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* The TV special adaptation of ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' had the titular character at one point giving a slasher smile before stealing a Who child's candy cane. Modern audiences would easily mistake it for something even worse (which explains why that brief scene is often edited out in syndication).
* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' has a lot of [[Fantastic Racism]]'' undertones, as Imaginary Friends (who are sapient and sentient creatures) seem to be considered second-class citizens. The whole purpose of the eponymous house is taking in Friends who have been abandoned by their owners (no comeuppance at all given to people who do this). In one episode, Mr. Harriman can't get a job at a place that specifies "Must Not Be Imaginary", and another that doesn't allow rabbits. (He understands the first but is ''enraged'' at the second.) Worse, there is not one, but ''two'' episodes ("The Sweet Smell of Excess" and "Emancipation Complication") were Friends are sold into slavery in all but name.
* A big reason why ''[[Mr. Magoo]]'' cartoons are rarely viewed anymore is Charlie, the protagonist's manservant. While Charlie was often the [[Straight Man]] who kept his boss out of trouble, he was also a blatantly racist stereotype of an Asian, and would never be viewed as acceptable in the modern era.
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