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fell in love with the Boondocks... was my favorite comic strip and now its one of my favorite shows... wonderng how you felt and if youre as offended as you should be could never get enough of Huey and Riley but i dont like Uncle Rukus... get on my nerves that sick lil white supremacist.
has anyone read the actual comic strip lately... cuz King Kong and Racism are so very related _________________ FLCL saved my life... the Pillows saved my sanity
Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:54 pm
AdmiralGreer
Joined: Nov 08, 2002
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Sure it's offensive. It glorifies a street/gangsta/urban/hip-hip way of living, talking, and general stupidity. Supposedly the kid with the afro is counterweight to that, but he ends up doing some weird stuff, which cancels out anything good he actually says or does.
That said, it's also an excellent show in terms of production values. It doesn't feel like your average low-budget Adult Swim show (foreign cartoons excluded)- it feels more like a cartoon from the early 90's, with an actual animation budget and attention to detail. Only W.I.T.C.H on Toon Disney seems to be an American cartoon produced recently with quality work. Now if CN or some other channel could make something less "urban" (culture-wise, and yes, I realize the show is set in the burbs) with the same high quality animation as the Boondocks, the world would be a better place. But I'm not counting on it.
**The opinions expressed in this post are those of the poster. The poster realizes that opinions on culture and animation differ from person to person. This rant may be used to identify the poster as a moron, lame, metro, racist, or crazy, but those labels may not actually apply. _________________ Ice cream has this erotic sense to it- kinda like the one choclate and strawberries have.
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Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:34 pm
TheMilkJunkie
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nonononono im not gonna condemn you for that!!!
i think its supposed to be satire... you know to get people not to be like that... i know im black and half the stuff they say is so outrageous but when i look outside i know theres a good chance that 3 out of the 4 guys i meet on the street have similar opinons even tho its kinda stupid... its really funny cuz i know people that are staunch black supremacists (like Huey), stupid wannabe gangsters (like Riley), crazy OGs (like Robert), black wannabe white guys (like the lawyer whose name i forget), and last but not least black guys that are white supremacists (like uncle Rukus)... its really weird if you dont know where its coming from but its all based of of true stuff which is why it has such an effect on me.
oops i went on a race rant... my bad
show kicks ass tho _________________ FLCL saved my life... the Pillows saved my sanity
Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:00 pm
counterparadox
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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*SHRUG* I'm whiter than snow and I think the show's hysterical.
It's not even the "race" related stuff that entertains me so. It's everything else. The whole Ho bit was so gloriously well done.
"Look, all women are HOs."
"Riley, not all women are hos. Twenty, twenty fiver percent, tops."
"Then why do I got ta pay to take them out to dinner?"
"I don't know Riley, that's just the way things are. It's just what we do."
"But I'm PAYIN. That makes her a HO. I might as well giver her the money and have her go buy her groceries!"
Honestly, it's a funny though. He has a point. Granted, I don't agree. I mean, I have a girlfriend and feel uncomfortable if she pays for dinner. Just because, for some odd reason, I feel I should pay.
So I feel like I'm allowed to laugh. Because it's FUNNY. And I'll defend to the death my right to laugh at it because, again, it's FUNNY. I just think the show has a lost of character _________________ anime is teh s uck
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Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:45 pm
TheMilkJunkie
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whatd you think of that comic... that was in the news about 3 days ago... the comic is as funny as the show!!! _________________ FLCL saved my life... the Pillows saved my sanity
Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:02 pm
Vegito1471
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TheMilkJunkie wrote:
nonononono im not gonna condemn you for that!!!
i think its supposed to be satire... you know to get people not to be like that... i know im black and half the stuff they say is so outrageous but when i look outside i know theres a good chance that 3 out of the 4 guys i meet on the street have similar opinons even tho its kinda stupid... its really funny cuz i know people that are staunch black supremacists (like Huey), stupid wannabe gangsters (like Riley), crazy OGs (like Robert), black wannabe white guys (like the lawyer whose name i forget), and last but not least black guys that are white supremacists (like uncle Rukus)... its really weird if you dont know where its coming from but its all based of of true stuff which is why it has such an effect on me.
show kicks ass tho
Same here, Im not black though I'm dominican and live in a deep ghetto environment. _________________ Anime Conquers all.
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Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:18 pm
counterparadox
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I don't get hte comic strip in my paper, but when I HAVE read it, I've enjoyed it. I don't think the one you posted above is that funny, but I do see the point it is trying to make. It's not offensive at all. Not if you look at it the way it's meant to be looked at. _________________ anime is teh s uck
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Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:13 am
TheMilkJunkie
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yeah... the show is weird tho to me ... i must say as good as it is and as much as i love it... i like the comic strip better.... i think ima go out and buy a compilation book _________________ FLCL saved my life... the Pillows saved my sanity
Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:32 am
FillX
Joined: Sep 22, 2005
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AdmiralGreer wrote:
Sure it's offensive. It glorifies a street/gangsta/urban/hip-hip way of living, talking, and general stupidity. Supposedly the kid with the afro is counterweight to that, but he ends up doing some weird stuff, which cancels out anything good he actually says or does.
Holy Christ it's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders....
You are so freaking right. I also live in brooklyn like *ahem* milkjunkie here...and yes black...and I believe that the show is real disappointment...
The main person, the heavy stone who was supposed to even out everything in the show, Mr.Huey!....never really did. His presence and actions aren't that strong when expressed through the series. He just falls right in place with the other misfits....
But IF....milkjunkie was right on his theory that the show is just a satire, to try to get black people away from the stereotypical image.....in my opinion it's not working.
You think the 17 year old gangster who loves watching AS because of the boondocks is "REALLY" going get the message of what the show is trying to give to young black males.
If about 75% of black people believe that 50 cent is a popular role model
(count out 20% for fairness) you think mr OG is going to get the point......mehhhhh not RLY!
AND No I'm not a wannabe be white guy "like the lawyer."
I think all people are crap...and the rest..and blah blah blah.
(lol...why did you call him a wannabe white guy...a well educated black guy with a decent job, kind, never did nothing wrong in his life is now a white wannabe....lol....the amount of "wiggas" these days, no one should be really saying that.)
Sat Jan 07, 2006 7:34 am
Daikun
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Adult Swim has given the greenlight for a second season of The Boondocks, the new hit series from creator Aaron McGruder, based on his award-winning comic strip of the same name. The network has ordered 20 new episodes of the series, which is produced by McGruder's production company, Rebel Base, in association with Sony Pictures Television.
Called "brilliantly funny" and "a water cooler series that lives up to the hype," the series made its premiere on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005. It ranked as the best series premiere in Adult Swim history, and has consistently ranked among the top programs on basic cable each week among young adult viewers. This month, The Boondocks was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
New episodes are expected on Adult Swim in late 2006. Ten episodes of the initial 15-episode orderhave already aired this season. "Thank God for The Boondocks and Aaron McGruder," said Mike Lazzo, Cartoon Network's Senior Vice President of Programming and Production, responsible for Adult Swim.
"Adult Swim's passion for this show has been evident from day one, and we're thrilled to be on this journey together. Aaron has created a group of amazing characters that tell entertaining and thought provoking stories, and we are so grateful to have found the perfect home for them," said Zack Van Amburg, Co-President of Programming and Production for Sony Pictures Television.
In The Boondocks, when Robert "Granddad" Freeman becomes legal guardian of his rambunctious grandkids, he moves from the south side of Chicago to the quiet and safety of "The Boondocks" (in this case, suburban Woodcrest), hoping that he can ignore them altogether and enjoy the fourth quarter of his life in peace. But Huey, a 10-year-old left wing revolutionary, is determined not to enjoy the affluence of suburbia. This attitude is seconded by his 8-year-old brother, Riley, a proud product of contemporary rap culture. Although they torture each other and provoke the neighborhood, they are no match for Granddad, who is eccentric even by "crazy-ass-old-black-man" standards.
wow 20 eps!!! go Aaron. when will the other 5 eps air? _________________ FLCL saved my life... the Pillows saved my sanity
Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:06 pm
Daikun
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TheMilkJunkie wrote:
wow 20 eps!!! go Aaron. when will the other 5 eps air?
New episodes start up again this Sunday.
If you haven't seen the preview for this episode yet (the promo aired after Inuyasha tonight), it appears to be another action anime parody episode. It's not a parody Samurai Champloo this time, however. It instead appears to be parodying s.CRY.ed, since Huey has a glowing, metallic hand. _________________ Toonami visual schedule - UPDATED AUGUST 2, 2015
Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:44 am
reaper
Joined: Jul 16, 2005
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Daikun wrote:
TheMilkJunkie wrote:
wow 20 eps!!! go Aaron. when will the other 5 eps air?
New episodes start up again this Sunday.
If you haven't seen the preview for this episode yet (the promo aired after Inuyasha tonight), it appears to be another action anime parody episode. It's not a parody Samurai Champloo this time, however. It instead appears to be parodying s.CRY.ed, since Huey has a glowing, metallic hand.
Yeah, I've noticed that the Boondocks likes to parody anime a lot, especially samurai animes. The intro is very similar to samurai champloo, there was also the episode with the blind guy where huey pictured himself as a samurai warrior.
Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:37 pm
TheMilkJunkie
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finally i return XD
anyways does anyone know why the Boondocks comic strip was pulled from the newspapers with an "indefinite leave of absence" title _________________ FLCL saved my life... the Pillows saved my sanity
Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:45 pm
AdmiralGreer
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TheMilkJunkie wrote:
finally i return XD
anyways does anyone know why the Boondocks comic strip was pulled from the newspapers with an "indefinite leave of absence" title
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could never get enough of Huey and Riley but i dont like Uncle Rukus... get on my nerves that sick lil white supremacist.
