I talk Loony Tunes with John McWhorter @3QD

I’ve got a new piece at 3 Quarks Daily:

John McWhorter and I Talk About Cartoons

That went up yesterday. 

Today Brooks Riley followed up with this:

There's a lesson there: Cartoons play the court jester to the dominant view of reality.

I ended the article with a scene from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, one where Daffy Duck and Donald Duck battle one another at the piano. Such battles were common in cartoons. Here’s another one:

Here's a variation on the theme:

 

 

 Have fun!