Comments on: Random TV thoughts http://onefinejay.com/2004/01/30/random-tv-thoughts Aesthetics, Photography, Culture and Life Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:41:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: OF Jay http://onefinejay.com/2004/01/30/random-tv-thoughts/comment-page-1#comment-527 OF Jay Fri, 30 Jan 2004 22:30:48 +0000 http://onefinejay.com/2004/01/30/random-tv-thoughts/#comment-527 Not to go Post-Modern, but the racism involved depends on the frame of reference. What was considered mocking everyone back then, what was considered a normal depiction, albeit caricatural, would most definitely be considered racist today by most of the people I would know. The evolution of the Aunt Jemima character from a mammy to an urbane cooking woman would be the best example, even though she's not from the Looney Tunes series. Certain depictions and stereotypes become outdated, "inappropriate," and this is what I was referring to by "racist epithets." (I think I cleared that with the parenthetical statement after the link.) Not to go Post-Modern, but the racism involved depends on the frame of reference. What was considered mocking everyone back then, what was considered a normal depiction, albeit caricatural, would most definitely be considered racist today by most of the people I would know.

The evolution of the Aunt Jemima character from a mammy to an urbane cooking woman would be the best example, even though she’s not from the Looney Tunes series. Certain depictions and stereotypes become outdated, “inappropriate,” and this is what I was referring to by “racist epithets.”

(I think I cleared that with the parenthetical statement after the link.)

]]> By: fanatic http://onefinejay.com/2004/01/30/random-tv-thoughts/comment-page-1#comment-526 fanatic Fri, 30 Jan 2004 21:59:55 +0000 http://onefinejay.com/2004/01/30/random-tv-thoughts/#comment-526 I enjoyed your commentary on the early Looney Tunes "dripping with racist epithets." However, I skimmed the link and didn't find any references to racist epithets. I've think I've seen all the Looney Tunes , or at least most of them. They seem to mock everyone pretty equally, and I'm just not sure there are any racist epithets therein. Can you please cite a few? I enjoyed your commentary on the early Looney Tunes “dripping with racist epithets.” However, I skimmed the link and didn’t find any references to racist epithets. I’ve think I’ve seen all the Looney Tunes , or at least most of them. They seem to mock everyone pretty equally, and I’m just not sure there are any racist epithets therein. Can you please cite a few?

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