The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for December 23, 2012
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Transcript:
Huey: Granddad, will you teach me CPR? Granddad: I don't know CPR. Huey: You don't know CPR?! You're raising two young kids. What if something serious happens? Granddad: I tried to learn CPR but they wouldn't let me 'cause... I was black. Huey: What? Granddad: Oh sure. Nowadays y'all can learn CPR whenever y'all want. Just go 'round saving lives! Resuscitatin' each other willy-nilly! But when I was a young man, it used to be against the law to teach colored folk CPR. Huey: That's not true!!
batmanwithprep almost 12 years ago
The Itis.
kittenpah almost 12 years ago
Nice dodge, but I’m not buying it either.
William Bednar Premium Member almost 12 years ago
That would depend on exactly how old granddad is? If he’s old enough, he may be correct! Before, say 1940 or so, black men were NOT allowed to be taught CPR. Why? What white person in the pre-40’s would want a black man (or woman) giving them CPR (maybe even mouth-to-mouth? resuscitation)? None, the how many. Just sayin.
Nortley almost 12 years ago
How did Jim Crow ever miss that detail?
pstampfel Premium Member almost 12 years ago
true.
Michelle Morris almost 12 years ago
There was an episode of “The Jeffersons” that dealt with this very subject. Very powerful.
krys723 almost 12 years ago
I don’t know, part of me wants to believe it but its Granddad we’re talking about and I’ve known him long enough to know that not “everything” that comes out of his mouth is true…I’m at odds