The ladies discuss whether cancel culture has gone too far by cancelling our favourite childhood cartoon characters or if there is a genuine concern that problematic cartoons might teach kids values that manifest as unacceptable behaviours later in life, after cartoon skunk Pepe Le Pew is axed from the upcoming Space Jam 2 movie for promoting behaviour likened to that of a sexual predator.

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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/29/adieu-to-pepe-le-pew-why-cancel-culture-in-cartoons-is-nothing-new

(Article – Adieu to Pepé Le Pew: why ‘cancel culture’ in cartoons is nothing new – Steve Rose for The Guardian)

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19283333.issue-day-snow-white-cancelled/

(Article – Issue of the day: Could Snow White be "cancelled"? – Maureen Sugden for The Herald)

https://www.thefocus.news/movies/disney-movies-cancelled/

(Article – Which Disney movies are 'cancelled'? Peter Pan, Dumbo and The Aristocats removed – Eve Edwards for The Focus)

https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2018101763584/kiera-knightley-no-disney-for-daughter-find-out-why/

(Article – Keira Knightley won't let her daughter watch Disney films - find out why – Emmy Griffiths for Hello!)

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ehisosifo1/cancel-a-cartoon-character-twitter-hashtag

(Article – 24 Cartoon Characters Who're Getting "Canceled" For Reasons Ranging To "Lmaoooo" To "Wait, I See Some Points" – Ehis Osifo for BuzzFeed)

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