The Boondocks Cartoons are the most African American controversial cartoon in America. These cartoons make fun of and show the true side of the issues that are hidden in America. For example, the Wal- Mart controversy, BET issues, and political issues. This cartoon started out as a comic then because
of all of the popularity, it became a cartoon on Adult Swim and Cartoon Network. Because of the controversy that was created within politics from the cartoon, it was banned from television and newspapers.
What I like about the work:
I like that this work expresses the politics that most people are afraid to talk about. I like that even though the graphics are simple people, the artist keeps them simple so that the people could be drawn into the words of the comic. Even with the cartoon, the words make the audience pay more attention to it then the actual graphics. I like that this is a form of public art. To be more clear, I like how the artist attack politics, news, music entertainment, and the media and allow people to make their own opinions. And because of this, it caused politicians to pay attention to what they are doing in the media. I like how the work makes the audience think about not only what they are watching, but about the world around them. I also like how all of the characters in the show and comic have their own specific personality. For example, how Huey Freeman is seen as a terrorist because he challenges politics. I also like how the comics and the cartoons are funny, so that even though these issues are being exposed, they still have a sense of humor. I also like how the comic and the cartoon makes different races re-evaluate themselves.
What could be better about the work:
I do not like how the artist does not give any of the characters any detail. I also do not like how the artist speaks badly about the government, but does not show any of the good things that the government has done. It is good that these issues are exposed, but other solutions have been done to make some things better in society. I do not like how the artist plays on most racial stereotypes.
About the Artist:
Aaron McGruder was born in Chicago, but grew up in a neighborhood close to Baltimore City. Spending the majority of his life there, young Aaron got a first-hand education on race relations. It was during his productive and highly influential youth that McGruder would come in contact with the things that would change his life forever. The first was 'Star Wars' . After viewing the film, he became obsessed with the film and the style. The second was Hip-Hop. The uniquely African-American musical style became to new generations what jazz and the British invasion had been years before. As the civil rights movement ended, Hip-Hop became the only viable, uncensored style for Black youth to express themselves unchallenged. The third was comics. Not just the adventures of Superman and Spider-Man, but comic strips. Aaron's tastes over the years ranged from Charles M. Schulz with "Peanuts" to Berkeley Breathed and Bill Waterson "Bloom County" and "Calvin & Hobbes" to the political humor of Garry Trudeau's "Doonesbury". These all inspired him to create the controversial comics and cartoons of today.
Works Cited: http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2973/McGruder-Aaron.html
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