Rasta Mouse

[Ridgley]

Not all people who have locks are Rastafarian you find it is just a style they particularly like. Locks has been around in a lot of cultures Pirates, Julius Caesar, some Celtic Clans, especially had locks as they found it intimidate there enemies

[cincinatti kid]

The predator in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film had dreads.

Was he a rastafari?

[Ridgley]

Like the Pirates etc ?. Properly meant to look menacing

[Asset]

Nobody's mentioned the music, isn't that what it's all about?

[zeban]

Surprise surprise I just read that the complaints have come from the godawful mumsnet!

It's a unambiguous positive portrayal. Rasta mouse is fighting crime afterall. One caller to Radio 5 Live put it best when he said (with tongue firmly in cheek) how terrible it was for the programme to be reinforcing all of those stereotypes of black people fighting against crime.

In regards to Jewish Mouse Wee Quinie, there is a history of Jews being portrayed in a derogatory way, but I'm sure if it was a unequivocally positive portrayal then there wouldn't be any objections.

[Keef]

Mumsnet. Why are these people allowed to reproduce?

[Brendan]

Don?t you mean patio noun BBW?

Or am I just embarrassing my white, briefly rebellious self?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Martini. That's a proper patio noun.

[Brendan]

No, no Jamaican Patio as in the Jamaican pigin tongue, so called because it is warm in Jamaica so they are big on patios.

[BrandNewGuy]

zeban Wrote:

> In regards to Jewish Mouse Wee Quinie, there is a

> history of Jews being portrayed in a derogatory

> way, but I'm sure if it was a unequivocally

> positive portrayal then there wouldn't be any

> objections.

Well, there was the Spielberg-produced cartoon movie An American Tail in which the immigrants to America (the "Mouskewitzes") were portrayed as mice. And more sombrely, Art Spiegelman's graphic work Maus about the Holocaust portrayed the Jews as mice.

[zeban]

Oh yes I love An American Tail!

[citizenED]

You can argue all you like about the believability of the patios or the various accusations of racism but what gets me about the porgramme is how blatently unrealistic it is; mice can't even talk.

[mockney piers]

If you believe Brookside there are usually bodies under patios.

[Proxima Centauri]

Of course mice can talk. Stop taking the Mickey.

Minnie.

[Jeremy]

Also, what is that guitar Rastamouse is playing? Looks like a cross between an Explorer and a Flying V. I don't remember Peter Tosh playing one of those.

[iaineasy]

Mumsnet. Why are these people allowed to reproduce?

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hahaha for the record Rastamouse and The easy crew are genius!

Our little one loves the music and "Gives it up" to the tune.

so do Safrron and I when the curtains are drawn.

Irie!

[flapjackdavey]

Its brilliant . saw it yesterday (tu)

[flapjackdavey]

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[Brendan]

Apparently he is 8 times more likely to be stopped and searched than Dangermouse.

[Sue]

Saw it yesterday, my daughter said I'd love it and I did, so do my granddaughters.

Has replaced Third and Bird in my affections :))

I don't think it's racist at all (stereotypical maybe), I think it's showing kids cultural diversity, so all power to its paws and tails :))

[katie1997]

Do we analyse things too much? I really liked Rasta Mouse (tu)

Sorry, haven't read all the thread but Ridgley, loved the link and ..... President Wens-ley-dale!! :D

Oh, and HonaloochieB mentioned Eek-a-mouse...F-A-B!

[katie1997]

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[bodsier]

my toddler loves it