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Speedy Gonzales defended after NY Times columnist blasts ‘corrosive stereotype’ – Fox News
Two decades-old “Looney Tunes” characters were in peril of being canceled recently after a New York Times columnist took issue with them in an op-ed about six nixed…
Cancel Pepe Le Pew and Speedy Gonzales?
The two decades-old “Looney Tunes” characters were in peril recently after a New York Times columnist took issue with them in an op-ed about six nixed Dr. Seuss books.
The essay prompted Latino fans of Speedy to push back on Twitter.
“I loved watching Speedy Gonzales growing up,” wrote one user, @soytaquitobelle. “He always outsmarted the ones trying to catch him or attack him. Im Mexican. I dont want him cancelled.”
Gabriel Iglesias, a Hispanic comedian who…
