First of all, these cartoons were not DIsney. They were Warner Brothers. None of their original shorts were written that way (ie. with political correctness in mind). Maybe some of the Elmer Fudd stuff was, slightly, (hence the 2A term "Fudd"), but most other things actually were about gun safety (Witness when Bugs warns Mr. Hyde, "Watch where you're pointing that gun!"). And all the other "Now, I've seen everything" jokes where the person than puts a gun to his/her head.... Granted those are "censored" in today's times, but.... at the time they were written, they weren't afraid of showing guns or making fun of them. Bugs and Yosemite Sam did that a lot.
I agree about Disney being avaunt guard in the 50's for the most part. Although there is that little problem with Uncle Remus in the 'Song of the South" feature film, and the fact that all the original Mouseketeers (circa 1955) were white Christians that often imitated different cultures when it was clear it was a white person attempting to act like a person of a different ethnicity. Consider their "Fun with Music" segments on Mondays where some of the music was "ethnic" in nature (India, Orient, etc.). Not "deliberate," or "overt" mind you, but inescapable... Like they weren't paying attention. Like they had no SA, either.
