# Egypt Blasts 'Tom and Jerry' Cartoons: Too Violent; Blamed for ISIS **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 6, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypt-blasts-tom-and-jerry-cartoons-too-violent-blamed-for-isis/754070 "2016-05-06T16:23:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypt-blasts-tom-and-jerry-cartoons-too-violent-blamed-for-isis/754070/21 "2016-05-08T02:26:55Z")
Maybe if ISIS started executing their prisoners by dropping anvils on their head. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypt-blasts-tom-and-jerry-cartoons-too-violent-blamed-for-isis/754070/22 "2016-05-08T02:43:11Z")
A friend of mine grew up on a commune, and his parents didn’t let him watch Popeye when he was a kid because the message was that the only solution to any problem is to open up a can of whoop-ass and pound the snot out of the other guy. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypt-blasts-tom-and-jerry-cartoons-too-violent-blamed-for-isis/754070/23 "2016-05-08T04:06:35Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Maybe if ISIS started executing their prisoners by dropping anvils on their head. _Acme_ anvils of course. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypt-blasts-tom-and-jerry-cartoons-too-violent-blamed-for-isis/754070.md?page=1)