Another day brings another Space Jam: A New Legacy controversy, and this time Gabriel Iglesias is weighing in. This week already saw some fans blow a gasket on Twitter about Lola Bunny’s redesign. This time the popular comedian stepped up to voice his opinion on Speedy Gonzalez after a New York Times op-ed tried to argue that the Looney Tunes character advanced negative stereotypes about Mexican people. Well, social media exploded again, and the Space Jam film got caught in the crossfire. Iglesias basically said that he would be playing the character in the film and there wouldn’t be any changing that. (However, it is worth pointing out no such change would happen and it was revealed that the outrage behind Lola’s redesign was based on fan artwork from 2011.) So, just another normal day for anyone looking forward to the Warner Bros. film
I am the voice of Speedy Gonzales in the new Space Jam. Does this mean they are gonna try to cancel Fluffy too? U can’t catch me cancel culture. I’m the fastest mouse in all of Mexico 💨 pic.twitter.com/Ov4wjO00kM
