At Least it was Good to Kill This One Pepe Le Pew.

   Tonight, we shall discuss the adventures of Pepe Le Pew, one of the latest cartoon characters to run afoul of cancel culture. They had this Pepe Le Pew set for a part in Space Jam 2, you know, and when it came out in July, he would have been starring right alongside LeBron James. 

   Then, someone accused Pepe of encouraging the rape culture. He was too aggressive with women. Nobody seemed to mention this, but here we have Andrew Cuomo being too aggressive, and so we need to remove him from office, and now Pepe Le Pew is following along with the same kind of behavior, so what are we going to do with him?

  No, they didn't give it that angle. Instead, the attitude from the conservative right was, Instead of getting all riled up about some cartoon character, why don't you focus on things that matter, like child pornography, pedophilia, and sex trafficking? 

   I watched what I could of Pepe's videos. I was starting to conclude he should not be canceled. Yes, he was aggressive, but I was not finding anything that I felt was justifying rape, and thus rape culture. Have a little tolerance. Allow a little freedom of speech.

   Then, I ran into this post, Charles M. Blow, The New York Times writer who is so opposed to Pepe, tweeting: "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." Blow then noted that gives young boys the impression that non-consensual behavior towards women is simply "part of the game."

   I could not find that video elsewhere. I think it has already been scrubbed from YouTube as being too offensive. The Pepe Le Pew controversy is not new, but was upon us from a few years back. It is just being renewed now that Space Jam 2 canceled him. So, that some of the videos have already been "canceled" makes sense. 

   I do not know, do not say, that the remaining videos should be dashed. I wonder. But, I certainly think it good that the one Blow writes about has been "canceled." What we teach our children is important. The mores of society are important. What is portrayed in the movies and on TV does affect children and adults, alike. The meme that suggests those who are concerned about a cartoon character would be better shifting their attention to doing something about child porn, pedophilia and sex trafficking not only falsely accuse the anti-Le Pew crowd of not making those things a priority, it overlooks the fact that fighting rape is just as vital as fighting those other things.