Bondocks And Black Dynamite Analysis

Even in the advanced world we live in today, racism is still a strong presence in our everyday lives. Racism today can be seen in a variety of ways that are different than past displays. For instance, my friends that attended public high schools said that they noticed more racism from African Americans toward Caucasians than vice versa. In a lot of movies that are released in theaters today, it seems that the directors do a very good job of not displaying racism in movies, unless the movie is obviously about racism. In one of Mel Brooks’ most well known movies the 1974 film, Blazing Saddles, racism is shown in a different manner than almost any other

Censorship in cartoons: The Cleveland Show: The show titled, “The Cleveland Brown show, is a show that was created for the sole purpose of entertainment of the adult audience, yet the show is aired at the times most young children are able to view the show, particularly on the cable network. Cartoons are not being made the way that they use to, they are no longer the regular “Saturday morning” cartoon displaying the normal innocent and funny comedy that was sure to grab a child’s imagination. The show contains nudity, some acts of violence and a great amount of profane language. This show definitely won’t be on the favorite cartoons list of most parents.

The story of Boondocks revolves around two young African-American kids Huey and Riley Freeman. The story begins with how the two kids are moved from their home on the Southside of Chicago to their grandfather’s home in the Suburbs, Woodcrest. The story is based on a comic-strip of the same name which appeared in my newspapers. The comic strip and the story for this TV series has been created by Aaron McGruder, who has graduated in political science. Just like the comic strip, even the TV series is a political satire of sorts and stirs up a strong political rhetoric. The story also has strong expressions of sexuality, pervasive language, and the unapologetic and frequent use of the word – ‘Nigger’ – which turns a lot of eyes.

Even through blackface has not been part of American entertainment for some time now there is still a wide use of certain characters and stereotypes that show links to the early entertainment.

Cartoons such as ‘Trader Mickey’ [1932] inaccurately educated children and adults on how other races looked and act which further on, limited educability of blacks and cemented ignorance among them. Mickey Mouse was captured by African natives. Mickey tries to save himself and Pluto for their freedom, then engages in a music session playing ‘The darktown strutter’s ball’, originally played by the ‘Original Dixieland Jazz’ who were a white based band. In this short, they used the common black caricaturing of the black face to animate the African natives and even depicted them as cannibals, throwing them into the stew. ‘Mickey’s Mellerdrammer’ [1933] was also one of their abominable animated shorts and the title is a corruption of ‘melodrama’, thought to harken back to the earliest minstrel shows, as a film short based on Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin and stars Mickey Mouse and his friends who stage their own production of the novel [Wikipedia,

Though the majority of Black Dynamite’s audience misinterpreted this episode’s theme some audience members, more than The Boondocks, are respectful and actually understands the show’s intent to a certain extent. This may be due to the show having a smaller audience than The Boondocks and Black Dynamite not using extremely overt racism. For example, The Boondocks on the “nigga moment” episode uses the “N-word” ten times in the first two minutes of the episode and a total of fifty times throughout the episode (2005). On the contrary, Black Dynamite hardly uses the “N-word” at all in any of its episodes. This is probably why many of the racial comments are made on The Boondocks episodes since it is easier to point out the racial stereotypes than

In the year 2014, there were two major pieces of entertainment that depict the black viewpoint. Those being a film called Dear White People and a television show called Black-ish. Even though both of them are of a comedic nature, they come from a place of sincere concern. Dear White People is a social satire that follows four black students at a fictitious Ivy League college. In the movie, the subjects make it their prerogative to tackle the issue of race at their school. More specifically, have a residence hall where non-residents, mostly white people, are not welcome, preserving their culture in doing so. They feel that their culture is being infringed upon and taken advantage

For one, the continued use of racism impacts all those who are exposed to it. The implementation of racist stereotypes in modern films shows that it is socially acceptable to think that way, which is certainly not the case. Further, it emphasizes to younger generations that stereotyping based on race is normal and tolerable. Second, since racism is often portrayed through comedy, it in a sense only reinforces society’s racism toward African Americans. As seen through the characters of Skids and Mudflap, when African American characters are associated with comedy, they are not taken seriously. These two characters in the film and are often babysat by more prestigious Autobots and are rarely left unattended, for they often act very childish and are not held to the same standards as the others. This can then be applied to real-world situations in that people feel other people of color should never be taken seriously due to their mannerisms as represented through these bigoted

The issue of inferential racism is not only between others and us, but others and others. The role as the entertainer or clown is still present in modern pop culture, often movies uses black characters as channels of humor. The black characters dialogue has a more humorous than serious tone. An of this can be seen in 90’s televisions shows including Save By the Bell, where Lisa (who is the only black person and minority on the show) doesn’t have many serious storylines but rather she provides comedic relief. These types of stereotypical African American characters concepts allow for the racism to be inferential. Society does not question that “black rapist” or “up and coming black individual” or “the funny black kid” because it has become a naturalized character identity.

Family Guy, an animated sitcom produced by Seth MacFarlane, has humored millions of viewers since it first premiered in 1999. It captivates viewers through its satirical content, which not only tackles issues that are prominent and relevant to its audience, but also entertains them. Despite the initial cancellations of the show, Family Guy has successfully been revived and maintains steady viewership. Matter of fact, it has been nominated for numerous Emmys, the most notable being Outstanding Comedy Series. It also won a multitude of awards for Animated Show (FIX THIS). The show continues to successfully address topics in a humorous and insightful way and is currently airing its fourteenth season. One topic that Family Guy frequently satirizes is racism/white supremacy. Family Guy has an interesting take on satirizing this theme, which in turn differentiates the show from other similar animated sitcoms. It sheds light on a new perspective and highlights key points that are typically overlooked. In addition, the show does not hesitate to challenge stereotypes and start controversies. The show is committed to providing fresh and unique insights of an issue (to an issue??). In the episodes, “Baby Got Black” and “Cool Hand Peter,” for example, Family Guy challenges the established notions of racism and white supremacy. It does this by shifting the focus from what society has (developed us to believ? to what we should believe)….SOMETHING.

In the world today, the United States of America is a multicultural nation. This country has faced and still facing many racial issues from the Civil Right Movement till the present time. Racial discrimination has always been the most discussed topics when it comes to any society problems. As we process what take place around the world, furthermore; community cohesive together to exchanging culture, information, technology, and knowledge. However, the negative side of society always tries to ignore other people with different color by violence, the unawareness, and their behavior. The three films I had an analyst on American History X, Remember the Titans and The Blind Side showed, everyone is constantly fighting to be better than their neighbor, and the skin-color stratification is just another excuse to look down on them. Four causes that standout in these films mainly in this area which is stereotype, superiority, unfamiliarity, and education. Many Americans think of racism as something of the past, something back when Abraham Lincoln was president. Actually, discrimination will remain an issue in this world until the sun stops shining and the sound of people’s voices no longer lingers in the air. Racism is one of the most revolting things within the vicinity of humanity.

The implications of comic book narratives do not exist as clearly placed inside their panels, but are created by the experiences between the works and their readers. It would be for all intents and purposes difficult to recreate, following several decades have mediated, how the comics’ first readers deciphered them. During those early years of the comics development, readers reactions once in a while found their way into print, even as surveys or articles about comics. Putting aside the theoretical probability of whether a few followers may have utilised underground comix pictures to disturb collaborators, an inverse inquiry likewise emerges. Did comics have ever fought against racism? A few examinations have brought into forefront whether entertaining cartoons and comic books can be compelling devices against anti-prejudiced messages. Scientists in the 1940s found that the majority of their respondents overlooked what’s really important when demonstrated against preference kid’s shows

In pop culture, the early days of comics and comic books, were meant to be humorous racial and degrading stereotypes were part of the culture

Historically, cartoons have always evolved along two different paths. Because the potential for silliness, absurdity and unreality are magnified by the possibilities of animation, cartoons are accurately thought of as being perfect for the elastic and growing mind of children. However, because of many of these same characteristics, cartoons have always been seen as an ideal medium for biting satire and ridiculous farce aimed at adults. Today, with the availability of information and media at the most saturated level it has ever been, the line between these two separate paths has become blurred. As a result, there is a sense amongst social critics that cartoons on television are more explicitly stocked with drug use, violence and other adult themes than even in the generation of cartoons just passed.

As the use of offensive humor is on the rise, many content creators use this to their advantage when it comes to gaining viewers. A example of a YouTuber who made it to the top of the website for his use of the trend is LeafyisHere. With being on the more controversial side of YouTube his whopping 4 million fans surely don't mind. As most of his videos are of him critiquing others