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One can only imagine where the immigration policy of this utopia stands. There are no minority characters on the show, which only leads one to assume that "The Jetsons" is an animated interpretation of the Nazis' expected global outcome from the Holocaust.

It's a scary thing to let your children learn.

Ooooooooookaaaaaaaay

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Wouldn't Rosie be a minority character?

I guess robots don't have an effective lobby!!

There were also characters from other planets. They would have to be minorities!

I guess robots don't have an effective lobby!!
I guess they weren't programmed for that!! :lol:

There just weren't any minority cartoon characters in the early 60's. Fortunately, that changed with Franklin from 'Peanuts' and Valerie from 'Josie and the Pussycats'.

Henry the janitor was actually Hispanic, but he changed his name from Enrique and hid it so the Thought Police wouldn't have him assimilated.

Maybe the Minorities lived on the earth while the white people lived in the sky.

There's a lot of nice sky-houses that The Jetsons live in and the Minorities seem to live on the earth driving cars rather than space-cars.:eek:

I guess they weren't programmed for that!! :lol:

Apparently not!!

Stick a sock in it! I'm tired of all these "Thought Police" who scream Bloody Murder because the see a show as not being "Politically Correct".

Read your Constitution, it says we may view whatever Programming we desire to watch, and if you do not like that, TOUGH!

Yeah, as old grouch alluded to, if you are going to point at shows that didn't have any minority characters as being "racist", you might as well say just about every show from the early 50's through the mid 1960's was racist.

Things have changed, for the better, of course, but all of this retroactive name calling is counterproductive, I think. That was then, this is now. Let's move on.

Yeah, as old grouch alluded to, if you are going to point at shows that didn't have any minority characters as being "racist", you might as well say just about every show from the early 50's through the mid 1960's was racist.

Things have changed, for the better, of course, but all of this retroactive name calling is counterproductive, I think. That was then, this is now. Let's move on.

I think H & B met their racial quota by having Hadji (an Indian) on Jonny Quest and adding the Great Gazoo (a green alien) to The Flintstones. :lol:

Yeah, as old grouch alluded to, if you are going to point at shows that didn't have any minority characters as being "racist", you might as well say just about every show from the early 50's through the mid 1960's was racist.

Things have changed, for the better, of course, but all of this retroactive name calling is counterproductive, I think. That was then, this is now. Let's move on.

I try to tell the jews that all the time when they complain about a "holocaust". Those were different times back then. You might have been a nazi, or a slave owner if you were around "years" ago. Let's just move on. :p

Stick a sock in it! I'm tired of all these "Thought Police" who scream Bloody Murder because the see a show as not being "Politically Correct".

Read your Constitution, it says we may view whatever Programming we desire to watch, and if you do not like that, TOUGH!

Exactly! Racism ended in the 60's. People are always playing the race card. If you don't like like it, go back to where you came from! :p

I try to tell the jews that all the time when they complain about a "holocaust". Those were different times back then. You might have been a nazi, or a slave owner if you were around "years" ago. Let's just move on. :p


OH boy, you are seriously bringing up the Holocaust in a discussion about whether the Jetsons was racist or not? Ever hear of proportion? Meh, why bother, you aren't the type to listen anyway.

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Well I grew up watching the Jetsons and I turned out okay. I'm definitely not racist. What gets me is that this is a cartoon that has been on for YEARS (granted in reruns and not new shows, but still...), and some people are just NOW deciding that it's racist?

Funny that you don't hear anyone complaining about shows like Family Guy, Simpsons South Park and Beavis and Butthead.


Hmmm....

Makes me sooooo glad I don't have kids so I don't have to deal with it.

OH boy, you are seriously bringing up the Holocaust in a discussion about whether the Jetsons was racist or not? Ever hear of proportion? Meh, why bother, you aren't the type to listen anyway.

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Not a troll!!! I've been a member of this message board for years!

You're quote was "that was then, this is now". That could be said about alot of things from the past.

What gets me is that this is a cartoon that has been on for YEARS (granted in reruns and not new shows, but still...), and some people are just NOW deciding that it's racist?



a black author wrote a book in 1997 and this is what he said about the Jetsons:

"I had also seen a show when I was a kid about what life would be like in the future. There were huge, clean cities with monorails, moving sidewalks, and smiling, happy citizens all enjoying the modern conviences of the day. Everyone had futuristic bubble-domed cars, and they all lived in modern homes with every gadget you could imagine to make their lives fun, effortless, and happy. But there were no Black people. Not one! I remember turning off the TV in tears at the age of nine and vowing never to watch it again."

The Jetsons has been an issue in the black community for years. It's not some major issue, that's why you don't hear about it more often.

Not a troll!!! I've been a member of this message board for years!

You're quote was "that was then, this is now". That could be said about alot of things from the past.

Yes, that was my quote. I didn't say that there wasn't racism in the past, of course there was. All forms of racism are repugnant and horrible and must be eliminated if we are to grow as a species.

But honestly, what is the point of beating up a show that's fifty years old? It's a product of it's times. Why don't you rant about the fact that women couldn't vote a hundred and fifty years ago? Because IT'S OVER and there's more current, meaningful battles to fight, that's why! This weekend I attended an open house of an 1800's style home wherein a young lady dressed in period garb explained the way women had to wait until everyone else had taken a bath before they did, and to conserve water, they had to bathe in the same water everyone else did. They had to wear these terrible conical hats to ensure they looked straight ahead and couldn't "make eyes" with any gentlemen who might be interested in them, to ensure they weren't unfaithful to their husbands. It was all terrible and I feel awful for the women from that era who had to endure it, but to dwell on it or get angry about it is pointless. It's evolution; it's like being angry at an ape (or more correctly, a Neanderthal) for not being a human being. The evolution of the human species is a painfully slow process, and to look back and rage against earlier periods because they lack the perspective we do is foolish. Do you honestly think that a hundred years from now a lot of the tenets of our culture that we take for granted won't be looked on with horror? That we won't seem barbaric to what will hopefully be our more enlightened offspring?

And seriously, to equate the omission of minorities from some TV series of half a century ago with the Holocaust does a grave injustice to those who suffered during through it, and it vastly diminishes the enormity of the horror that occurred there. We can have a discussion about racism, but when you bring up these historical touchstones that are intended only to inflame and enrage passions rather than try to enlighten, you do a disservice to the topic of race.

a black author wrote a book in 1997 and this is what he said about the Jetsons:

"I had also seen a show when I was a kid about what life would be like in the future. There were huge, clean cities with monorails, moving sidewalks, and smiling, happy citizens all enjoying the modern conviences of the day. Everyone had futuristic bubble-domed cars, and they all lived in modern homes with every gadget you could imagine to make their lives fun, effortless, and happy. But there were no Black people. Not one! I remember turning off the TV in tears at the age of nine and vowing never to watch it again."

The Jetsons has been an issue in the black community for years. It's not some major issue, that's why you don't hear about it more often.

What was the title of the book and name of the Author?

What was the title of the book and name of the Author?


Unlimited Power a Black Choice by Joseph McClendon III

Yes, that was my quote. I didn't say that there wasn't racism in the past, of course there was. All forms of racism are repugnant and horrible and must be eliminated if we are to grow as a species.

And seriously, to equate the omission of minorities from some TV series of half a century ago with the Holocaust does a grave injustice to those who suffered during through it, and it vastly diminishes the enormity of the horror that occurred there. We can have a discussion about racism, but when you bring up these historical touchstones that are intended only to inflame and enrage passions rather than try to enlighten, you do a disservice to the topic of race.

I didn't equate the omission of minorites from some tv series with the Holocaust. I was just pointing out that some people get really upset over some things and not others.

If you read Black authors they always point to the Black Holocaust... "Slavery". Where millions of people were tortured and killed for over 400 years and people still say "The past is the past, move on".

Stick a sock in it! I'm tired of all these "Thought Police" who scream Bloody Murder because the see a show as not being "Politically Correct".

Well stated, I agree 100%.

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Would it make some of these PC idiots feel any better that Mickey Mouse has always been black.... Politically correct people are just a very small minority of troublemakers who should be ignored. If you ask me now there are to many blacks on tv.You can't even turn on a current show without seeing a black face.

People overseas if they just go by current tv shows must think America is now a part of Africa,lol.It is is one reason many other countries that used to admire or think highly of the US do not anymore.

the show was a product of its era - it would've been just as politically incorrect to show blacks and whites living together when the show was made as it would be to show them segregated today.

- and just because the show didn't have any black, hispanic or oriental characters didn't necessarily mean that they didn't exist in the future.

The difference between the Jetsons and other shows from that era is that the Jetsons was supposed to be set in the future. It showed that in the future, all the minorities wouldn't be apart of "the good life".

The Black population accepted their reality at the time, but they always had hope for a better future. The show was like the anti Martin Luther King "I Have a dream" speech and it was aimed at young kids. That was like a double whammy. :lol:

It is a harmless CARTOON,meant to entertain.

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Just like what happened with Amos 'N' Andy. The Jetsons probably would have been banned because it wasn't PC.

The Jetsons is a cartoon that can be enjoyed by people of all races. Why do you have to be a certain race to enjoy a show. I loved Sanford and Son and other minority shows of the 70's? If a show is funny then it's funny. Same goes for cartoons.

The difference between the Jetsons and other shows from that era is that the Jetsons was supposed to be set in the future. It showed that in the future, all the minorities wouldn't be apart of "the good life".

The Black population accepted their reality at the time, but they always had hope for a better future. The show was like the anti Martin Luther King "I Have a dream" speech and it was aimed at young kids. That was like a double whammy. :lol:


You might want to know, on Martin Luther King Day I play what I now call the "Official" Movie for this Holiday.......

SONG OF THE SOUTH!:D

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There just weren't any minority cartoon characters in the early 60's. Fortunately, that changed with Franklin from 'Peanuts' and Valerie from 'Josie and the Pussycats'.
I remember once on a variety show during the 1970's(I forget which one) that Jimmy Walker made a joke claiming that he tried out for a part on "Happy Days" but was turned down because there were no black people in the '50's. As far as Peanuts goes, when Charles Schulz introduced Franklin, United Features Syndicate was worried that they'd get a lot of backlash from southern readers of his comic strip, and he told them either you accept the strip as it is, or I quit.

I don't notice that many minorities on "The Andy Griffith Show" either, but I also never saw any evidence of Jim Crow legislation in Mayberry either. Any accusations of racism against that show?

I remember once on a variety show during the 1970's(I forget which one) that Jimmy Walker made a joke claiming that he tried out for a part on "Happy Days" but was turned down because there were no black people in the '50's. As far as Peanuts goes, when Charles Schulz introduced Franklin, United Features Syndicate was worried that they'd get a lot of backlash from southern readers of his comic strip, and he told them either you accept the strip as it is, or I quit.

I don't notice that many minorities on "The Andy Griffith Show" either, but I also never saw any evidence of Jim Crow legislation in Mayberry either. Any accusations of racism against that show?
Ironically there was a black character on Happy Days. His name was "Sticks" Downey and he played drums for Ritchie and Potsie's band for a few episodes.

Ironically there was a black character on Happy Days. His name was "Sticks" Downey and he played drums for Ritchie and Potsie's band for a few episodes.

There was also an episode where Howard's Army friend came to visit, and he was black

One of the later season episodes Fonzie and Al stayed with a black family.

The difference between the Jetsons and other shows from that era is that the Jetsons was supposed to be set in the future. It showed that in the future, all the minorities wouldn't be apart of "the good life".

The Black population accepted their reality at the time, but they always had hope for a better future. The show was like the anti Martin Luther King "I Have a dream" speech and it was aimed at young kids. That was like a double whammy. :lol:
On the other hand, another 1960's tv series, Star Trek, set in the future, did alot to break racial barriers.

On the other hand, another 1960's tv series, Star Trek, set in the future, did alot to break racial barriers.

I know. I think they practically had one of everything on that ship. :crazy:

As a Black,I never sat around worring about the lack of Blacks in cartoons;I watch them just because they were funny,and were never aware of there NOT being on here.Besides,I beleive that HANNA-BARBARA did not only was the frist to have Blacks on their shows,but they had Blacks voicing their toons(HONG KONK PHOOEY).