Cancel Culture Rages Out of Control: Elmer Fudd, 'Live PD,' LEGO, 'Gone With the Wind' and More Targeted for Being 'Offensive'

Dan Andros : Jun 11, 2020
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...[Elmer] Fudd will no longer carry his oversized hunting rifle and [Yosemite] Sam won't have his pistols. "We're not doing guns," executive producer and showrunner Peter Browngardt said in an interview with The New York Times.

[Faithwire.com] The movement to delete elements from society because people either disagree with or are offended, familiarly referred to as "cancel culture" has officially kicked into high gear. (Image: Carlos Gonzalez-Star Tribune via AP /via Faithwire)

From LEGO to your favorite cartoons and hit TV shows like "Cops" and "Live PD," and classic movies such as "Gone With the Wind," it seems nothing is safe.

Here's a quick look at a few of the more eye-opening staples under fire from cancel culture.

According to Deadline, the popular and long-running TV series "Cops" has been cancelled:

"Cops" six-year run on Paramount Network and its predecessor has come to an end. Pulled last week in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, the series will not be coming back.

"'Cops' is not on the Paramount Network and we don't have any current or future plans for it to return," a Paramount Network spokesperson said in a statement to Deadline.

Perhaps more confusingly A&E's decision to suspend their hit TV series "Live PD" while they consider whether or not to return it at all.

A&E on June 5 pulled last weekend's episodes of its hit docuseries "Live PD" amid continued nationwide protests over Floyd's death. The network still is evaluating the right time to bring it back, though a return this weekend appears unlikely at the moment.

It's confusing because "Live PD" features police doing their work in real time. There is no editing or "copaganda" (pro-police TV propaganda—yes, that's an actual phrase) resulting in an unfiltered, real look at how police operate... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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