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Evil Mickey Mouse
Contributed by TOONWRITER. Everybody knows Mickey Mouse to be the icon of purity and wholesomeness. However, Mickey was (one of) the most evil characters of his time, circa 1927-1932 (As compared to...
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Ex Situ: Bugs Bunny, Greatest Banned Player Ever
We usually don’t like to post two Ex Sitibus in a row, but several readers sent this one in (thanks!), and it is too good to delay. Derek Zumsteg has written an exhaustively detailed account of the...
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From the archives: Love in the Time of Exosquad
The following was contributed by Jennifer. Regarding Exosquad, one thing that I am surprised hasn’t been touched on is the relationships between the Terrans and the Neos on a personal level, mainly...
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Ex Situ: Freeing the Elephants
There’s a delightful article by Adam Gopnik in the latest (September 22, 2008) issue of The New Yorker about some controversies surrounding the Babar series. Here’s a clip: In the past few decades, a...
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Mini-Analyzations
I don’t know if others have noticed, but Pepe Le Pew is a glaringly insulting portrayal of the French people and all things Gallic. The cartoon relies on the stereotype that the French don’t bathe,...
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Discriminatory Segregationism in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
We are thankful here at J. Cart. Overanal.: thankful that a picture is worth a thousand words. Take, exempli gratia, this still from A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973 C.E.): Two immediate items of...
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Ex Situ: The Grinch and Racial Suicide
Joe Crawford from ArtLung sent in this link to a post from Undercover Black Man, which itself links to a seasonal over-analyzation at Lawrence Auster’s View from the Right blog. Here’s Mr. Auster’s...
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Mini-Analyzations
A long-running – seemingly endlessly iterated, in fact – conflict between enemies known as Tom and Jerry. Where else have we seen this? That’s right, the First World War, in which the Brits were...
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From the archives: Thoughts on Biker Mice from Mars
Contributed by Sterling F. Of all the shows mentioned on this web site, no one has mentioned Biker Mice from Mars. This truly underrated show had some surprising adult characters and situations. First...
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Dr. Seuss Would Have Supported Amon: A Comparison Between Legend of Korra and...
Contributed by Nathan G. Though it may seem counter-intuitive, the Nickelodeon animated show Legend of Korra and the Dr. Seuss short story The Sneetches are actually very similar tales. Though they are...
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