i may of started the first boondocks thread, but this one is extreamly better, oh, and the show is really the only reason i still have cartoon network
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i may of started the first boondocks thread, but this one is extreamly better, oh, and the show is really the only reason i still have cartoon network
BACK FROM FRANCE!!!!
I think this cartoon has oppressed me (And I'm not even black), who wants to join in a class action suite against it?
(for those on the slow side i'm joking)
Actually, I almost forgot to mention that I know many african american people that have said The Boondocks was racist.
For some reason, I feel these are the people that the show is lashing out at and making a satirical killing off of.
And I love it. =D
i really like watching the boondocks. it really isn't a racists show. it shows how people stereotype others. but besides that, the boondocks is really funny and i enjoy watching it.
Thanks for the sig Xey Oiz ^.^
Originally Posted by zodiak
You should observe an urban fourth grade class sometime...it's quite enlightening--and shocking. The thing is, that gangster mindset/attitude/whatever isn't really a racial thing so much as it is a socio-economic thing. Unfortunately certain groups of people tend to have higher populations in those areas than other groups, thus it is frequently mistaken for a racial issue even by those speaking out against it. Don't get me wrong, this show does show many things specific to certain cultures, but the mindset crosses racial boundaries. It is also one of the most difficult things for kids in these areas to overcome. I don't mind the show, but I haven't seen tons of episodes either. To me, you take away the race specific jokes and you are left with ideas that are at the heart of our social structure for all races, not just one.
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Well said. I concur.Originally Posted by akiko_kalla
It is very astonishing to see how the youngest of youths are effected by their surrounding culture and what they see on TV these days.
I mean honestly, I don't think we were that bad, growing up in the 80s-90s respectively. I'm a 90s kid born in 87 myself. And things just weren't like this back then. I guess you could say things were safer, better, more fun, heck, we were outside, our imaginations didn't usually involve a word processor or photoshop, or even a drawing pad or paint easel. We made up games. We weren't afraid to be ourselves. We did goofy things without worrying about our "street cred" and "rep". We dressed up as power rangers and ninja turtles. We played secret agent games with every other kid in a 1/2 mile radius in the neighborhood. We had double agents even! I miss those days.
I miss children being innocent.
Take Riley for example. Do I need to even go in to how he is the typical stereotype, but disturbingly accurate depiction of an urban youth that buys into the nonsense and trends set on by the media such as BET and the sort? Hence the R. Kelley and MLK Jr. episodes come back into play. Look how the people behaved in those episodes to their respective situations. Pathetic. And it is pretty much like that IRL.
Tell me why people are afraid to come forward and testify and give information to police when someone is shot here in Cincinnati and severly injured or killed. Or more so rather than afraid, they think that it is wrong to supply the police with information. Why was a "stop snitching" t-shirt released? And why oh WHY did the crime rate jump a few points after that shirt was released, and then evened out again when it was recalled.
Why do kids think they are grown when they are only 10 years old, and use fouler language than myself? Why is it ok for them to think they are gangsters and thugs. It isn't ok. But the reason is made clear in numerous episodes of The Boondocks. The media puts it out there, and then the kids see and imitate it. Parents aren't doing their job. And the media is sending out the wrong message to kids from 3 to 16 about everything.
"I can't believe the news today..."
Well look I have to agree with Li Kishrio if MLK came back he would be pissed. I'm black and i get pissed about. As far as ppl who get offended by these things...well if you do then don't watch but u might as well not. Cause just like family guy they pick on everyone and in many ways Boondocks really is just talking about the problems and controverseies that most ppl don't want to think or talk about. Its just a way to open up ppls minds and to be honest its the same as if a person told it in a song, poem or speech just on tv. So yea Boondocks is controverail but its a good thing in this case.Originally Posted by Li Kishiro
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