Gabriel Iglesias mocked cancel culture while defending his role as the famous Loony Tunes character Speedy Gonzales in "Space Jam: A New Legacy." Iglesias took to Twitter earlier this week to defend playing the character against recent criticism that Speedy helps promote negative racial stereotypes about people of Latin heritage. "I am the voice of Speedy Gonzales in the new Space Jam," he wrote. He was also the voice behind many other Looney Tunes characters like Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERAlso targeted in Blow’s New York Times piece was the Looney Tunes character Pepé Le Pew, who he asserts "normalized rape culture."

Source: Fox News March 09, 2021 17:56 UTC