# Are Pepe Le Pew catoons still aired on TV given he's a sexual predator & borderline rapist? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743 "2014-11-16T01:32:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/1 "2014-11-16T01:32:06Z")
[Pepe Le Pew’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep%C3%A9_Le_Pew) antics were laughable back in the day, but in modernity they are effectively textbook sexual harassment edging into pre-rapist behavior. Are these cartoons still run on TV? Pepe Le Pew in action [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lsQfTaStcs) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/2 "2014-11-16T01:41:11Z")
Criminy, he’s just a skunk with species confusion. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/3 "2014-11-16T01:42:17Z")
[quote=“astro, post:1, topic:704743”] [Pepe Le Pew’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep%C3%A9_Le_Pew) antics were laughable back in the day, but in modernity they are effectively textbook sexual harassment edging into pre-rapist behavior. Are these cartoons still run on TV? Pepe Le Pew in action [/QUOTE] I hope so. Is ‘Funny Face’ banned? And any other film that features a man kissing a woman because she ‘looked like she could use a kiss’ And is sexual harassment worse than the multiple attempted murders in Warner Brothers cartoons? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/4 "2014-11-16T02:51:30Z")
I loved Pepe! I don’t give a damn what PC people say about his behaviour. And I’m a female who has experienced harrassment. I live in the real world and can seperate the behaviour of _cartoon characters_ from those of folks IRL. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/5 "2014-11-16T02:54:48Z")
Certainly all Coyote and Roadrunner cartoons should be pulled from the airwaves. Trying to kill a smaller creature is never funny, especially when it’s an endangered species. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/6 "2014-11-16T02:57:20Z")
Heck, if you want to see a deeply disturbing Warner toon, check out _Chow Hound_. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/7 "2014-11-16T03:05:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Certainly all Coyote and Roadrunner cartoons should be pulled from the airwaves. Trying to kill a smaller creature is never funny, especially when it’s an endangered species. Actually, the roadrunner’s status is Least Concern, which means _whogivsa shittius_. The cartoons really should be removed because they show explosives, heavy objects, catapults, and other potentially lethal objects being used in a careless and irresponsible manner. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/8 "2014-11-16T03:06:28Z")
Yeah, it’s like the coyote never even _heard_ of OSHA. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/9 "2014-11-16T03:08:15Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Yeah, it’s like the coyote never even _heard_ of OSHA. “Sure - but I never studied law!” ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/10 "2014-11-16T03:14:27Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Actually, the roadrunner’s status is Least Concern, which means _whogivsa shittius_. The cartoons really should be removed because they show explosives, heavy objects, catapults, and other potentially lethal objects being used in a careless and irresponsible manner. How are kids going to know to stay away from ACME products if we take Road Runner cartoons off the air? I see Road Runner cartoons as a public service. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/11 "2014-11-16T03:23:02Z")
Ah yes, _speedius tastius_, and _eatibus anythingus_. two of the most irresponsible species around!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/12 "2014-11-16T03:37:39Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Heck, if you want to see a deeply disturbing Warner toon, check out _Chow Hound_. I LOVE that one. “This time we didn’t forget the gravy” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/13 "2014-11-16T03:38:26Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > I LOVE that one. > > “This time we didn’t forget the gravy” It was a forerunner to waterboarding - gravyboating. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/14 "2014-11-16T03:41:47Z")
To be honest, thanks to Looney Toons, I found “Pronoun Trouble” a very useful tactic to use in an argument with a 2 year old. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/15 "2014-11-16T03:43:43Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Actually, the roadrunner’s status is Least Concern, which means _whogivsa shittius_. The cartoons really should be removed because they show explosives, heavy objects, catapults, and other potentially lethal objects being used in a careless and irresponsible manner. But if we do that, the terrorists will win! ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/16 "2014-11-16T07:40:22Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [Pepe Le Pew’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep%C3%A9_Le_Pew) antics were laughable back in the day, but in modernity they are effectively textbook sexual harassment edging into pre-rapist behavior. The animations make it relatively clear that none of the ladies are enthused by his approach. The moral of the tales isn’t, “This is good!”, it’s, “Don’t do this.” Personally, I feel no need to censor things that are telling people to not do things that they should not do. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/17 "2014-11-16T09:10:20Z")
I named my cat Pepe, not because he looks like Pepe le Pew (he doesn’t) but because he _adored_ my dog (a Havanese) and was always snuggling up to her. For a while, she made it clear she didn’t appreciate his attentions, but the two eventually became fast friends. I think he misses her now that she’s gone. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/18 "2014-11-16T10:15:17Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > To be honest, thanks to Looney Toons, I found “Pronoun Trouble” a very useful tactic to use in an argument with a 2 year old. I’ve successfully used this gambit against a 30-year-old. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/19 "2014-11-16T10:33:44Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Criminy, he’s just a skunk with species confusion. And an incurable romantic. The PC crowd hates \*anything \*romantic. Screw 'em! ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743/20 "2014-11-16T10:45:03Z")
We’ll since it hasn’t been established that they’ve been banned, you might want to hold Off screwing the PC crowd, whoever they are. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743.md?page=2)