Tom & Jerry are quitting…

Yes, they are! Oh no, don’t worry: you will still see them on TV. They just quit smoking.

After the British media regulator Ofcom received a complaint from an offended viewer of Boomerang channel, mostly watched by children, Turner Broadcasting in Europe decided to dissect more than 1500 Tom & Jerry cartoons to cut out scenes where smoking appears to be cool or glamour.
It is not clear yet if Turner Broadcasting in USA will also follow that decision, but already some fans are expressing their anger about what they consider as a censure of an old classic cartoon.

This is not the first time that a famous cartoon hero quits smoking. In 1984 the Belgian Maurice de Bévère, alias Morris, conscious that times had changed, replaced the cigarette of his character, “lonesome cowboy” Lucky Luke, by a blade of grass (see "before and after"). Four years later, the cartoonist received an award from the World Health Organization.

So what do you think? Are classic cartoons untouchable?