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Feb. 24th, 2010 11:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Speedy Gonzalez movie to be made, have George Lopez, be politically correct. Yeah, that'll be great.
Older audience: Hey, Speedy Gonzalez, I loved those cartoons! I'll take my kids to go see that!
George Lopez: And it's not racist like it used to be!
Older audience: ...Speedy Gonzalez isn't racist.
George Lopez: Yes, he is. But not anymore!
Older audience: Why are you making a movie about a character you think is racist?
George Lopez: So that you'll want to kill yourself even more as you witness the abomination we've created in the name of providing kids with imagination-free, merchandise-driven crapfests!
Young audience: We'll pretty much eat up anything so long as you can fill a two minute trailer with talking animals, dated pop culture references, and CGI.
Older audience: Hey, Speedy Gonzalez, I loved those cartoons! I'll take my kids to go see that!
George Lopez: And it's not racist like it used to be!
Older audience: ...Speedy Gonzalez isn't racist.
George Lopez: Yes, he is. But not anymore!
Older audience: Why are you making a movie about a character you think is racist?
George Lopez: So that you'll want to kill yourself even more as you witness the abomination we've created in the name of providing kids with imagination-free, merchandise-driven crapfests!
Young audience: We'll pretty much eat up anything so long as you can fill a two minute trailer with talking animals, dated pop culture references, and CGI.
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Date: 2010-02-24 10:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-24 10:19 pm (UTC)There's also another high-profile comedian who at least pretends to be Hispanic. But let's be real, no one who could pass a competency hearing would suggest him for anything vaguely family-oriented.
Though really, I think the real key here is that Lopez and his wife are the producers. I somehow imagine that had a loooooot to do with this choice.
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Date: 2010-02-24 10:27 pm (UTC)