Yup, the face of cartoons certainly has changed. I grew up and still love Popeye. Personally, I'll take Max Fleischer over Walt Disney any day, but early Disney cartoons were landmark in their own right.Also, I had this on tape:Song of the Birds - Little Audrey Cartoon(Un-censored)as well as several other early cartoons- some with more racial stereotypes than others But in terms of humor and artistic vision, these cartoons can still beat the pants off of many animated series that are put out today.Visually, I think a major turning point came when animation went digital. Now this in and of itself is not necessarily a bad thing. Many of the cartoons coming out of Adult Swim still have some damn good animation. But the problem lies in the fact that many shows are too "streamlined" these days. Its a lot easier to cut corners in terms of production, with in-betweens looking way too smooth and, more often than not, characters coming off as lifeless marionettes.Humor is another matter altogether. Its like you guys already kinda said. Sadly it seems that cartoons (at least for kids) have gotten much more repressed in terms of what is "socially acceptable."
yes today's parents are totally fuckedI've even heard that they consider the old books for childrenlikeHansel and GretelLittle Red Riding HoodCinderellaor Snow Whiteinappropriate for children
Some even complained Tom and Jerry being too violent. The huge mallet, the banging of heads, the slamming of piano cover to hands, and stuff.I watched millions of those comic mischief, but I never tried doing any of those. Neither did anyone else attempting it.
Most kids have a firmer grip on reality and fantasy than we like to admit. We hate to give kids credit for anything but really, they are pretty smart. We under cut them because it's a way for us to write them off as a group.
What's so offensive about the bugs bunny cartoon I don't get it