Cartoon Network’s night action block, Toonami, recently produced a new bumper with his iconic pet TOM expressing the Black Lives Matter movement.
On August 29, TOM appeared on screen and informed the audience that “a lot has been talked about race lately.”
TOM went on to say that statements like “I don’t see color,” “racism is no longer real” and “All lives matter” were “really destructive and the biggest problem: racism still exists.”
You can see the clip below:
As is said, photographs of unity, teamwork and perseverance from series broadcast through Cartoon Network appear.
Programs such as Dragon Ball Super, Samurai Jack, Naruto and Ballmastrz 9000 appeared on screen.Meanwhile, TOM informs the audience that “it’s up to all of us to do it and act.”
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In this sense, TOM claims that the audience that he thinks “maybe, but I” is, in fact, racist and has some “truth to discover”.
For enthusiasts who think “this is the explanation for which I see Toonami,” TOM informed them to “think about it again.”
The special blow ends when TOM asks the audience to “think about how he can participate in a fair verbal exchange about racism because Black Lives Matter and it will be important.”
On Twitter, Jason Demarco, senior vice president/creative director of Adult Swim and co-creator of Toonami, explained the bumper. In a series of tweets, Jason Demarco first thanked those who said it meant something to you, I’m glad this is the case”:
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Demarco moved to the context of the show’s clip.
Saying, “This room came here in combination because an organization of Toonami’s staff came up to me and asked me, “Are we going to deal with this clearly?”I agreed with them that we deserve to do it. This article was produced, co-written and edited through our black collaborators.Everyone’s done a job.”:
In the following Tweet, Jason Demarco said, “A special thank you to @stuidgill, who wrote the spine and also took it home.I paint with other very intelligent people and I hope you felt our sincerity, even if it made you uncomfortable.Thank you for watching, as always.”:
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Finally, in conclusion, Demarco said: “In #toonami know that we can’t do much with our platform, but we seek to be transparent about what our small block represents.Equality, compassion, love and strength are at the center.of much of our programming and at the heart of the message we need Toonami to convey.
Toonami is broadcasting lately on Saturday nights from the Adult Swim programming block on Cartoon Network.
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