He So Slow, He Pack A Gun

As I mentioned in a post about racist stereotypes, Speedy Gonzales cartoons are considered racist to Mexicans. Not because of the title star, but of his costars. The one that sent people all of rage was the rat, Slowpoke Rodriguez, the slowest mouse in all of Mexico. His debut was in the episode Mexican Schmoes, where two cats tried to capture him. The first cat Jose grabbed Slowpoke while his brother Manuel tried to tell him something. Before he can, Rodriguez shoots Jose in the face and walks away. Since he was the slowest mouse in Mexico, he had to protect himself somehow. Thus, Slowpoke was born to star in one more episode then die due to criticism. However just like Speedy, Slowpoke is immensely popular in Latin America. It's truly self contradictory, the fact is. How could a racist character be considered cool by the people he's racist to? Well, he can't. Take his gun shooting problem for example. If you were super slow, wouldn't you carry a gun so people couldn't take advantage of you? Well I don't care what people think. I believe Slowpoke Rodriguez to be one of the funniest moments in Looney Tunes ending gags. His debut episode didn't truly focus on him, yet he was a large part in it. I'll give Mexican Schmoes a 4 out of 5.