Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 13, 2015

“We can ferry him in the morning and have him back on the mainland by sundown.”

The sad reality is that faces of color are still very unusual when you cross the bridge from ‘mainland’ Florida to the Town of Palm Beach, Manalapan and the other wealthy towns. A few years ago, an African American law prof who had given a lecture at a Palm Beach conference tried to ride a bicycle along the island, and he was repeatedly pulled over by police asking what he was doing there…

Mr. Royce is good with the poker face, I see.

@argy: the wife and I are vacationing in this area and commented on the lack of diversity the other day. Hispanics, yes, they’re the gardeners to the 1%.

As an idealistic kid I had hoped that by 2015 the world wouldn’t be like this anymore. Yet here we are, still well-stocked with bigots who are proud of it.

Wow. Could you be any more of an A-hole?

Uh oh. Trouble in Paradise. Lacey looks displeased.

“hippo critic”?

I am ashamed of my failings. That’s all that matters, right? Not improving or growing or repenting, but feeling shame? Or maybe I should just blame others for my faults problems. It works for others.

You’re ‘honest’ about what, exactly?

No, a frontal lobotomy makes you more pleasant. A bottle in fronta me, not so much.

An Honest Racist, how so Refreshing!

This strip is 30 years old. The acceleration of cultural change since that time (technology, media, 24/7 news cycle, etc.) suggests that we should know better. The fact that it seems not to have changed is a testament to how deep in our collective culture institutional racism is embedded.

Wow, do all the liberals here have limousines? I could sure use a lift. The closest thing I have to limousine is the F train. I mean, it’s a pretty good train; it will take you from Coney Island through the heart of Manhattan to end of Queens for $2.75.By the way, if you want to see how diverse my neighborhood is, just go for a jog with me on Ocean Parkway. You will see people of all colors, language groups and faiths. That’s what I love about my neighborhood. You will also see people walking all types of dogs. We don’t discriminate against the K-9 set, either.

One person called you “…a proud bigot”. In America all points of view (POV)/speech must be equally allowed provided they are in the context of non-violent civil debate and within the parameters of our secular laws. That said, your comment reminded me of how it would be in America if we all followed Benjamin Franklin’s famous comment to, “Fart Proudly”. PS: Just another flatulent POV…and most people have one; free and open thoughts and ideas are what makes America strong while—at the same time—opening her to irreconcilable differences.

In my view the election of Pres. Obama brought two things to light: That many Americans are, indeed, “post racial” in their actions, and: That the deep-seated bigotry that many Americans had suppressed for years erupted like lava from a dormant volcano after his election. The bigots were further emboldened by the Republican leaders who vowed to thwart the President at every turn — never mind what kind of harm it may have done to the Country. Stereotyping and racial profiling are so deeply rooted in our culture that some aren’t even aware that they’re inappropriate behavior and try to excuse their way out of it. One example, The Washington Redskins….

There’s one cardinal rule that all hippo critics live by: never do it to their faces. They don’t take criticism well and they can bite you in half with very little effort.