Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for February 25, 2016
February 24, 2016
February 26, 2016
Transcript:
Girl: the school play is "friday kahlo-my life..." Baldo: And no latinos made the show! Man: Well, I made the cast. Baldo: What part? Man; Please, this is about the best person for the job... Not quotas.
Frida Kahlo was quite white, regardless of her autoportraits, daughter of a German immigrant and a mother of Spanish and indigenous ancestry.So is Salma Hayek, daughter of a Lebanese descendant father and a mother of Mexican and Spanish ancestry.The criticism about Salma Hayek being too “anglo” to play Frida Kahlo was rather ridiculous,
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
¿El muchacho tiene algo contra los latinos? (Lad got something against Latinos?)
KZ71 over 8 years ago
“This is about the best person for the job, not quotas.” Best advice in a Baldo strip yet.
Darsan54 Premium Member over 8 years ago
Man, he better be on hellva an actor !!
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe over 8 years ago
try casting White Dawn down there
Robert J Moriyama Premium Member over 8 years ago
They need to stage a #FridaSoAnglo protest.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 8 years ago
This is a lead-in to the Oscars on Sunday and the BAM boycott (Black Actors Matter). (No disrespect intended).
Comic Minister Premium Member over 8 years ago
Oh boy.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 8 years ago
I say let just Latinos be in a Spanish play. If they can’t act then maybe a lesson will be learned.
Eanor over 8 years ago
What better way to educate anglos than by having them play the part of latinos?
Mema Jean over 8 years ago
Great comment.
cdward over 8 years ago
Black girl got cast as Mary Poppins in an area school play, and people flipped.
abbybookcase over 8 years ago
a character everybody loves to loathe. and i don’t mean frida kahlo
nailer Premium Member over 8 years ago
Frida Kahlo was quite white, regardless of her autoportraits, daughter of a German immigrant and a mother of Spanish and indigenous ancestry.So is Salma Hayek, daughter of a Lebanese descendant father and a mother of Mexican and Spanish ancestry.The criticism about Salma Hayek being too “anglo” to play Frida Kahlo was rather ridiculous,