From racist Bugs Bunny to Masha and the Bear, these are the 8 most controversial cartoons in history

Netflix's Masha and the Bear is the latest addition to the list of controversial cartoons. On the face of it, it's an ...

From racist Bugs Bunny to the bear MPs want to ban: how cartoons have indoctrinated kids for over 100 years

Politicians are claiming that a hit Netflix animation is Russian propaganda aimed at the ‘militarisation of children’. But it’s far from a recent problem – even the CIA has funded kids’ entertainment ...

The Russian children’s cartoon embroiled in Putin’s soft-power war

On the face of it, Masha and the Bear appears to be a children’s cartoon series like any other. Masha is a little girl who loves exploring the forest and playing with her anthropomorphised animal ...

MPs seek to end UK broadcast of Russian ‘soft power’ cartoon Masha and the Bear

Cross-party group writes to ministers of concerns children’s show contains unsubtle ‘propaganda content’ ...

The Italian TV presenter described the Russian cartoon with the words "famous everywhere"

EADaily, July 16th, 2026. The host of the program "Let's go, let's eat!" on the NTV channel, Italian Federico Arnaldi told ...

In Estonia, they saw allegedly "militaristic narratives" in the cartoon "Masha and the Bear"

The animated series Masha and the Bear allegedly introduces "militaristic narratives" into children's programs. This was announced on June 25 by the head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry, Margus ...
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From racist Bugs Bunny to Masha and the Bear, these are the 8 most controversial cartoons

Animations have been blamed for subversion, militarisation... and spiders.
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Dan Storyev: The unbearable triviality of cancelling a Russian cartoon

A specter is haunting the West: the specter of a cartoon bear and no-less-cartoon hyperactive little girl. You might be ...