‘Whiteness’ Forum Denounces The Christian Cartoon ‘Veggietales’ As Racist
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Where are the vegans in defense of Veggietales?
Via Daily Wire:
Apparently, as the Christian cartoon “VeggieTales” was teaching children about the Bible, it was also secretly teaching them to hate people of color.
According to The College Fix, Cal State San Marcos held a so-called “Whiteness Forum” last Thursday where a variety of topics pertaining to America’s systemic racism was discussed. The two-hour event featured more than a dozen poster board projects critiquing various aspects of society. On top of lambasting the NFL and white women for perpetuating racism, the cartoon where talking vegetables perform biblical stories for children somehow found its way into the discussion, with speakers alleging it portrays racial stereotypes.
“The Christian cartoon ‘VeggieTales’ is racist because the villains are vegetables of color,” The College Fix reports the forum as saying.
A female student who worked on the forum told The College Fix that the villains in “VeggieTales” have ethnic accents, such as Latino, while the heroic characters sound white.
“When kids see the good white character triumph over the bad person of color character, they are taught that white is right and minorities are the source of evil,” the project stated.
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Lettuce hope this is the end of bad puns!
A few years ago this would've seemed like a spoof or a practical joke because nobody could be this idiotic or ridiculous. But I guess this is what happens when you witness Idiocracy in real time.
Yes, a couple of decades ago, this would have been a satire piece.
Nowadays, it is necessary to look and make sure!
You nailed it Armando! Idiocracy in real time is EXACTLY what's happening in America right now.
Right, because some "see" things that aren't there--like racism in a fucking cartoon!
And then bitch, whine and moan about their perceived "slight".
Toughen up, cupcakes!
Glad to see you agree with me, but I'm not sure if we're on the same page.
Idiocracy is when they complain that The Simpsons character Apu is a racist stereotype then complain that The Simpsons producers don't use an Indian Actor for Apu's voice.
Okay, I'll bite.
Why is the college holding a "Whiteness Forum"?
Couldn't they just call it a "Progressive Liberal Bitchfest"?
Well, this is a bit of a pickle. Cartoons infested with racism are the carrot and the stick they use to reel in the little couch potatoes, I guess - at least those with eyes to see and ears to hear. Hmm, that one might be too corny.
Anyway, I don't know how many will swallow this theory, at least not without some ranch dressing on the side. I, for one, didn't just fall off the turnip truck, you know. In the salad days of my youth, a cartoon was just a cartoon. The SJWs are outraged of course, but I will remain cool as a cucumber and offer this olive branch.
Nice job!
In the salad days of my youth, a cartoon was just a cartoon.
This isn't your youth. Today cartoons are so much more like reality. The adults who make them can't resist making them these cartoons with an agenda, much like the developer themselves have. Go figure.
And the division is passed down.
Good Luck America
Sure, and there has always been some of that. However, the notion that there is an agenda in these cartoons to demonize people of color is pretty silly. The people with the nefarious agenda are the ones who came up with that silly idea.
Whether to demonise people of color or not as you say there has always been some of that going on. I'd say from what little I've read about it now it probably still is going on. When race or nationality is normally portrayed in a negative fashion repeatedly these days it's being called out, not long ago it was ether laughed at, ignored or overlooked. That's what's changed.
I may call it an agenda but I think that's kinda the wrong sometimes besides an agenda in them there is still what I think some of what is in these cartoons the word that fits it better is racism.
racism and agendas the adults either subconsciously have or are willingly and knowingly promoting and pushing on to the next generation.
BTW: This is not new. People bitchin about it is.
lol