Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for August 14, 2008
August 13, 2008
August 15, 2008
Transcript:
Gracie: Papi, I need a cell phone. Dad: Gracie, you're only 8! Gracie: But I'm expecting an important call. Dad: From who? Your little friend Nora? Gracie: The Dean of Admissions at Harvard University.
WestNYC Premium Member over 16 years ago
Gracie is being annoying again . . thinking she’s better than everyone else.
margueritem over 16 years ago
Once again, she’s a great role model for young girls everywhere.
MermaidStitcher over 16 years ago
I think she is a bit of both. but at 8 in the second panel I would be getting..”That is the arm of the chair for your arm. The chair seat is for your seat and if you don’t put your seat in the seat you will be standing on your feet for some time.”
runar over 16 years ago
This is symptomatic of children being driven by their parents to overachieve. In this case, Gracie has internalized it on her own.
hcantu creator over 16 years ago
I agree with margueritem, but I’m biased. At the same time, I can see where some people would be annoyed by brains. Do we not like smart people? Or maybe we like smart people as long as they don’t show it. Maybe a topic of future strips.
WestNYC Premium Member about 16 years ago
Being smart is fine; but Gracie talks down to her family, friends, and everyone else around her. I wouldn’t call that being a good role model for young girls.
prplmkyfr almost 14 years ago
She’s just being herself. I’ve always been a bit above average, so I identify with Gracie.
Mel Mel mnmn over 13 years ago
I like Gracie, she knows where she wants to go in life and she sticks to it.
cmusicfan2000 over 10 years ago
There is no “talking down” involved here. She wants to go to college so she can learn more about the world. Right now she loves to learn, which is something many kids do not understand. She never said “I want to go to college because YOU never did” or anything horrible like that. Instead, she just says “I want to go”. She believes in herself. If you think that believing in yourself is the same as “talking down” to others, then you probably also believe that every human being is exactly the same as all of the others, and should therefore never aim higher that their peers. That is a much larger philosophical absurdity.