Although this may not be the most racist cartoon ever made, I agree that this isn't among the best. But the thing that gets me is this: The other black-themed cartoons that make up the Censored 11, and other racist cartoons from the Golden Era of American Animation are banned but some of the more modern cartoons such as Family Guy, which also make racial (or racist) jokes are not and they're given a pass to keep that alive? Why? I inquired about this in a thread on another site, but I forgot the reason. Even as much as I don't care much for the cartoons that target racial (or racist) stereotypes toward my own race (black), what's the point in banning them if negative, ethnic, stereotypical jokes are allowed on Family Guy? Political incorrectness hasn't really been done away with at all. As much as I love some of those Golden Era Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts, they haplessly also have a negative side to them and in the WB cartoons' history.
Negative, racist, stereotypes aside, that's not the only reason to detest this cartoon. Other than the very few, funny moments like the reference to The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down when the cannibals form a carousel with the tent, there isn't much else to it. I concur the backgrounds and animation quality are better than the characters themselves. These one-off characters, including the salesman, the African natives, and the queen aren't the most intriguing ever. As much as I don't care much for the character designs of the African natives with their black-face look, I know that unfortunately, in most cases, that was the way of the world back then, when too much ignorance towards minorities was rampant. This is one of the less funny LT or MM shorts. Back in the early half of the 20th century especially, there were cartoons that poked fun at various races a lot, yes, true. But does that make them right? And are they any fun? Well, maybe not, if you're a part of the race that's being targeted. And I believe that right there is where the problem lies. Why so many people have a problem with this kind of cartoons, with generalizations toward everyone within that race that aren't true about everyone in that race. The artwork with the backgrounds may be one of the few bright spots about this. I can't state much else about this that the other reviewers who gave lower rated reviews about it have stated, as I'm on their side on the same issues. The two, only reasons I'd ever recommend this are either for historical purposes or to be a completist. And to the reviewer who actually likes this, at least somewhat, and doesn't care for almost any LT/MM shorts, all I can say about that is he has no taste or crappy taste when it comes to real entertainment, so what does he know?
Negative, racist, stereotypes aside, that's not the only reason to detest this cartoon. Other than the very few, funny moments like the reference to The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down when the cannibals form a carousel with the tent, there isn't much else to it. I concur the backgrounds and animation quality are better than the characters themselves. These one-off characters, including the salesman, the African natives, and the queen aren't the most intriguing ever. As much as I don't care much for the character designs of the African natives with their black-face look, I know that unfortunately, in most cases, that was the way of the world back then, when too much ignorance towards minorities was rampant. This is one of the less funny LT or MM shorts. Back in the early half of the 20th century especially, there were cartoons that poked fun at various races a lot, yes, true. But does that make them right? And are they any fun? Well, maybe not, if you're a part of the race that's being targeted. And I believe that right there is where the problem lies. Why so many people have a problem with this kind of cartoons, with generalizations toward everyone within that race that aren't true about everyone in that race. The artwork with the backgrounds may be one of the few bright spots about this. I can't state much else about this that the other reviewers who gave lower rated reviews about it have stated, as I'm on their side on the same issues. The two, only reasons I'd ever recommend this are either for historical purposes or to be a completist. And to the reviewer who actually likes this, at least somewhat, and doesn't care for almost any LT/MM shorts, all I can say about that is he has no taste or crappy taste when it comes to real entertainment, so what does he know?