Speedy Gonzales: A Beloved Mouse Built Around Racism, Backwards Stereotypes & Problematic Associations. Author Gustavo Arellano Joins to Discuss his Article on the Character! Cecil Turtle Turns 80!
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Speedy Gonzales has been beloved by Mexican American's for years, but recently there are have been discussions around his problematic nature and origin resulting in a column written by LA Times contributing writer Gustavo Arellano, so I asked him to join me in discussing this complex history. He agreed!
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Shorts Discussed: Speedy Gonzales (1955) Dir. I. Freleng Written by Warren Foster.
La Bamba by El Jarocho 1939
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