tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post2113852910187276163..comments2024-03-26T09:40:00.710-06:00Comments on La Bloga: Chicanonautica: Guajolete Con Go Go Gophers Contributing Bloguistas:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13054190814722049711noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-80321112150007396302018-10-09T07:32:43.072-06:002018-10-09T07:32:43.072-06:00Go Go Gopher seems, in one way, less racist than D...Go Go Gopher seems, in one way, less racist than Disney's Pocahontas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-78911670842378628612018-09-28T12:44:06.293-06:002018-09-28T12:44:06.293-06:00Hi, I know this is late, just saw it. But it occur...Hi, I know this is late, just saw it. But it occurs to me if you are going to be all Chicano and such, your Spanish should be more accurate; it's "guajolote", not "guajolete". That aside, i also think you are on to something with that "subversive" biz, and it is jarring to look back at some of those old cartoons now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-55445527807292635282018-03-08T08:46:27.858-07:002018-03-08T08:46:27.858-07:00You think I'm PC? You have some serious gaps i...You think I'm PC? You have some serious gaps in your education, whoever you are.ERNEST HOGANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540897948215678872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-1845471573593779972018-03-07T05:41:08.367-07:002018-03-07T05:41:08.367-07:00Sheesh.....can you be any more of a PC Baby Boomer...Sheesh.....can you be any more of a PC Baby Boomer? I agree about the subversive part, but the rest of this is bullshit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-83249931668051196122015-11-27T12:03:33.305-07:002015-11-27T12:03:33.305-07:00And don't forget the biggest cartoon racist of...And don't forget the biggest cartoon racist of them all Walt Disney! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964713977106558103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-57621149960045376312015-11-26T14:57:53.389-07:002015-11-26T14:57:53.389-07:00Ah, yes! Like Dick Tracy's Go Go (!) Gomez, wh...Ah, yes! Like Dick Tracy's Go Go (!) Gomez, who was basically a human version of Speedy Gonzalez.ERNEST HOGANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540897948215678872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-14034979421791674642015-11-26T13:04:24.079-07:002015-11-26T13:04:24.079-07:00Oh, man. Blast from the past. As I recall, these w...Oh, man. Blast from the past. As I recall, these were made by the same outfit as "Underdog." <br /><br />I remember being really annoyed by the Colonel, and feeling sorry for the Sergeant.<br /><br />These cartoons saw a lot of play when I was a kid, and were repeated a lot in later years. Many of its contemporaries were quickly swept under the carpet, and the clips I've seen on YouTube show why. Lots of awful, lazy-humor racist stuff, like "Dick Tracy's" Mexican and Chinese helpers. Stefan Joneshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-5096796407309236662015-11-26T11:44:04.315-07:002015-11-26T11:44:04.315-07:00That is my very first viewing, or knowledge of, Go...That is my very first viewing, or knowledge of, Go Go Gophers. I must have been overseas at the time, and for some reason AFKN didn't televise this show. It sounds a bit like Edward Everett Horton's narration for Rocky&Bullwinkle cartoons from high school days. Those last of the Mohicans characters are my kind of tricksters. Subversive, it goes with the territory.<br />msedanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527530005391318421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-91578741987433072692015-11-26T10:31:42.084-07:002015-11-26T10:31:42.084-07:00Yes, Mario, it was your mentioning of Colonel Kit ...Yes, Mario, it was your mentioning of Colonel Kit Coyote on Facebook that got me to thinking about the Go Go Gophers. I thank you. These cartoons were originally aired during the height of the Vietnam War, which is incredible consider what goes on in them. I do like how Sergeant Okey Homa is a likable character, stuck in an awful situation, doing his job, but with a sense of humor, and usually getting the last word. My dad was a sergeant in Korea, and I recognize the attitude. Now I suppose some of my friends in academia will read this, and the Go Go Gophers will be studied and analyzed, maybe even viewed in classrooms.ERNEST HOGANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540897948215678872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-41423069630666519552015-11-26T09:34:56.538-07:002015-11-26T09:34:56.538-07:00Nice post. Didn't I prompt this earlier this w...Nice post. Didn't I prompt this earlier this week? On viewing the cartoon, it is incredibly subversive. Besides being a lampoon on the Vietnam War, it bites hard against the present war on terror and of course, the current presidential campaign. Also, the hapless sergeant plays the military's role of having to follow the idiot jingoist's orders despite the sergeant's better judgement. Mario Acevedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269656174447760157noreply@blogger.com