The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for January 20, 2022
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Transcript:
Teacher: So if I understand correctly, you do not have your textbook with you, Huey? Huey: Correct. Teacher: Because you felt there were other texts that deserved priority in your book bag? Huey: Correct. Teacher: Texts like Shabazz K. Jenkins, "How to tell if your teacher is brainwashing you with Euro-centrism"? Huey: Given your stirring tribute to Christopher Columbus last month, I believe I made the right call.
Worth pointing out that he also never actually made it to the mainland and was a TERRIBLE navigator – while the earth was generally agreed to be round at that point, he disagreed with the common (and pretty much correct) estimate of the size and thought the distance to India to the west was less than a third of the actual measurement. Plus, according to contemporary accounts by both his peers and his crew, he was pretty much a disaster as a leader and generally seems to have been a complete tool.