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Tom and Jerry is an American animated franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hanna William Hanna] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Barbera Joseph Barbera]. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer] Studios. Tom and Jerry join a long and growing list of old favourites that are suddenly denounced for failing the test of contemporary sensitivities. This is the cue for an argument that cuts through attitudes like a cheese wire: mirth and derision at political correctness on the one hand, and agonised uncertainty from everyone else.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/02/tom-and-jerry-racism-diversity-modern-storytelling</ref>
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Tom and Jerry is an American cartoon series created in 1940 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hanna William Hanna] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Barbera Joseph Barbera]. Tom and Jerry join a long and developing rundown of old top picks that are unexpectedly denounced for failing the test of contemporary sensitivities. <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/02/tom-and-jerry-racism-diversity-modern-storytelling</ref>
  
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
the series centers on the never ending friendship and rivalry between the titular characters of a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry. Many shorts also feature several recurring characters. Which one of them is [https://blackwiki.org/index.php?title=Mammy_Two_Shoes Mammy Two Shoes]<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry#Mammy_Two_Shoes</ref>.
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The cartoon focuses on the endless companionship and contention between the characters of a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry. Numerous shorts additionally include a few repeating characters, one of them is [https://blackwiki.org/index.php?title=Mammy_Two_Shoes Mammy Two Shoes]<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry#Mammy_Two_Shoes</ref>.
  
 
==Controversy==
 
==Controversy==
Considered having a very good cartoon animation, there are some black stereotypes shown in the series as part of the comedy, which is considered controversial for many. On Amazon and ITunes, The Complete Second Volume is accompanied by the caution: "Tom and Jerry shorts may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American society. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today."<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/education-29427843</ref> .” In 1949—when being politically correct meant supporting segregation—the NAACP began protesting the studio over Mammy Two-Shoes. By the 1980s protests by groups representing communities of color against the lack of representation and a tide of misrepresentation became routine. Soon, talk in entertainment company boardrooms shifted from defusing demonstrations to discussions of how to address the nation’s changing demographics. They wanted to pivot toward “emerging” and “underserved” populations without losing their core white suburban audiences.<ref>https://slate.com/culture/2014/10/tom-and-jerry-racist-of-course-warning-on-amazon-and-itunes-is-appropriate.html</ref>
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Considered having generally excellent animation, there are some black stereotypes shown in the series as part of the comedy, which is viewed as questionable for some. On Amazon and ITunes, The Complete Second Volume is joined by the alert: ''"Tom and Jerry shorts may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American society. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today."''<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/education-29427843</ref> .” In 1949 the NAACP started fighting the studio over Mammy Two-Shoes. By the 1980s fights by groups addressing communities of color against the lack of representation and a tide of misrepresentation became routine.<ref>https://slate.com/culture/2014/10/tom-and-jerry-racist-of-course-warning-on-amazon-and-itunes-is-appropriate.html</ref>
  
In “Casanova Cat” and “Mouse Cleaning,two episodes from 1951 and 1948 has obvious race references that had previously been censored on broadcast television, were cut from the collection. “Casanova Cat” features Tom wooing a glamorous female feline by darkening Jerry’s face with cigar smoke and making him do a minstrel dance. And in “Mouse Cleaning,” Tom uses his “blackface” to trick Mammy Two Shoes. There are also plenty of other outdated stereotypes in “Tom and Jerry” to be pointed out.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-tom-and-jerry-really-racist</ref>
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In "Casanova Cat" and "Mouse Cleaning," two scenes from 1951 and 1948 has evident race references that had recently been censored on broadcast television. "Casanova Cat" highlights Tom trying to impress a beautiful female cat by darkening Jerry’s face with cigar smoke and make Jerry do a dance. In “Mouse Cleaning,” Tom uses his “blackface” to deceive Mammy Two Shoes. There are additionally a lot of other obsolete generalizations in "Tom and Jerry" to be pointed out.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-tom-and-jerry-really-racist</ref>
  
 
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Mammy Two Shoes hitting Tom the Cat who's chasing Jerry the Mouse

Tom and Jerry is an American cartoon series created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Tom and Jerry join a long and developing rundown of old top picks that are unexpectedly denounced for failing the test of contemporary sensitivities. [1]

Synopsis

The cartoon focuses on the endless companionship and contention between the characters of a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry. Numerous shorts additionally include a few repeating characters, one of them is Mammy Two Shoes[2].

Controversy

Considered having generally excellent animation, there are some black stereotypes shown in the series as part of the comedy, which is viewed as questionable for some. On Amazon and ITunes, The Complete Second Volume is joined by the alert: "Tom and Jerry shorts may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American society. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today."[3] .” In 1949 the NAACP started fighting the studio over Mammy Two-Shoes. By the 1980s fights by groups addressing communities of color against the lack of representation and a tide of misrepresentation became routine.[4]

In "Casanova Cat" and "Mouse Cleaning," two scenes from 1951 and 1948 has evident race references that had recently been censored on broadcast television. "Casanova Cat" highlights Tom trying to impress a beautiful female cat by darkening Jerry’s face with cigar smoke and make Jerry do a dance. In “Mouse Cleaning,” Tom uses his “blackface” to deceive Mammy Two Shoes. There are additionally a lot of other obsolete generalizations in "Tom and Jerry" to be pointed out.[5]

Reference