Love this! As I was reading, I was so sure this was an example of a half-century old cartoon with tacky racist stereotyping, and then the final two panels just blew that away!
Correct me if I am wrong, but, though I am no linguist, I THINK (?) this all came about, because the Japanese language does not have a character for the letter “L.”
!!ǝlɐ⅁ Premium Member about 5 years ago
Dynamic tension! First heard of that concept in ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’!
sandpiper about 5 years ago
truth in advertising
Space_cat about 5 years ago
So he’s Fled Brake then…
paullp Premium Member about 5 years ago
Love this! As I was reading, I was so sure this was an example of a half-century old cartoon with tacky racist stereotyping, and then the final two panels just blew that away!
ms-ss about 5 years ago
Charles Atlas, is that you?
Thomas Scott Roberts creator about 5 years ago
Mickey Rooney in a guest appearance.
brklnbern about 5 years ago
Good point.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member about 5 years ago
Who’s Fred Blake, other than Rosa Parks’ bus driver?
tinstar about 5 years ago
Correct me if I am wrong, but, though I am no linguist, I THINK (?) this all came about, because the Japanese language does not have a character for the letter “L.”
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Racist stereotypes