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Rene · 09-19-2004, 01:46 AM

sorry if this has already been posted- well my friend apparently called the disney channel company and asked when the new eps were coming on and they told her it was cancelled because of so many complaints of racism! i admit there were stereotypes but dang that was my fave show! if anyone else is mad holla back

Sargent Stewie · 09-19-2004, 09:54 AM

Meh. Why don't they cancel Kim Possible? That's like the fakest show on earth, not to be sexist, but not even superman can do what kim possible does.

Lizzie McGuire · 09-19-2004, 01:18 PM

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Originally posted by Sargent Stewie
Meh. Why don't they cancel Kim Possible? That's like the fakest show on earth, not to be sexist, but not even superman can do what kim possible does.

Kim Possible is doing better on the channel like every other cartoon on that channel and she making three season and she not racist like the Poud Family is. and what happen to Lilo and Stitch new eps. and i think Poud Family is the stupid cartoon on that channel. and Kim Possible is not fake like the Poud Family is im glad it got cancel.

W.J. Griffin · 09-20-2004, 10:27 PM

Racist? "The Proud Family"? HOW?!!

I watch "The Proud Family" on ABC every Saturday, and, when I have access to cable, during the week, and, frankly, I'm baffled how ANYONE in 21st century America can call this show "racist". If anything, this is probably the most p.c. show on the air (not that the p.c. angle is necessarilly a good thing, mind you), and, Sugah Mama, Oscar, Felix and Bobby notwithstanding, probably the least offensive program broadcast anywhere right now.

Having seen Chuck Jones's "Inky and the Minah Bird" series, Bob Clampett's "Coal Black and de Sebben Drawfs" and Walter Lantz's infamous "Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat", cartoons loaded with negative ethnic stereotypes, I'm hard pressed to find any "racism" in "The Proud Family" (or, while we're on the subject, Eddie Murphy's "The P.J.'s")

Someone please post here and give me some examples of Proud Family Racism...I really want to know what some of you folks find offensive about this show!!

musicradio77 · 09-20-2004, 11:53 PM

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Originally posted by darlene_conner
sorry if this has already been posted- well my friend apparently called the disney channel company and asked when the new eps were coming on and they told her it was cancelled because of so many complaints of racism! i admit there were stereotypes but dang that was my fave show! if anyone else is mad holla back

Yeah, they did that the first time since Disney's "Song of the South" was a banned animated film.

ClassicComedyFan2 · 09-21-2004, 03:32 PM

I didn't see "Proud Family" as racist, simply boring and uncreative.

Disney does own the rights to the brilliant Tokyo Pig and yet it remains unseen!

Thomas Michaels · 09-22-2004, 01:14 PM

This is not a very good idea for The Disney Channel to cancel "The Proud Family". The only reason why I watch it is because of Penny,Dijonay,Zoey,Sticky,LaCienega,Duke,and even Michael. I like the episode when Penny wished that BeBe & CeCe were Penny's age.

That was HILARIOUS! I think they should make new episodes this fall!

Mrs. Ducky · 10-02-2004, 04:56 PM

Thank God!!

Mrs. Ducky · 10-02-2004, 05:00 PM

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Originally posted by W.J. Griffin
Racist? "The Proud Family"? HOW?!!

I watch "The Proud Family" on ABC every Saturday, and, when I have access to cable, during the week, and, frankly, I'm baffled how ANYONE in 21st century America can call this show "racist". If anything, this is probably the most p.c. show on the air (not that the p.c. angle is necessarilly a good thing, mind you), and, Sugah Mama, Oscar, Felix and Bobby notwithstanding, probably the least offensive program broadcast anywhere right now.

Having seen Chuck Jones's "Inky and the Minah Bird" series, Bob Clampett's "Coal Black and de Sebben Drawfs" and Walter Lantz's infamous "Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat", cartoons loaded with negative ethnic stereotypes, I'm hard pressed to find any "racism" in "The Proud Family" (or, while we're on the subject, Eddie Murphy's "The P.J.'s")

Someone please post here and give me some examples of Proud Family Racism...I really want to know what some of you folks find offensive about this show!!

I sort of found it racist because they only had one white person on it and she was really ugly, stupid, and dorky.

W.J. Griffin · 10-02-2004, 10:23 PM

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Originally posted by Mrs. Ducky
I sort of found it racist because they only had one white person on it and she was really ugly, stupid, and dorky.

They also had a couple of ugly, stupid BLACK kids on there, too (the Gross Sisters; the Urkel-looking kid who's always trying to hit on Penny), and Zoe (or is it Zoey) is one of Penny's best friends, so other than her looks, I'm hard pressed to see how the depiction of Zoey is racist. If anything, this show is equal-opportunity in that they make fun of everybody!! (Besides, if you're missing White characters, there's always "Lizzie MacGuire" and "Kim Possible", shows that, to me, could stand a little more in the way of diversity...)

D-Dey · 10-03-2004, 01:59 PM

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Originally posted by Mrs. Ducky
I sort of found it racist because they only had one white person on it and she was really ugly, stupid, and dorky.

If that's the case, then Charles Schulz was racist for having Frankiln as a character. Don't forget United Featrues Syndicate tried to talk him out of adding an Afro-American kid to his beloved comic strip out of fear of a KKK backlash in the South, and he threatened to quit if they didn't leave his strip alone. And I don't think Zoe is "ugly" in any sense. Granted, this isn't my favorite show either, but the theme has kind of grown on me.

D-Dey · 10-03-2004, 02:10 PM

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Originally posted by W.J. Griffin
Besides, if you're missing White characters, there's always "Lizzie MacGuire" and "Kim Possible", shows that, to me, could stand a little more in the way of diversity...

Are you kidding? Monique isn't a white girl, Wade isn't exactly a white boy, and while Ron Stoppable is, he's also Jewish. And if you take a look at the Middleton Maddog Cheerleaders, you'll find they're not all-white either.

W.J. Griffin · 10-04-2004, 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by D-Dey
Are you kidding? Monique isn't a white girl, Wade isn't exactly a white boy, and while Ron Stoppable is, he's also Jewish. And if you take a look at the Middleton Maddog Cheerleaders, you'll find they're not all-white either.

I stand corrected.

EmoJoe · 10-11-2004, 05:40 PM

When cartoons are cancelled they usually just stop making new episodes- they'll probably still air it for the next 5 years like Nick and Disney always do.

foxface_2005 · 11-06-2004, 01:35 PM

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I'm so sick of these people cancelling tv shows, because of racism!!!!

Someone should write a petition so the proud family can go back on the air and tell people not to be so racist of african americans!!!

09-19-2004, 01:46 AM	#1
Rene #1 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2004 Location: cali Posts: 1,849	The Proud Family cancelled sorry if this has already been posted- well my friend apparently called the disney channel company and asked when the new eps were coming on and they told her it was cancelled because of so many complaints of racism! i admit there were stereotypes but dang that was my fave show! if anyone else is mad holla back
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09-19-2004, 09:54 AM	#2
Sargent Stewie Stewie Griffin Senior Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2003 Location: gaer Posts: 1,699	Meh. Why don't they cancel Kim Possible? That's like the fakest show on earth, not to be sexist, but not even superman can do what kim possible does.
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09-21-2004, 03:32 PM	#6
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09-22-2004, 01:14 PM	#7
Thomas Michaels Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 08, 2004 Location: New York Posts: 46	"The Proud Family"-CANCELLED This is not a very good idea for The Disney Channel to cancel "The Proud Family". The only reason why I watch it is because of Penny,Dijonay,Zoey,Sticky,LaCienega,Duke,and even Michael. I like the episode when Penny wished that BeBe & CeCe were Penny's age. That was HILARIOUS! I think they should make new episodes this fall!

10-02-2004, 04:56 PM	#8
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09-20-2004, 10:27 PM	#4
W.J. Griffin Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 29, 2002 Posts: 527	Racist? "The Proud Family"? HOW?!! I watch "The Proud Family" on ABC every Saturday, and, when I have access to cable, during the week, and, frankly, I'm baffled how ANYONE in 21st century America can call this show "racist". If anything, this is probably the most p.c. show on the air (not that the p.c. angle is necessarilly a good thing, mind you), and, Sugah Mama, Oscar, Felix and Bobby notwithstanding, probably the least offensive program broadcast anywhere right now. Having seen Chuck Jones's "Inky and the Minah Bird" series, Bob Clampett's "Coal Black and de Sebben Drawfs" and Walter Lantz's infamous "Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat", cartoons loaded with negative ethnic stereotypes, I'm hard pressed to find any "racism" in "The Proud Family" (or, while we're on the subject, Eddie Murphy's "The P.J.'s") Someone please post here and give me some examples of Proud Family Racism...I really want to know what some of you folks find offensive about this show!!

10-11-2004, 05:40 PM	#14
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11-06-2004, 01:35 PM	#15
foxface_2005 Member First Time Poster Join Date: Nov 06, 2004 Location: Nampa, Idaho (might change in the future) Posts: 1	Proud Family Cancelled k sfsfasf I'm so sick of these people cancelling tv shows, because of racism!!!! Someone should write a petition so the proud family can go back on the air and tell people not to be so racist of african americans!!!
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