It seems that the attack on the venerable Dr. Seuss was not enough; now the Social Justice Warriors of Wokeastan have canceled my good buddy Pepe Le Pew also. I am devastated. He was my late wife’s favorite cartoon character. Being a bit on the chunky side she used to refer to herself as being “a crème a de puff” in honor of the little guy. I am glad that she did not live long enough to see him vilified in such a vile manner.

Who is next? My money is on Frosty the Snow Man. I mean, after all the dude is naked and clearly “all white”, and he is known to smoke a pipe, and smile a lot. It is likely that the warriors of wokeastan will not let that go unchallenged. Of course, there is also Wyllie E. Coyote. Now there is a radical right wing nut job if ever a cartoon character qualified as such . . . and everyone knows that the ACME Company supports violence against innocent Road Runners. They are certainly a profit driven immoral company worthy of being shamed and singled out as being culturally evil.

But then I suppose it is more likely that the warriors of wokeastan will simply pressure congress to pass a law against all forms of humor, after all it does discriminate against people like them who are miserable all the time. I have a hunch that most of them lay awake at night – fretting and worrying – that somewhere, someplace on planet earth there is someone who is happy . . . god forbid maybe even laughing. This cannot be allowed to go on any longer!

In any case, good-by Pepe – rest in peace buddy, you brought many good laughs and much joy into the world and you will be missed.