DS1 is watching Rastamouse right now and DP and I are talking about it. I find it racist and stereotypical (as does DP)
- Why do they have to be Rastafarian/Jamaican. A culture that is already mocked across the board - think the shrunken head in Harry Potter, the mosquito in Bee Movie, I could go on if need be.
- the huge gold chains on the male mice
- the use of 'cheese' I know they are mice, but cheese is a strain of really strong cannabis and there is a lot of stereotyping about Jamaican's using cannabis.
- there are no white/light grey mice (that I have seen) Jamaica has a lot of Asian and Caucasian
- the dialect used is informal even for patois, it would be like Topsy and Tim saying 'ain't' and 'innit' at times.
- I couldn't imagine a Jewish mouse/Islamic mouse.
Prepared to be called a pearl clutcher, but thinking about it, I think I have a point. Do you think I'm over analysing?