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Racist Boondocks Cartoon in Sunday papers 1/9/05
Philadelphia Inquirer | 1/9/05 | American Infidel

Posted on 01/09/2005 7:31:05 AM PST by American Infidel

I know I shouldn't be nearly as angry as I am over this (In fact, I know I shouldn't even care), but I couldn't help but notice that featured prominently on the top of the front page of the comic section of today's Philadelphia Inquirer (big surprise) was today's blatantly racist Boondocks comic strip. The strip in question consisted of one frame in which two young black characters observed a white character jogging in the snow while dressed for warm weather. The line written for the black characters is simply “White People”. The implication was obviously that only white people would do something as stupid as to go jogging in the winter, while being dressed for warmer weather. Imagine for a moment that the strip consisted of two white men waiting for a bus to take them to work while observing a black man sitting on the corner, drinking a 40 ounce malt liquor beverage, with the line, “Black People” coming from one of the white characters, implying that only black people would be sitting on the corner on a week day, getting drunk while other people were on their way to work. Not only would this strip never see the light of day, but all future strips from the cartoonist would have been cancelled. The Philadelphia Inquirer on the other hand, chooses to run the strip and to feature it prominently at the top of the front page of the comic section. I understand that Aaron McGruder is the “voice of angry black America” and that he must be treated with kid gloves, otherwise they will be accused of being racist and no corporate entity wants that kind of P.R., but this is ridiculous. It's not the strip itself that ticked me off (it was sort of humorous actually), it was the hypocrisy and the double standard of UPI, the Philly Inquirer, and the other urban newspapers that I am sure ran the strip today. OK that's my rant. Thanks for listening.


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KEYWORDS: aaronmcgruder; boondocks; doublestandard; mcgruder; racist
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To: csvset

See #55.


81 posted on 01/09/2005 9:09:00 AM PST by shellshocked
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To: American Infidel

Are you going to write letters? It's no use ranting to the wrong people.


82 posted on 01/09/2005 9:10:25 AM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: cyborg
Raciss?

Yes, McGruder uses that spelling in his comic strip.

83 posted on 01/09/2005 9:10:30 AM PST by csvset
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To: Future Snake Eater

None, but many don't seem to mind showing the original. Besides, there's a gun in my version, so even more would show that version.


84 posted on 01/09/2005 9:10:55 AM PST by shellshocked
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To: American Infidel
Imagine for a moment that the strip consisted of two white men waiting for a bus to take them to work while observing a black man sitting on the corner, drinking a 40 ounce malt liquor beverage, with the line, “Black People” coming from one of the white characters, implying that only black people would be sitting on the corner on a week day, getting drunk while other people were on their way to work.

Well, first off, your comparison example is not apples to apples. The guy out jogging doesn't have the reason for embarrassment or shame that the morning wino has. He's doing something "silly", not something self destructive.

But secondly, your exampl stereotype doesn't apply. My experience is ~NOT~ that the typical homeless drunk is black.

85 posted on 01/09/2005 9:10:57 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: shellshocked

" so even more would show that version."

I meant, " so even more would NOT show that version."


86 posted on 01/09/2005 9:11:24 AM PST by shellshocked
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To: KMC1

Racism, class envy, etc. etc. all these are valid criticisms of McGruder and Boondocks.

The most valid criticisms, however, are:

1) It's not funny! Hurt white/Pubbie feelings aside, there is rarely any humor in the strip (OK, I glance at it despite myself). It's simply bitterness, even hate, expressed through cutesy characters.

2) It's not original! It's Bloom County in blackface. The pregnant pauses (often a whole panel is given over to two characters staring at each other) is a huge Berke Breathed ripoff. One laid-back character chiding another for getting worked up over the issue du jour - again, a Breathed staple.

Of course, you can dig deeper and cite Schulz et al but at some point all cartoonists will hide behind the 'influence' tag and deny they are ripping off the works of others.


87 posted on 01/09/2005 9:11:56 AM PST by relictele (so there)
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To: csvset

Okay fine I see it. Did he use a racist name such as that freeper did? I don't see McGruder calling anyone honkies or anything else like that.


88 posted on 01/09/2005 9:12:00 AM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: hineybona
Pretty funny actually ..


89 posted on 01/09/2005 9:12:38 AM PST by decimon
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To: TWohlford
If that's "racist" then I can say we can all go home and forget about the whole race thing. Pretty harmless stuff. I think it's even funny.

I agree!

90 posted on 01/09/2005 9:13:02 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: American Infidel
LOL...calm down and think about it as if the two joggers are two liberal journalists out jogging. Most of these newspaper editors and journalists are the "stupid" white people that would go out jogging in the snow. Now this makes them double stupid, because they had to print it anyway.

I'm white, and if I was standing at the bus stop with these two kids, I'd be rolling in the snow laughing. I would not be out jogging--that's for sure. I'd be thinking, these kids are smart enough to know better.

91 posted on 01/09/2005 9:13:09 AM PST by World'sGoneInsane (LET NO ONE BE FORGOTTEN, LET NO ONE FORGET)
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To: shellshocked
D'oh ! So I see.

Perhaps we should consult Dusty Baker on the meaning of this comic strip.

92 posted on 01/09/2005 9:14:06 AM PST by csvset
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To: World'sGoneInsane

Right on..who gives a rats's arm, anyhow? The one
comic strip that needs to be blasted is that rat
fink..Doonesberry.....not dingle..but doon.. Jake


93 posted on 01/09/2005 9:16:03 AM PST by sanjacjake
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To: csvset

Ya know, I don't mind the cartoon. I really don't. In fact, some of his strips are real funny. Racists, but funny. The problem is the hypocrisy that no white cartoon could ever say the things this one says without every black "raciss" going nuts.


94 posted on 01/09/2005 9:19:15 AM PST by shellshocked
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To: HairOfTheDog

I'm really enjoying this thread. There's more racist notions in some posts than McGruder's dumb cartoon. Very interesting to read what people THINK all black man do. I live in a predominantly black area and have not seen a wino as described by the above.


95 posted on 01/09/2005 9:19:44 AM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: cyborg
"I don't see McGruder calling anyone honkies or anything else like that."

Maybe not, but he does call any black person who participats with "white" people "Uncle Toms", including Justice Thomas, Condi, and Colin Powell.

Comments on FR about this racist

96 posted on 01/09/2005 9:22:48 AM PST by shellshocked
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To: cyborg
There's more racist notions in some posts than McGruder's dumb cartoon.

That's for sure.

97 posted on 01/09/2005 9:22:53 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: cyborg
Did he use a racist name such as that freeper did?

You'll have to ask the poster about his comments. I thought I'd "help" you on the use "raciss".

98 posted on 01/09/2005 9:26:18 AM PST by csvset
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To: shellshocked

Thanks for the link. He's a mental midget who doesn't like black republicans. Black conservatives are used to be calling things like uncle toms. I've read other things by him which seem to be hypocritical to his political commentary. He seems a little confused to me. I just question why someone would use the N bomb when McGruder has never used such terminology towards white people that's all.


99 posted on 01/09/2005 9:27:58 AM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: cyborg

"I live in a predominantly black area and have not seen a wino as described by the above."

Conversely, I live in a predominantly white area (96%) and have not seen a white guy jog in a snow storm as described by the cartoon. Not once, ever.


100 posted on 01/09/2005 9:28:05 AM PST by shellshocked
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