Is the "talking animal" trope of 80s an unintentional reference to house slaves?

@Jazzy_Butts no and wtf

@jeff They fulfil all the minstrel tropes, at a time when minstrel's were not allowed to be shown anymore

@jeff Like Snarf from Thundercats, gives me blackface vibes

@Jazzy_Butts bruh.., like how tf does your mind immediately jump to 90 year old racist stereotypes
bruh