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minus-squareElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·21 days agoCase in point: Mexicans loved Speedy Gonzalez.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·21 days agoProbably because he always outwits his opponents and always wins. He’s not any more crazy than the other Looney Tunes, he’s as smart as Bugs, and unlike Bugs, he’s never cruel and remains firmly heroic.
minus-squareElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·21 days agoThat’s the crux. He’s a Mexican stereotype, but at the time, it was rare to have a good guy who looked like that.
Case in point: Mexicans loved Speedy Gonzalez.
Probably because he always outwits his opponents and always wins. He’s not any more crazy than the other Looney Tunes, he’s as smart as Bugs, and unlike Bugs, he’s never cruel and remains firmly heroic.
That’s the crux. He’s a Mexican stereotype, but at the time, it was rare to have a good guy who looked like that.