My Response to the artist we looked at in class

Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Brothers' first animated theatrical series.^[1] Since its first official release, 1930s Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television series, films, comics, music albums, video games and amusement park rides. The series features some of the most well-known and popular cartoon characters in history, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird and Porky Pig - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes

left to right: Lola Bunny, Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, Melissa Duck, Daffy Duck, Speedy Gonzales, Tasmanian 'Taz' Devil, Gossamer, Elmer Fudd, Marvin The Martian, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Foghorn Leghorn, Tweety, Sylvester, Petunia Pig, Porky Pig.

looney tunes - some characters

firstly i will be looking at the looney tunes and how their cartoon violence was extreme and 'wacky.'

Can violence in video games and cartoons lead to violent children?

I am thinking about looking in to cartoon/ video game violence and how that influences younger audiences. There has been a lot of talk in the news about how children are recreating games that are above the age rating put on the game. Many 3+ games have violence in them somewhere, may not be apparent in the game as most is an objective and most cartoons on TV also have violence in them, sometime children can watch these without the supervision of an adult, then many go on to recreate these with siblings.

One of the cartoons I will be looking at is Looney Tunes, this has been around since 1930, and its use of violence is quite extreme and could have a heavy influence on children if watched repeatedly.