Since I grew up watching Bugs Bunny, I've remembered his insult that he
would often say...
"What a maroon, what an ignoranamus!!!"
Was this reference to "maroon" a latent (or blatant) racist statement?
I ask because of the Maroons in Jamaica. (They were the escaped slaves
if I am correct.)
One of the talk radio stations in Albuquerque has been playing that same
Bugs Bunny audio clip lately. So I wonder, could it be taken to be a
racist remark? Was it intended that way by Warner Brothers?
P.S. Maybe I should've posted this in soc.culture.jamaica, but I never
post there or read there, so why not post it in r.m.r. where at least
I'm familiar with some of the regulars?
One love.
--
Murray
...from the mountains of New Mexico...
Since I grew up watching Bugs Bunny, I've remembered his insult that heLet's not forget who Bugs is referring to when he says "What a maroon, what an ignoranamous". He's talking about the very white Elmer Fudd, so I don't know why anyone would consider any kind of racial connotation. Also, maroon is just a more pleasant way
would often say...
"What a maroon, what an ignoranamus!!!"
Was this reference to "maroon" a latent (or blatant) racist statement?
I ask because of the Maroons in Jamaica. (They were the escaped slaves
if I am correct.)
One of the talk radio stations in Albuquerque has been playing that same
Bugs Bunny audio clip lately. So I wonder, could it be taken to be a
racist remark? Was it intended that way by Warner Brothers?
P.S. Maybe I should've posted this in soc.culture.jamaica, but I never
post there or read there, so why not post it in r.m.r. where at least
I'm familiar with some of the regulars?
One love.
--
Murray
...from the mountains of New Mexico...
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