forspoken and Saints Row, the only games people have ever been overly negative about

[Polident Hive]

Cyberpunk 2077 and Hogwarts Legacy are also games with minority protags with overwhelming hate. That user is onto something.