Firstly, yes. Cracked is still around and it’s still funny. At least in digital form… (I’m not sure about the magazine because, frankly, I never look for it.) It seems that these days Cracked’s bread and butter is Top 10 lists of sorts, which is fine by me because I find them amusing.
Long story short, I’m reading Cracked last week when I stumble upon an article entitled “The 9 Most Racist Disney Characters”. It’s a pretty funny read that details stereotypes that appear in old disney cartoons (particularly the crows in Dumbo, I always hated them!). There are even video clips of the offenders in action! And it’s not just black people either. There are some asian, native american and arabian stereotypes for variety.
So pop over and give this article a quick read… just try not to take things too seriously. Whatever you do, don’t forward the link to Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton or we’ll be marching on the Magic Kingdom this time next week.
Interesting list (and informative, too)… but how could they leave out the siamese cats from Lady and the Tramp?