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

The calls for Masha and the Bear to be banned in the UK might seem surprising, but they're the latest in a long line of ...
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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.

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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...
The Advocate

UK MPs suspicious of Russian cartoon series Masha

Russia is trying to burnish its reputation through "cultural and sporting events," a UK parliamentarian has warned amid fears a hit children's TV program is spreading "not subtle" pro-Kremlin ...