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Chop Suey
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Publication time: 2007-04-04 09:26:19
Tags: cartoon | terrytoons | chop | suey | 
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"Chop Suey"; August 24th, 1930; produced by Paul Terry and directed by Frank Moser for Terrytoons Studios. A wonderful example of the openly racist history of cartoons before the moral uprising of the '50s and '60s in America when such caricatures were deemed too offensive for contemporary audiences. Care of OpiumMuseum: "This cartoon is supposed to be taking place in San Francisco's Chinatown as indicated by the famous pagoda roofs and view of the bay and Alcatraz Island seen at 4:33. Many Chinese laundries served as fronts for opium dens, which is the inspiration behind the scene at 00:50 which depicts two rats receiving an opium pipe from the cat in the laundry and then floating away on the clouds."
sebasvelezpinedoFavorites  2010-03-01 21:41:57
WTF?
richyrollinsFavorites  2010-02-22 01:10:07
fuckin chinamen smoking opium!
MrDukemeisterFavorites  2010-01-26 18:28:14
Am I the only one who doesn't find this cartoon racist? All gooks are distrustful, smelly, good for nothings and to draw them as cats is insulting only to cats. One thing this cartoon got right: the only thing Chinamen are good for is doing laundry. To any Charlie out there: I got a laundry basket full of dirty undies that need cleaning and ironing.
cardhangFavorites  2010-01-17 05:32:42
Kooky japs They'll do anything.
royalfuzzinessFavorites  2009-09-19 00:53:15
No it's not they took all traces of cocaine out of Coke in 1903.