The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for April 15, 2014
April 14, 2014
April 16, 2014
Transcript:
Jazmine: ...And mommy and my daddy are both lawyers, which means they work with the law... Man: ? Jazmine: Aaand, uh, I really like it here even though I don't know many people yet. Man: Um, excuse me, Jazmine, um...pardon me for asking but...see it's just I can't help but wonder if you are...no offense or anything. It just looks like you might be... Huey: She is!! Jazmine: Nobody asked you, Huey Freeman!!! Man: Never mind. Forget I mentioned it...
krys723 over 10 years ago
You can say it: Black or if you want to be more formal: African American
JLG Premium Member over 10 years ago
These strips depicting Jazmine’s rejection of the label “black” and Huey’s one-sided applying it to her, were very controversial when they ran, and probably still are. They tap into a very, very raw vein in the American social fabric, one with a lot of brutal history behind it, and the scars of which still influence a lot of people’s thinking today.
jeffbacon12357 over 10 years ago
More Afro/Euro-American. Or, just a cute kid.
Michelle Morris over 10 years ago
How ’bout " bi-racial" or just “mixed”?
Reya85 over 10 years ago
She is just Black! Like I am just Black! If you aren’t from Africa you aren’t African American!! I hate that…gah!!