Many cartoon characters from the early days of film and TV, such as Mickey and Bugs, have their roots in minstrel shows. ...This influence is also partly the reason why characters like Mickey and Goofy are always depicted wearing white gloves. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210715-has-hollywood-animation-truly-left-racism-behind
@stueytheround I watched a lot of Felix when I was small, but I confess I don't recall anything specific (other than "I liked it at the time"). What were some of the uncomfortable elements?
@stueytheround wow!
@estherschindler Oh the early stuff was just incredibly creepy in general. Verging on psychedelic in places, but also, understandably the minstrel influence was very up front.
In the one I watched, Felix got very, very drunk and began hallucinating!!