Can't we all just NOT get along?

[seriousfic]

You remember those old Pepé Le Pew cartoons where he chases the black cat with the accidental white stripe around? Well, I just saw a commercial for some... text message phone thing where the cat DELIBERATELY PAINTS A WHITE STRIPE ON HERSELF, then calls up Pepé Le Pew to exchange cutesy messages. What the fuck? Look, I realize a children's cartoon about a French skunk trying to rape a cat doesn't play the same nowadays, but if you're going to bring it back, must you make it diametrically opposed to the entire canon? Why not Babs and Buster Bunny? They're about as relevant and at least they actually have a mutual attraction to each other.

What's next? Popeye and Bluto holding hands?

And the whole thing with the deliberate painting just raises a bunch of disquieting questions. Does Pepé Le Pew know she's not a skunk or is she deceiving him? Is it some... kink thing? Look, commercial, you brought these questions up, not me!

Comments

[cissie-king.livejournal.com]

I remember a cartoon that ended with the cat chasing Pepe back. Pepe had lost the smell for some reason, but now the cat had fallen into a bucket of paint so she looked awful.

The cat likes it, she just plays hard to get.

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

The cat likes it, she just plays hard to get.

That cat's a fucking tease.

[babydee1.livejournal.com]

Oh, I remember that one.

"Vive l'amour! We die together!"

Pepe fell into a bucket of blue paint, and came out de-fragranced & looking awesome, but the cat had fallen into a bucket of gutter water and looked like a sewer rat.

I haven't seen the commercial yet.

[jlbarnett.livejournal.com]

Pepe had fallen into a bucket of paint, he was now blue. The cat had fallen into a barrel of water and was completely soaked.