Mutt & Jeff by Bud Fisher for April 17, 2012

I can’t believe how political incorrect even for that era to picture an African American that way!

Jeff is just trying to practice the store code, "The Customer is always right.

Looks to me like the customer is a blonde. So if anyone could be offended at the portrayal, I would think it would be blondes. But, looks to me like Jeff just did a good deed. He made sure that the customer had a comfortable pair of shoes WITHOUT wounding her dignity! Looks like a win-win situation to me!

African Americans were portrayed like that up into the 1940’s but I haven’t seen a whole lot of it past then. Not in the dailies anyway.

What is wrong with some of these people? This is the second strip I’ve come across today where somebody was objecting to something that wasn’t even there.

Modern times. Need to find somethiong to be offended by.

(By which to be offended)

Interesting. There IS an old fashioned racial caricature in the strip, the kind no one would try to do today, but not everyone can see it. Back then no one saw it. Maybe they should have skipped this one.

You and me both!

I wonder what it says about those of us who didn’t see the black man until he was pointed out by rhynerjr?

She’s not African-American. She’s Chinese

Ease to please

I love how Jeff looks very willing and helpful in the first panel.

Her feet are smaller than mine.

I’m only a Size 5.

xxx

If you look at the way Mutt is portrayed, the black man isn’t charicatured that much differently.

There is a black porter on the right hand side of panel 3 just under Mutt’s elbow. I didn’t even notice him until after I read the comments here.

That is the way it WAS back then…to change it now would be attempting to change history. Take it for what it WAS. There are always some people who get offended at anything.

Comic was made in a different time, but we are to Politically correct these days.

In the 3rd panel I see a black head of what looks like a porter. I did not need magnafication to view it.. If I at 87 years of age can view it, you younger folk should likewise be able to see it.

…Dr. Jeff and the Tardis ! Whoop vrwhoop whoop !!