wwowwoweowza replylemmy.ml1Hide 1 replyWe had better things to do than watch TV. We were all being beaten and molested by relatives.33Reply
iintensely_human replylemm.eeWho chased us around with rolling pins trying to bake us into pies13Reply
The Picard Maneuver replystartrek.website2Hide 2 repliesAlso the silent generation, since Tom & Jerry came out in 1940.21Reply
tthepianistfroggollum replylemmynsfw.com5Hide 5 repliesYou guys kinda are responsible for the internet, and that kinda ruined society, so...-15Reply
losttourist replykbin.social1Hide 1 replyThe internet that we invented was a good internet. It's only later on it became a place for misinformation and adverts.19Reply
MMongostein replylemmy.caWe see corporations fuck up this world more and more every day and yet the powers that be just let it happen. I dunno man. This capitalist democracy thing just ain’t working. Maybe it’s time to try something else.5Reply
DDaisyifyoudo replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyYeah... I'm on the older side of Gen X and I think I was 8 when the internet came out8Reply
ZZ3k3 replylemmy.worldWhat are you counting as Internet I'm a younger x and I remember bulletin boards till maybe mid to late 90s4Reply
ccynar lemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesI made the mistake of watching the new Tom and Jerry. Let's just say, I'd advise you forget it even exists. There is no new Tom and Jerry.34Reply
Grammaton Cleric lemmy.world14Hide 14 replies100% boomer humor. The jokes are so dated, they literally changed the housekeepers voice to sound less racist than the original version.33Reply
rockerface 🇺🇦 replylemm.ee2Hide 2 repliesThe best jokes are the ones that don't need the voice though9Reply
Grammaton Cleric replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyThat's just slapstick humor, something all cartoons back then had.4Reply
CChicoSuave replylemmy.worldWe know Tom and Jerry because it holds up and is funny now. Look at the other cartoons and see the quality difference. They are unfunny by today's standards and probably not great when they were released.0Reply
BBuffaloaf replylemmy.world6Hide 6 repliesYeah there was a lot of racism, at least in the beginning. e.g.8Reply
KKiosade replylemmy.ca4Hide 4 repliesWow I thought Jerry dressed up in blackface was the shocking part, then it showed the actual islanders… they didnt even look human 😨5Reply
KKiosade replylemmy.ca1Hide 1 replyThat’s just it, I think the show creators saw those people as “sub-humans” or whatever. Truly disgusting.0Reply
iintensely_human replylemm.ee1Hide 1 replyBecause as we all know, you can identify racists by the sound of their voice.-3Reply
Grammaton Cleric replylemmy.worldNo, the voice was a racist depiction of a black housekeeper. Read up on it, or find the old versions.8Reply
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Once again, Gen X is ignored/forgotten.
We had better things to do than watch TV. We were all being beaten and molested by relatives.
Who chased us around with rolling pins trying to bake us into pies
Also the silent generation, since Tom & Jerry came out in 1940.
They can speak up for themselves!
::crickets::
You guys kinda are responsible for the internet, and that kinda ruined society, so...
The internet that we invented was a good internet. It's only later on it became a place for misinformation and adverts.
We see corporations fuck up this world more and more every day and yet the powers that be just let it happen. I dunno man. This capitalist democracy thing just ain’t working. Maybe it’s time to try something else.
Yeah... I'm on the older side of Gen X and I think I was 8 when the internet came out
What are you counting as Internet I'm a younger x and I remember bulletin boards till maybe mid to late 90s
Gen X skipped, again. As usual.
As a fellow gen-xer...whatever
We had Eek the Cat. Superior in every way!
Certainly had a metal intro.
Aaaaaahhh!
I made the mistake of watching the new Tom and Jerry. Let's just say, I'd advise you forget it even exists. There is no new Tom and Jerry.
...I didn't know there was a new one.
Please continue doing so
As long as a copyright makes money, there'll always be reboots.
100% boomer humor. The jokes are so dated, they literally changed the housekeepers voice to sound less racist than the original version.
The best jokes are the ones that don't need the voice though
That's just slapstick humor, something all cartoons back then had.
We know Tom and Jerry because it holds up and is funny now. Look at the other cartoons and see the quality difference. They are unfunny by today's standards and probably not great when they were released.
Yeah there was a lot of racism, at least in the beginning. e.g.
Wow I thought Jerry dressed up in blackface was the shocking part, then it showed the actual islanders… they didnt even look human 😨
That’s just it, I think the show creators saw those people as “sub-humans” or whatever. Truly disgusting.
wow
We must’ve watched different shows then.
There are literally two versions of the OG cartoons.
Because as we all know, you can identify racists by the sound of their voice.
No, the voice was a racist depiction of a black housekeeper. Read up on it, or find the old versions.
Humor based on pain will always be timeless.
Based disclaimer
Entirely rejected by GenX
Wholesome.
Tom and Jerry have changed quite a bit over the years.
Humor never changes. Only the setting.
Mid 80's. Dial up.