Posted on 11/22/2018 4:30:29 PM PST by Simon Green
Tonight, ABC aired the classic animated Peanuts special A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, and while many fans tuned in for the warmth of nostalgia to kick off their holiday season, many came away with a less than fuzzy feeling when it came to how one specific character was treated.
The special centers around a somewhat impromptu holiday meal that happens when Peppermint Patty invites herself and several others over to Charlie Brown and Sally's house for Thanksgiving despite the fact that they're preparing to go to their grandmother's for the feast. After a little help from Linus, who convinces Charlie they can have two Thanksgivings, as well as Woodstock and Snoopy who do the cooking, a friends' Thanksgiving is on.
The meal -- buttered toast, pretzel sticks, popcorn, jelly beans, and an ice cream sundae -- is served at a table in the backyard, and while all's well that ends well with everyone ending up invited to Charlie and Sally's grandmother's meal, it's the seating arrangements at this unusual dinner that has some fans on social media heated. Franklin, the one and only black friend in the group, is seated by himself on one side of the table while the other is crowded with the rest of the friends. On top of that, he's sitting in a lawn chair as opposed to everyone else's proper furniture.
It's... not a good look, which viewers were quick to point out. Many felt the scene was in bad taste at a minimum and racist at worse, with most settling into the idea that the special simply hasn't aged well. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving first aired on November 20, 1973 on CBS where it aired every year until 2000. In 2001, it moved to ABC with the rest of the Peanuts specials and has continued to air annually.
Great thinking, FRiend. You may be right!
At least he got a pass for wearing a Klansman’s robe in the Halloween show.
One could also read the scene as the kid sitting alone has a special place of honor; He commands an entire side of the table! The lowly other kids, on the other side of the table, dont get that.
I’m surprised that they haven’t called out the boy character sitting at the HEAD of the table. They would ask: “Why isn’t the girl character there?”
Perhaps they see color before gender?
I meant Sally. It’s been awhile since I named all the characters.
Why are there no Black people or Hispanics represented in the prehistoric cave drawings discovered in France?
I demand that either Blacks and Hispanics be drawn into those drawings or the study of cave drawings be halted!
It was actually Sally - I was mistaken on the character, but it was altered nonetheless.
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Ruin Everything.
See https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ag72e
The number of chairs on Franklin's side changes, see the link at 15:42. then look at 15:53 for the frame in the OP.
Where’s the outrage at NBC this morning when the 2 black hosts ganged up on White Girl for picking up a turkey leg with her hand?
“Where do you think you are, the state fair?” said the black guy with the horrible gravelly voice. Then his black co-host joined in and laughed, and they mentioned silverware.
But it’s OK, their victim was white.
Say it ain't so!
Also, see how Charlie Brown and Franklin give each other a "black handshake" when Franklin enters Charlie Brown's house.
-PJ
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• Featuring dialogue, music and sound effects from the original 1973 animated special.
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It’s not the original video.
What about the women being seated on the same side of a table with a dog and a dolt? When will sexism end? /sarcasm
Oh, the horror. The horror.
Ah, “All This and Rabbit Stew” from the Censored Eleven. Very much a product of its time.
Linus is at the head of the table because he's going to give the sermon at the beginning of the meal.
Next to Linus is Sally, who has a crush on him.
Next to Sally is Charlie Brown, who is her brother.
Next to Charlie Brown is Peppermint Patty, who has a crush on Charlie Brown.
The "kid with the funny looking nose" is sitting next to Peppermint Patty.
-PJ
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