'Boondocks' episode elicits call for apology

[wilebill]

Anyone ever seen "Boondocks" on the adult swim portion of Cartoon Network? It's based on a comic strip which runs every day in the C-L and I enjoy reading it.

The strip, known for its risky political and social satire, follows the adventures of two black children living in a white, middle-class suburb.

However, the strip and cartoon, written by a black man, takes a few jabs at black culture and the sort. A recent episode has garnered the ire of the Rev. Al Sharpton. (http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-01-25-sharpton-boondocks_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA)

[geezerjoe]

Question: Is Sharpton really angry, or has the Book of Daniel shown him how to get some real air time?:smt119

[SoMissTV]

The good Reverand Al can go stick it somewhere that I'm not allowed to say on this forum. The Boondocks is a great show for the sole reason of exposing urban "coolness" for what it really is: stupidity. The episode in question, "The Return of the King" is an episode that asks the question, "What would Dr. Martin Luther King do if he were to awaken from a coma in 1999?" The answer (according to this show) is the reason that Sharpton has criticized the show, but I honestly can't say that the Dr. wouldn't respond to society in the manner depicted. Regardless, it's great social commentary on the civil rights struggle in America today.

SoMissTV

[JB2379]

Really haven't seen the show but one time, and probably won't look at it again. This show is simply about making money for the creator and writer, because it's simply aout stereotypes that are associated with all black people. But Al is definitetly trying to get some airtime. And I wouldn't go so far as to refer to all urban "coolness" as stupidity. If that's the case, we can easily say that about suburban "coolness," ie Desperate Housewives.