"Nothing But the Tooth" probably seemed funnier back when people didn't recognize it as racist. It portrays Porky Pig going out to California to find gold, only to meet a nerdy Indian who wants to scalp him and stops at nothing to achieve this goal.
Yeah, so just as long as we understand that this is a demeaning portrayal of Native Americans, we can accept it (or can we?). I notice that the cartoon mentions Gene Autry - specifically how his horse would have sacrificed himself for his master - and Humphrey Bogart. Would six-year-old children have recognized those names in 1948? Worth seeing as a historical reference, if nothing else.
Yeah, so just as long as we understand that this is a demeaning portrayal of Native Americans, we can accept it (or can we?). I notice that the cartoon mentions Gene Autry - specifically how his horse would have sacrificed himself for his master - and Humphrey Bogart. Would six-year-old children have recognized those names in 1948? Worth seeing as a historical reference, if nothing else.