Charles M. Blow made his critical comments in an article titled 'Six Seuss Books Bore a Bias' The Pepe Le Pew debate is not entirely new. Comedian Dave Chappelle called Le Pew a rapist in 2000 in his first HBO special, Killin' Them Softly What kind of f**king rapist is this guy? Take it easy!' Chappelle had said In one 2018 article published by Vocal Media, the author argued that: 'Pepe Le Pew Is the Mascot of Sexual Harassment' Others have come to Le Pew's defense saying that the cartoon is meant to satirize the concept of 'love at first sight'