Comments on: A nighty-night Malkin moment

By: snuh

snuh — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 07:56:50 +0000

there's an extensive and frightening collection of such images on the rotten library.

By: The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 12:09:47 +0000

I remember seeing some WWII Popeye cartoons on TV when I was a kid 35 years ago, before the invention of political correctness.

The refrain from one sticks in my mind:

“You’re a sap, sap, sap, Mr. Jap!”

By: Hysterical Woman

Hysterical Woman — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 22:31:28 +0000

Why does the sterotypical Japanese solider wear glasses? Were Japanese known for bad eyesight, or is it because they’re “eggheads”?

By: Honey

Honey — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:57:08 +0000

Haven’t seen that particular Bugs Bunny cartoon. But what about the Porky one where he kills the indian and takes his land?

I’ve seen that one one TV.

By: Brad R.

Brad R. — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:13:53 +0000

Brad- Never seen that one, and I doubt it's ever going to be shown as rerun. It won't be. Trust me. Here's some info about it.

By: Meri

Meri — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 03:31:24 +0000

Brad- Never seen that one, and I doubt it’s ever going to be shown as rerun.

By: Thorlac

Thorlac — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 03:04:21 +0000

Even in the 60s Gilligan's Island had a stereotypical Japanese soldier (doing the "didn't know the war was over" bit) with thick glasses, squinty eyes, and buck teeth. I wonder if that one shows up on TVLand these days.

By: teh l4m3

teh l4m3 — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 02:14:03 +0000

Mebbe someone could Photoshop Malkin’s puffy mug into a mail-order bride catalog…?

By: Brad R.

Brad R. — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 02:09:20 +0000

Meri- Ever see that WW II-era Bugs Bunny cartoon where he was fighting the Japanese version of Elmer Fudd? It’s simultaneously horrifying and hilarious.

By: Meri

Meri — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 01:47:36 +0000

It’s amazing how common this kind of thing was. Even Superman used to be racist, apparently. http://www.superdickery.com/propaganda/1.html

By: Vestal Vespa

Vestal Vespa — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:48:31 +0000

I just heard on NPR about a museum of racist art that is somewhere in the south- but it is curated by a black dude whose basic mission is that we never forget that this kind of thing existed. It makes my skin crawl . . . but I do agree that it is important that we never forget how ugly we can be.

By: akaoni

akaoni — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:15:28 +0000

John Dower’s book “War Without Mercy” is a great reference for US and Japanese images and stereotypes of the “other” in the Pacific War. A must read for anyone interested in this topic.

By: Woodrowfan

Woodrowfan — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:44:55 +0000

Orcinus was just talking about this after having seen “Liberal Hunting License” bumper stickers.

http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/

By: Brad R.

Brad R. — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:54:46 +0000

Remember- racism had nothing to do with the internment of the Japanese- it was all because of the MAGIC codes!!!