The world has gone mad

Apparently Children's TV channel Boomerang are going to edit some Tom & Jerry cartoons where the characters are shown smoking.

Some UK parents (may have been one) complained that they were not suitable for children (get a life). Ofcom recognised that the cartoons were made at a time when smoking was acceptable.

"We note that in Tom and Jerry smoking usually appears in a stylised manner," said Ofcom.

However, it said that "the level of editorial justification required for the inclusion of smoking in such cartoons is necessarily high".

"Depictions of smoking may not be problematic given the context," it continued.

"But broadcasters need to make a judgement about the extent to which a particular scene may or may not genuinely influence children."

However Boomerang will only edit those cartoons where smoking appears to be "condoned, acceptable or glamorised". Which I think is two in total.