Subj : Re: Game shows
To   : Mike Powell
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Dec 15 2020 14:45:00

Mike,

 MP> Many of the cartoons contain "cartoon violence" where something happens
 MP> to a character, like Elmer Fudd shoots Daffy Duck.  Of course, they
 MP> don't die & there is (rarely) even any blood.  More mature audiences
 MP> know better than to point guns at people.  When I was a kid, we knew
 MP> that shooting at someone had consequences.  But that kind of stuff
 MP> sometimes gets edited out as the kids apparently are no longer taught
 MP> anything.

  According to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit??", there are only 2 ways a toon
can die:

1) Laughing uncontrollably for a length of time.

2) Being immersed in "Dip"...a combination of turpentine, acetone, and
benzene. Just the composition of that makes it very flammable.

 MP> Also, keeping in mind that the heyday of some of these old cartoons was
 MP> overlapped by WWII, any stereotypes about the Axis countries
 MP> (especially Japan) have to be removed so that no one gets their
 MP> feelings hurt.

  Sadly, it has always been that way. Most now are "wusses" and 
"sissies", who don't want to accept responsibility, failure, or
be offended.

Daryl


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