Warner Bros. scrubbing love-struck skunk Pepe Le Pew from future projects
The decision was made one year ago by Warner Brothers and is believed to be due to his aggressive affection, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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Mar 10, 2021, 11:03 PM
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10h agoAnother well-known character of your youth is
apparently headed for the history books.
Pepe Le Pew, the love-struck and relentless skunk in
children's cartoons, is getting scrubbed from future projects by Warner
Brothers.
The decision was made one year ago by Warner Brothers and
is believed to be due to his aggressive affection, according to the
Hollywood Reporter.
That's not all, folks. Disney+ pulled several movies,
including "Dumbo" and "Peter Pan" from the kids’ profile
section of the app, due to “negative depictions of people.”
Last week, six Dr. Seuss books were pulled from publication
for racist images. Eugenia Schatoff, a library director in Rockland County,
says all 17 libraries in the county have those Seuss titles checked out.
News 12 asked on Facebook “Is cancel culture going too
far?” Many said “yes.”
Rockland Community College Communications Director Jessica
Stallone says companies are just adapting appropriately to modern times.
"The social norms are changing,” she says.
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