Fresh For '01... You Suckas: A Boondocks Collection
by Aaron McGruder
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Author: Aaron McGruderEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-05-15
ISBN: 0740713957
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Book Review: 1 star for the hypocrisy and racism of the creator and his supporters
Summary: 1 Stars
Aaron McGruder once called Rush Limbaugh a "racist" for his comments about the "NFL wanting a black quarterback to succeed."
It is only fair to apply the same R-word reference to Mr. Gruder as he uses his characters to make similar racial comments.
He gets a one star for his hypocrisy, not for what he says.
My questions are: Would you purchase material from a (conservative) white person who regularly involves race in his or her material, yet condemns a (liberal) black like Aaron McGruder as a racist for regularly involving race in boondocks?
Would you purchase material if the white person in question acted like he or she had a chip on his shoulder towards blacks?
If so, then purchasing Boondocks would not make you a hypocrite like Aaron (chip on his shoulder toward whites) McGruder, who has no problems regularly using race in his comic strip, yet condemns others, like Rush Limbaugh, as racists for doing the same thing.
Judging by the negative comments to this review, it appears McGruder's supporters believe it is ok for a black person to use race, but not ok for a white person. The term racist would be applied if someone was to say it was ok for a white person, but not ok for a black person.
Judging by the reviews, their most-likely university education taught them ways to justify their hypocrisy. It never taught them reading comprehension as the review is not critique of the strip, but the character of who is writing it and who supports the writer. Their education never taught them fairness based on action. Instead, in this case, they use race and ideology to judge what is right or wrong. These reviews truely reflect how the extreme "educated", "progressive" left is just as bad as the extreme "ignornant", "knuckle-dragging" right wing"
Amazon.com is not guilty of hypocrisy as it retails the Amos and Andy TV series.
The white equivalent of this would be written by someone with a chip on his or her shoulder towards blacks. Today, such a strip would never be allowed to be shown in most of the mainstream media newspapers.
As there were "Uncle Tom" or "Step-in Fetchit" blacks who would condone and excuse racism from whites, there are equally "politically correct" whites who condone and excuse hypocritical racism by Mr. Gruder.
Thus, one star allocated to the hypocrisy of McGruder's supporters for condoning something they would not allow the white equivalent to be shown in any of the mainstream media.
By the way, why does Amazon include a 'NO' in 'was this review helpful to you?' People are only human and don't like opinions that differ from themselves. With some who are less mature, this 'NO' makes it too easy express such displeasure.
Are they trying to discourage negative reviews, hence not purchase the CD? Such reviews only help a person in not being dissatisfied a product that received positive reviews
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