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#MeToo Comes to Cartoons

March 30, 2018May 27, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on #MeToo Comes to Cartoons

John Kricfalusi, creator of ‘Ren & Stimpy,’ is the biggest name in animation to be accused of sexual abuse. He won’t be the last. And the culture that allowed him to flourish in it must end. Now.

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