Whereas all other cartoon characters who wear kid gloves (most of them wear white kid gloves) may not potentially confuse animators and laypeople alike, drawing white gloves on Yakko, Wakko, and Dot's hand confuses countless people because their feet are also white. Animators drew gloves on cartoon characters, especially in the early days of animation (gloves were fashionable back then), so the character's hands showed up more easily. With the Warner Sibs however, white gloves on their hands only makes matters worse and confusing. Why couldn't they have just not drawn gloves on their hands...
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