Let me try this again. So I’m watching the Looney Tunes Golden collection tonight on shuffle and this cartoon came up. It’s called “Old Glory.”
This cartoon came out in 1939, two months ti the day before Germany invaded Poland and WWII began. Of course there had been all kinds of cussery going on in Germany before that, but it’s notable that this cartoon came out when it did.
If you didn’t, I invite you to watch the cartoon. Look at it’s telling of American history. Look at who it centers (and who it leaves out and erases).
Also, note that the pledge of allegiance at the end doesn’t have “under God.” That was added later.
Although this cartoon came out fe fire the war, we can’t IGNORE the role that cartoons played in the war effort and how some of our favorite characters were propagandized.
Although this cartoon came out fe fire the war, we can’t IGNORE the role that cartoons played in the war effort and how some of our favorite characters were propagandized.
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