Once again, Gen X is ignored/forgotten.
this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2023
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We had better things to do than watch TV. We were all being beaten and molested by relatives.
Who chased us around with rolling pins trying to bake us into pies
Also the silent generation, since Tom & Jerry came out in 1940.
They can speak up for themselves!
::crickets::
Gen X skipped, again. As usual.
As a fellow gen-xer...whatever
We had Eek the Cat. Superior in every way!
Certainly had a metal intro.
Aaaaaahhh!
100% boomer humor. The jokes are so dated, they literally changed the housekeepers voice to sound less racist than the original version.
The best jokes are the ones that don't need the voice though
That's just slapstick humor, something all cartoons back then had.
We know Tom and Jerry because it holds up and is funny now. Look at the other cartoons and see the quality difference. They are unfunny by today's standards and probably not great when they were released.
Yeah there was a lot of racism, at least in the beginning. e.g.
Wow I thought Jerry dressed up in blackface was the shocking part, then it showed the actual islanders… they didnt even look human 😨
wow
We must’ve watched different shows then.
There are literally two versions of the OG cartoons.
Because as we all know, you can identify racists by the sound of their voice.
No, the voice was a racist depiction of a black housekeeper. Read up on it, or find the old versions.
I made the mistake of watching the new Tom and Jerry. Let's just say, I'd advise you forget it even exists. There is no new Tom and Jerry.
...I didn't know there was a new one.
Please continue doing so
As long as a copyright makes money, there'll always be reboots.
Humor based on pain will always be timeless.
Based disclaimer
Entirely rejected by GenX
Wholesome.
Tom and Jerry have changed quite a bit over the years.
Humor never changes. Only the setting.
Mid 80's. Dial up.