Cotton Pickin' Varmint

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**Nelson**

I was harvesting carrots on my farm and milking chocolate cows when a thought occurred to me: Cotton Pickin' Varmint is a derogatory slur! Cartoons of that era are notoriously racist, I dont know why Yosemite Sam's catch phrase didn't ring this way before! The implications of cotton-picking seem obvious, as well as the vague varmint term. Plse hlp me with this, I dun know if i can ever watch looney toons again!

**Cheese Elemental**

In the present day, I'd have to agree.

**SlaveToDorkness**

In the present day when most people who might get offended have never SEEN cotton, I would think not. Although people's ability to be offended never ceases to amaze....

**OverbossGhurzubMoga**

It is only a racial slur when taken out of the context of cartoon. And besides, the cartoon is designed for little kids.

If you want to take it to extremes, then Spongebob promotes the idea that no child should ever dream to do anything remotely valuable with their lives, as the title character is a cook in a fast food resturant and he never aspires to be more.

Why doesn't Spongebob go to Bikini Bottom Community College? Why didn't they show him attending classes at Bikini Bottom High School? Why? For the children's sake, why?

/lolrant

**Shadowbrand**

I like overbosses rant.

Consider this The mouse was mexican "Im not going to try and pronounce his name" and was always jumping the border and his buddy *other mouse* was always drugged up. :S

**Orkeosaurus**

I voted for all three.

Yay checkboxes!

(Also, are you thinking of Speedy Gonzales Shadowbrand? He was the coolest.)

**Shadowbrand**

Yes! that is the fellow!

**Horst**

rapid dave is better

**Cryonicleech**

Horst wrote:rapid dave is better

Curse your Family Guy References!!!!

But honestly, I don't think so.

I can understand how it could be, but Overboss summed it up nicely.

**FITZZ**

Horst wrote:rapid dave is better

And so much more PC,honestly we should all strive to create the " most safe,unabrasive,polite,sedentary,inoffensive world we can...then we can all stand around and enjoy how nice we are."

It's a catch phrase from a cartoon...not a klan rally.

**Frazzled**

Nelson wrote:I was harvesting carrots on my farm and milking chocolate cows when a thought occurred to me: Cotton Pickin' Varmint is a derogatory slur! Cartoons of that era are notoriously racist, I dont know why Yosemite Sam's catch phrase didn't ring this way before! The implications of cotton-picking seem obvious, as well as the vague varmint term. Plse hlp me with this, I dun know if i can ever watch looney toons again!

Both my Dad and Dad in law picked cotton. So my first reaction is to get the stick and unleash the dread "you need to go

yourself." But I'm eating a nice breakfast bar this morning so I won't.

I seriously didn't know anyone said that outside Bugs Bunny cartoons. I'll reserve THE STICK for anyone saying that in person.