Space Jam 2 actor defends Speedy Gonzales against ‘stereotype’ backlash

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Speedy Gonzales, a bilingual animated mouse who speaks with a Mexican accent and wears a sombrero, attracted criticism in the wake of aJournalist Charles M Blow wrote: “Speedy Gonzales, whose friends helped popularise the corrosive stereotype of the drunk and lethargic Mexicans”.took to Twitter to defend the cartoon amid the controversy.

 

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Leftards offended again

Mexican people who speak English with a Mexican accent and sometimes wear sombreros don’t exist.... oh wait.

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FFS its a cartoon! There are more important things going on in the world, get a grip!!!

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