Of course this would get me back into blogging
The new Looney Toons is doing its utmost to ruin my childhood, I think. Not only does it fail humor, but apparently they've reintroduced Lola Bunny. You know, that bland and eerily sexy one-shot character from the shitfest known as Space Jam? Yes, I know, who wouldn't want her back?
I don't know if this is her first appearance or if I'm late to the party, but today I had the misfortune of hearing her song "We Are In Love," in which Lola stalks Bugs with the assertion that they are FOREVER IN TRUE LOVE while Bugs does everything in his power to keep her away. I gotta say, I didn't think they could make Lola worse. I mean, yes, Space Jam Lola was pretty damn bland and blatantly a Token Girl character, but you know what? To a six-year-old girl, she was the coolest character ever. She was the only young female cast member in Looney Toons (aside from Pepe le Pew's poor victim) AND she was better at basketball than any of the boys! She was a terrible character, but what little girl wouldn't want to look up to that?
Now the only (keyword: ONLY) young female cast member in Looney Toons is a love-obsessed stalker. Wow, Warner Brothers. Remember when you had characters like Babs Bunny and Slappy Squirrel? You know, female characters who were simultaneously funny (which Space Jam Lola is not) AND acted as more than harmful gender stereotypes (which Current Day Lola does not)? Whatever happened to these character types?
Of course, one character in one show isn't that harmful. Lola alone can't teach girls how to act; she can only reenforce and confirm the messages little girls glean from the rest of their media and culture. So, there shouldn't be much to worry about, since the only way Lola's depiction in "We Are In Love" could prove harmful is if the rest of girl's media was saturated with the message that it's normal for girls to be boy-obsessed psychos with boundary issues. OH WAIT.
I don't know if this is her first appearance or if I'm late to the party, but today I had the misfortune of hearing her song "We Are In Love," in which Lola stalks Bugs with the assertion that they are FOREVER IN TRUE LOVE while Bugs does everything in his power to keep her away. I gotta say, I didn't think they could make Lola worse. I mean, yes, Space Jam Lola was pretty damn bland and blatantly a Token Girl character, but you know what? To a six-year-old girl, she was the coolest character ever. She was the only young female cast member in Looney Toons (aside from Pepe le Pew's poor victim) AND she was better at basketball than any of the boys! She was a terrible character, but what little girl wouldn't want to look up to that?
Now the only (keyword: ONLY) young female cast member in Looney Toons is a love-obsessed stalker. Wow, Warner Brothers. Remember when you had characters like Babs Bunny and Slappy Squirrel? You know, female characters who were simultaneously funny (which Space Jam Lola is not) AND acted as more than harmful gender stereotypes (which Current Day Lola does not)? Whatever happened to these character types?
Of course, one character in one show isn't that harmful. Lola alone can't teach girls how to act; she can only reenforce and confirm the messages little girls glean from the rest of their media and culture. So, there shouldn't be much to worry about, since the only way Lola's depiction in "We Are In Love" could prove harmful is if the rest of girl's media was saturated with the message that it's normal for girls to be boy-obsessed psychos with boundary issues. OH WAIT.