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Sure. But that’s realistic to what animals are actually like. It’s only in modern suburbia that we culturally forget that. Watch cats hunt. Or mice when there’s
by josephg 3y ago
Sure. But that’s realistic to what animals are actually like. It’s only in modern suburbia that we culturally forget that. Watch cats hunt. Or mice when there’s not enough food (they tear each other to pieces). Or really any animal in their natural habitat. “Hen pecked” isn’t just a turn of phrase.
I suspect animal on animal violence is common in old cartoons because more people spent time with animals. The idea that we should stop animals from hurting each other is a very recent notion.
- mcpackieh 3y ago[dead]
- krapp 3y ago>I suspect animal on animal violence is common in old cartoons because more people spent time with animals. The idea that we should stop animals from hurting each other is a very recent notion. I don't think cartoons of the time were intended to present realistic depictions of animal behavior, so much as use them as tropes and archetypes. Rather I suspect physical and slapstick comedy was popular at the time, and that broad style of comedy was easier to portray in a visual medium.