Monday, February 27, 2006

Iran: "Tom and Jerry" a Zionist invention?

The Iranian Education Ministry's Cultural Advisor recently suggested on
Iranian tv that the cartoon characters Tom and Jerry were "a Jewish Conspiracy to improve the image of mice, because Jews were termed "dirty mice" in Europe," reports the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).

Said Professor Hasan Bolkhari, "There is a cartoon that children like. They like it very much, and so do adults - Tom and Jerry."..."Some say that this creation by Walt Disney [sic] will be remembered forever. The Jewish Walt Disney Company gained international fame with this cartoon. It is still shown throughout the world. This cartoon maintains its status because of the cute antics of the cat and mouse - especially the mouse.
Some say that the main reason for making this very appealing cartoon was to erase a certain derogatory term that was prevalent in Europe."..."If you study European history, you will see who was the main power in hoarding money and wealth, in the 19th century. In most cases, it is the Jews. Perhaps that was one of the reasons which caused Hitler to begin the antisemitic trend, and then the extensive propaganda about the crematoria began"..."The Jews were degraded and termed 'dirty mice.' Tom and Jerry was made in order to change the Europeans' perception of mice."

"It should be noted that mice are very cunning and dirty. Tom and Jerry was made in order to display the exact opposite image. If you happen to watch this cartoon tomorrow, bear in mind the points I have just raised, and watch it from this perspective. The mouse is very clever and smart. Everything he does is so cute. He kicks the poor cat's ass. Yet this cruelty does not make you despise the mouse. He looks so nice, and he is so clever...This is exactly why some say it was meant to erase this image of mice from the minds of European children, and to show that the mouse is not dirty and has these traits. Unfortunately, we have many such cases in Hollywood shows."

Video of this address can be seen here.

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