Bugs Bunny is such a horndog.

Bugs bunny is such a horndog.
So I've decided to use this picture of Bugs Bunny as the picture that goes with my profile. Let me see if I can explain why. Bugs has always had a special place in my heart. Even more so after having read this article by Chris Bridges (Hootisland) from several years back. I adapted some of it, adding it into a movie critque I wrote for my college paper about the movie the Looney Toons did with Jenna Elfman & Brendon Fraiser. Here's an excerpt:

There is little doubt that Bugs was sexual. Whether he was ogling a robotic lady rabbit or planting a big smooch on Yosemite Sam or Michael Jordan he had no problem operating as a sexual being. I’m not going to attempt to answer whether Bugs was straight, bi, or gay because Bugs didn’t attempt to fit himself into a category. He simply displayed his sexual nature cheerful and proud, never limiting his options or censoring his self-expression.

Bugs Bunny not only demonstrated sexuality, he demonstrated it through an unparalleled comfortable attitude to a wide range of preferences. Not only did he have no problem expressing bisexuality, but also he had no reservations about marrying within his gender. On separate occasions he loyally and uncomplainingly dressed the role of Elmer Fudd’s bride then groom.

It’s no secret transvestitism always came natural for Bugs. He has been sporting skirts, wigs, and makeup to foil foes since 1939. He never saw masculinity as a barrier, but instead challenged the binary oppositions and gendered norms by subverting sexual identity. Or he just got a kick out of dressing like a girl.

I’m sure the claim will be made that he is operating out of necessity. But seriously, how many crises have cross-dressing as the sole remaining option. I predict that you won’t see anyone in “Die Hard 4” eluding terrorists through the use of tight padded sweater and golden curls. But then again John McClane is no Bugs Bunny.

On top of cross-dressing, this rambunctious rabbit has also been known to engage in age/role play as he willingly dons diapers and sucks a pacifier in order to spend some cuddle-time with a gorilla. Kinky. And I don’t think I even need to mention the sadistic nature of a hare that shows no mercy in walloping his advisory when he’s done with his cunning teasing and mind domination.

And who can forget the most blatant scene of cartoon sadomasochism in all of history. This is the episode in which our hero gets even with opera singer Giovanni Jones by conducting him to hold the final note interminably. Jones’ face goes beat red with pain, his suspenders give under pressure, and he’s forced to submit to this pain and humiliation of flower pattern boxers in front of a fully packed opera house. Someone really should have taught Bugs about safe-words before he brought down the house.

But the era of political correctness has forcibly neutered Bugs faster than a stray on Bob Barker’s
porch. It began with Lola Bunny—Bugs’ cute love interest introduced in Space Jam. Not only did she serve as the sole legitimate outlet for Bugs’ lust, but she also came bearing her own politically correct warning: "Don't call me Doll.”

In the new “Back in Action” Lola's gone and BB is left with only three seconds in drag—a mere homage to his more liberated past—before being shot down as no longer relevant. Bugs is still talented but obviously censored and when he's paired with stilted Jenna Elfman and honorary Toon/tool Brendan Fraser he has to pull out all the stops just to make this film bearable.

Watch for the next Looney Toons movie in which Daffy has lost his lisp and Pepe “smelly Frenchman” le Pew takes no for an answer. Thank God it’s still okay to make fun of rednecks. Though am I the only one wondering what it is Elmer Fudd’s gun is overcompensating for?